For the founder of the Nairobi, Kenya-based label Yoshita 1967, traditional craft is personal and political.
Category: Textiles
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Yoshita 1967 Is Making Clothing That’s an Antidote to Fast Fashion
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Is Orange Coffee the Drink of the Summer?
The New York Times – T Magazine:Plus: a Florentine palazzo hotel, cloud-shaped jewelry and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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Inside Interior Designer Sean Leffers’s Eclectic Los Angeles Home
The rooms of the interior designer Sean Leffers’s West Hollywood home are filled with his own fabric designs and many, many antiques.
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A Hot Pink Carousel Touches Down in Switzerland
Plus: Norwegian ski sweaters, an antique-filled hotel in Jakarta and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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Ghana, Home of Kente Cloth, Cracks Down on Which Textiles Are Authentic
As the vibrantly patterned kente travels out of Africa, a new designation aims to protect its ties to Ghana, where the cloth originated.
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A Finnish Textile Artist Reimagines the Humble Rag Rug
How Eija Rasinmaki reinvented a humble tradition for the modern world.
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New York Historical’s Sari Exhibit Shows Political Nature of Garment
The “New York Sari” exhibition at the New York Historical, which runs through April, shines a light on how the garment is more than just fashion.
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New York Historical’s Sari Exhibit Shows Political Nature of Garment
The “New York Sari” exhibition at the New York Historical, which runs through April, shines a light on how the garment is more than just fashion.
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Colorful Patterned Quilts at a Range of Prices
Whether striped, checked or neither, these textiles are sure to enhance any room.
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At Bottega Veneta, Louise Trotter Makes a Crafty Debut
Louise Trotter makes a crafty debut at Bottega Veneta.
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A 100-Year-Old Parisian Cafe Gets a New Life
Plus: maximalist jewelry, textiles designed by Sheila Hicks and more recommendations.