Atelier Bolyar is a New York textile-art studio creating hand-crafted felt pillows and large fiber art installations under founder and chief designer Kiril Kostov. Its work brings age-old textile techniques together with contemporary fabric manipulation, combining loose fibers, embroidery and hand-sewn adornment into pieces inspired by nature and historic decorative traditions. The studio also develops custom palettes and takes projects from an initial concept through production.
Judy Ross TextilesKnown for refining a 2,500-year-old chain-stitch tradition, Judy Ross Textiles has spent more than 35 years working with master artisans to give handmade design a contemporary New York character. The studio develops custom textile pieces for interior designers and homeowners, pairing Judy Ross’s organic drawings with hand-dyed materials and careful embroidery.NEW YORK, NY
Merida StudioMerida Studio creates original rugs and textile artwork entirely in-house at its Fall River workshop, where designers, weavers, and craftspeople turn natural fibers into made-to-order pieces. Since 2017, the studio has collaborated with Paris-based artist and weaver Sylvie Johnson through a nine-year artist residency that produced its limited-edition Atelier series. Its work is designed as more than floor covering: durable textiles intended to be lived with, conserved, and passed on.New York, NY
Gunny + GalloonNew Orleans-based Gunny + Galloon is a textile design studio that hand-makes custom treatments to alter, embellish and adorn fabric. Its experimental, hands-on practice draws on textile history and craft traditions, with work ranging from custom screen-printed surfaces to natural dyeing and marbling. The studio has created pieces for fashion designers including Jason Wu, Alexander Wang, Prabal Gurung and Bibhu Mohapatra.BROOKLYN, NY
Chapas Textiles, IncFrom its Brooklyn studio, Chapas Textiles creates bespoke hand-woven fabrics for the interiors trade, tailoring each pattern, color and yardage to a specific project. Founded by hand weaver Tara Chapas in 2008, the studio draws on a family weaving tradition from Evoia, Greece, while its fabrics are made in the United States by trained American artisans. Its project-by-project collaboration connects interior designers directly with textile artisans, and a portion of profits supports small-business loans for artisans around the world.BROOKLYN, NY