May 3, 2012
Photo: Aymujer.etsy.com Cinco de Mayo is around the corner and it wouldn’t be a Mexican fiesta without a splash of folk art inspiration. Papel picado is stylized design that’s now a widespread decorative aesthetic around the world. It’s often associated with laser cut paper designs and today, we’re exploring alternative ways to incorporate Papel picado [...]
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April 30, 2012
Strutting to and fro on the runways in Milan, Paris, New York and Nigeria is an exciting little secret called Ankara, a multi-colored textile pattern from West Africa. It’s a revolution really, in which style-savvy fashionistas around the world are embracing vibrant wax patterns on everything from shoes, clutches, apparel, home decor (thanks Anthropologie) and [...]
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