Modern Fabric: Twenty-Five Designers on Their Inspiration and Craft

Step inside the studios of today's modern fabric design stars from around the world. From the bold florals of Kaffe Fassett to the subtle patterning of Naomi Ito to the retro style of design collective Ruby Star Society, Modern Fabric features a sophisticated, eclectic group of designers working in an exciting variety of techniques.

Engaging essays explore each designer's life in textiles: education, design beginnings, creative process, dreams, and how they run their businesses. Hundreds of color photographs offer endless inspiration, showing studio spaces, process, textile samples, and products made from the gorgeous fabrics featured in the book. Modern Fabric is an ideal resource for sewers, quilters, crafters, designers, and all those who aspire to a fun, color-filled, modern lifestyle.

Author: Abby Gilchrist, Amelia Poole
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: 11/03/2020
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.40lbs
Size: 10.50h x 8.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781616898373

About the Author
Abby Gilchrist founded Fiddlehead Artisan Supply shop, Belfast ME, in 2011--a destination shop of modern fabrics and art and craft supplies, appealing to a national audience of discriminating fabric and design shoppers.

Amelia Poole is a textile artist and teacher. She received an MFA in Woven Textile Design and Construction from the Surrey Institute of Art and Design, Farnham, Surrey, UK. Poole works from her shop and open studio, Ecouture Textiles, in Brooksville, Maine, and shows her work at fine craft shows and teaches throughout New England.