Shaking up the modest world of table linens is like setting off on a quest for the Holy Grail. In bringing contemporary designers to the Table, our three witty ladies strike a vibrant chord. Since Maria-Cristina Didero, Susanna and Paola Legrenzi are no novices,Flat Design ! enters the fray with a collection of finely detailed table linens in a contemporary mood that will seduce the trendiest hotel boutiques.
It is now possible to offer yourself a horde of June bugs from the Campana brothers, Xavier Lutz’s mocking or smoking lips or ‘bon appetit’ in every language from Karim Rachid. Starting at 7€. Who said luxury had no price ? All are embroidered on the finest canvas in 100% European linen, guaranteeing a certifiable,traceable, Made in Italy experience that is rooted in the earth.
The first collection, launched in Milan, is a Who’s Who of contemporary design. Nicola Gotti, Marti Guixé, Laura Massa, Fabio Novembre and Emiliano Ponzi, Pier Paolo Pitacco, Massimo Pitis, Martin Saemmer … 11 designers leave their imprint on table runners, napkins and tablecloths. Poetic, ironic, sometimes playful motifs which give us a crazy desire to start collecting them all. And the collection develops : Fall 2010 will see it enriched by new signatures.
An event to follow at Maison & Objet in September (in the Now! Design à Vivre area) on a prestigious stand where the fabrics, always used in their natural colors, will serve as a background for imagination, creativity and contemporary elegance. www.flatdesign.it
Cette couverture OVNI, on ne résiste pas à la partager avec vous, image visionnaire, cliché SF défiant les dimensions vers une planète LIN qui n’en « finit pas de se réinventer ».
Sous la couverture de ce n°4, délibérément placé sous le double signe du bien-être et de l’innovation, se déploient des univers textiles hors normes comme la table et le lit sérieusement up-datés, le raz de marée de l’univers spa, le succès confirmé d’une maille de lin volupté, le MMMystère d’un canapé fantôme, le talent d’une designer linen addict, et pour un plongeon vers un futur à portée de main, les innovations éco-techno des fibres en composites.
Le Journal du Lin et du Chanvre sera dévoilé sur le Salon Maison & Objet en septembre, puis lors de nos différents rendez-vous internationaux: Première Vision et Mood
What hasn’t been written about MMM ? M like Monochrome or Mystery, caressed and cultivated. M as in Mode or rather anti-mode. Today, the master has left the company, MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA lines up another M for Mobilier ( furniture in French) with its enigmatic universe using Meudon white as a signature emblem.
Beyond the avant-garde conception of his collections revolving around black and deconstructivism, white gives the Maison Martin Margiela its visual identity. Like the company’s discrete label, still highly recognizable among a thousand others or the Paris workshop whose decor – a surreal atmosphere with an off-beat humor in canvas and a mix of styles – is exported to the company’s other showrooms and boutiques.
Whitewash magnifies objects’ fragility by floating them in a timeless space. Launched in 1999 and presented at the Milan Furniture Fair under the title ‘ Mat, Satiny, Shiny ’, Line 13 – Objects and Editions – transposes the trompe l’oeil effect of the designer’s collections. www.martin-margiela.com
Quand la fibre naturelle habille le corps à LINFINI… Cela donne naissance à une nouvelle collection pour la coopérative linière du Nord de Caen (Villons-les-Buissons) et son magasin Linfini Normandie! A decouvrir lors de la prochaine foire de Caen! Un projet qui voient le jour grâce à l’implication des fils et filles de coopérateurs. Découvrez leur collection sur la vidéo ci-dessous !
www.Rawganique.com, a family business c0-founded in 2000 by Thammarath « Touch » Jamikorn & Klaus Wallner on Denman Island offers sustainable products that are pure and sweatshop-free.
Their hemp products are made from European hemp that is organically grown without chemicals or pesticides of any kind. The company carry most of 1,000+ eco products in organic cotton, linen, and hemp.
From table to spa, bed to clothing, the rawganique collection provides a full choice of products to endorse a sustainable lifestyle!
British designer label Whiteworks continue to reinvent the white shirt with the unveiling of their new SS11 collection. The collection of functionally elegant shirts in signature oversize silhouettes is available in luxurious natural fibres such as linen, cotton and silk. This shirt shown here is 55% linen and 45% viscose.
Come and see the Whiteworks SS2011 collection at WHO’S NEXT in Paris 4th – 7th September 2010.
For further information please contact Heidi Florence, Marylebone, London.
With Voy, it’s all about the cut. Inspired by vintage details, Voy’s latest collection features tea-stained and hand-dyed fabrics, vintage buttons, hand-sewn fabric petals, and classic silhouettes that are flattering on every woman’s figure. The collection incorporates linen, cotton, wool and silk in colours that are soft and subdued like an old oil painting.
Voy’s new line consists of dresses, jackets, and coordinating blouses and skirts. Each piece is made in England and constructed in-house at the Voy Studio and at local factories. Voy employs highly experienced machinists who use old fashioned and couture sewing techniques on each garment to ensure a beautiful and high quality finish.
Always a pioneer, Aveda innovates with eco-friendly packaging : the company believe that authentic beauty is one that works in harmony with the greater web of life.
« Beauty cares for the environment which we inherited from elders and will leave to generations that follow us. Beauty cares for the society in which we live, enhancing harmony in the way we live and interact with one another as human beings ».
Mindful of the need to reduce their environmental footprint in every package they develop. They achieve this by minimizing their packaging, maximizing the use of post-consumer recycled materials, using materials that can be and are recyclable, and by designing their packaging so that the individual parts can be separated for recycling. They also work with suppliers who manufacture packaging materials using renewable energy.
The last innovation: a rechargeable lipstick outer tube and a wonderful and astonishing set of makeup brushes in linen composite.
A coracle made from linen fabric and coated in linseed resin is used to dress one of the jumps at the internationally famous equestrian Festival of British Eventing held annually at Gatcombe Park, the spectacular home of the Princess Royal.
Simon Cooper of Flaxland has been using his collection of traditional working boats to dress jumps at Gatcombe Park and the Badminton Horse Trials for the past five years. The frame of the coracle pictured, is made from locally grown ash and covered with linen fabric that has been sealed using a linseed resin to make it waterproof. In this very eco-friendly process, even the linseed resin is simply cured by the sun – no fumes, no chemicals. Alongside his boat-building interest, Simon has become intrigued by the whole process and now grows flax in his Gloucestershire fields. At Flaxland’s hands-on workshops you can discover the ancient art of flax growing and processing, turning the flax plant into the finest of textile fibres. www.flaxland.co.uk
Véronique Nichanian, à la Direction du prêt-à-porter masculin d’Hermès depuis 2009 aime travailler avec des tissus lourds, élégants, qui tombent bien tout en conservant la liberté de mouvement et d’expression… Ses matières préférés ? Le mohair, la laine, la toile, la flannelle.. et le LIN surtout ! Matière thermorégulatrice, respirante, hypoallergénique.. le lin se porte en toute élégance et toutes circonstances !
Rien d’étonnant pour cette créatrice à la recherche constante du détail, des structures et de la matière. Cet hiver, suivez les tendances !
The spectre of depleted fossil resources is advancing rapidly and the notion of » all petrol » is becoming obsolete. The automotive industry has become increasingly interested in using natural materials to produce elements which will replace plastic. Not being of fossil origin, these natural resources are not threatened by depletion and – even better - flax and hemp plants absorb CO² as they grow! With optimal recycling qualities, being lighter and respecting for the environment, the advantage of these natural fibers are many and announce a radiant future of the heart of automobile production!
An obligatory 95% recycling by 2015
In Europe, car mass was required to have been 85% recyclable as of 2006, this minimum will increase to 95% in 2015. Though recycling polymers ( plastics) is technically complicated, including natural fibers in composites ( flax, hemp, cotton, wood, etc) offers better recyclability.
Flax and Hemp advantages for the automotive industry
Lighter ( flax fibers have a 1,5 density in contrast with 2,54 for glass fibers)
Shaking up the modest world of table linens is like setting off on a quest for the Holy Grail. In bringing contemporary designers to the Table, our three witty ladies strike a vibrant chord. Since Maria-Cristina Didero, Susanna and Paola Legrenzi are no novices,Flat Design ! enters the fray with a collection of finely detailed table linens in a contemporary mood that will seduce the trendiest hotel boutiques.
