Thursday, August 30, 2012

Creative Matters launch at by Kamy in Sao Paulo at Design Weekend

During Design Weekend, August 23 - 26, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, CMI launched pieces from the Aerial Collection at the by Kamy showroom.  We had the pleasure of exhibiting our work alongside 9 important national designers.  

Such a beautiful showroom and a great group of talented designers:


Our rugs looked fantastic in this beautiful space:



Our carpets Scratch Frost and Rory Royale being installed at by Kamy:




This photo was taken during a television interview at the opening night launch of Design Weekend.  Carol on the left with Antonio Da Motta, Designer and Director of Outreach for by Kamy, and Francesca Alzati Co-owner and Creative Director of by Kamy on the right.  


Until next time Brazil, tchau! 

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Elle DECOR features Wish from the Terra Collection!

Elle Decor magazine is highly regarded in the interior design world and has a great reputation here in Canada, so when we stumbled upon one of our rugs in an Elle Decor feature, we were thrilled!  The feature, entitled “Modern Life”, presents contemporary townhouses reinvented into chic and glamorous living spaces.  We weren’t surprised to find our hand-knotted wool and silk “Wish” rug from the Terra collection in the dining room as the monochromatic platinum color palette juxtaposes the fun pattern making it perfect for a low key family meal as well as an upbeat dinner party.


September 2012 Issue


Sherrill Canet designed this beautiful dining room


Showroom Photo






 

Original Artwork

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

reDesign 2012 Update

Chosen by popular demand, our modern upholstered “Eames DSW” chair will be reinvented as a colorful deep-sea creature – the jellyfish.  We have started the process by painting silk fabric with vibrant liquid dye and are ready to move on to our next task - creating tentacles and upholstering the surface of the sea jelly. 

Our sketch
Painting the silk with liquid dye
 Vibrant colors
The "skeleton" of the jellyfish

Monday, June 18, 2012

reDesign 2012 Sketches

We're letting our creativity flow from pen to paper.  Take a look at what we've been working on for the Textile Museum of Canada's reDesign 2012 project. 






Wednesday, May 30, 2012

reDesign 2012

Creative Matters will be participating in the Textile Museum of Canada’s second annual reDesign 2012.  This year, the event will take place on Wednesday November 7th at Hazelton Lanes in Yorkville, Toronto.
We have been invited, along with an eclectic group of Toronto-based artists, architects and designers to reimagine, reinvent and restyle a modernistic upholstered "Eames DSW" chair provided by MORBA, a Queen West business.  All chairs will be auctioned off the night of the gala, with proceeds in support of The Textile Museum of Canada’s exhibitions, collections and public programs.  The Textile Museum of Canada is dedicated to the collection and exhibition of Textiles.
The photo below shows the upholstered ultramodern chair we will be working on.  Please stay tuned to see the finished product or come out to the Gala on November 7th!



Monday, May 28, 2012

NYICS Makes Room for Creative Matters!

We have decided to increase our space at the New York International Carpet Show, taking place in the Fall, in order to include a brand new Art Day rug (#396)!  The rug is still in the process of being made and we are extremely excited to unveil the finished product for the first time at NYICS.  
Read more at Rug News and Design


Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Milan Design Week 2012: Analogia 003


While in Milan for COVER's first curated show, Forza Tappeti: The Rug Revolution, Carol and Donna had the opportunity to visit several of the countless exhibits stationed around the city during Milan Design Week.  One of the favourite exhibits was Ventura Lambrate, located in the city's industrial area, where restored factories have been transformed into design studios housing a variety of independent design shows.
 
One of the most memorable installations was Analogia 003 created by designer Andrea Mancuso and architect Emilia Serra.  This was an amazing temporary installation using merino wool on a grid of fishing line to create the illusion of three dimensional objects within a room setting.  The wispy and delicate effect was magical, as the  pieces seemed to defy gravity and hover.  To the naked eye, the objects appeared to be drawn by hand, but with a closer look,  you could make out the many networks of fishing line with pieces of unspun wool draped strategically to form images of tables, chairs, plants, and lamps. 
Imaginative, beautiful and creative!
www.analogiaproject.com