Carol Hummel.

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“This tablecloth design brought Dora Jung the Grand Prix at the 11th triennial of Milan in 1957. It was also obtained by several foreign museums for their collections. The material is linen damask. Photo Aarne Pietinen / Design Museum.”

Embroidery cotton on metal spoons by Severija Incirauskaite-Kriauneviciene.

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1.  via Jujulovespolkadots.

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I am really interested in the modern revival of the needle arts. It seems like everywhere you look knit, embroidery, crochet, sewing and felting are being remembered and reinvented. While artists like Alyssa Ettinger creates a great line of knitware influenced porcelain, Verena Schreppel makes cool rings and eating utensils wrapped in knitware patterns.

Well, Ruth Cross just upped the ante big time with her one-off, restored vintage chair covered with a hand knitted lambswool loose cover. According to her website she is in the process of knitting a chaise-long. (!)

I am seriously eager to see where these permutations of folk arts push art and design.