Founded by Cape Cod-raised artist Rebecca Atwood, this Charleston studio creates artful fabrics and wallpaper for layered interiors. Atwood’s hand-painted sketches, often inspired by nature, become patterns that are produced through carefully selected domestic and international partners, including specialized embroidery teams in South India. After eight years in Brooklyn, the namesake business now works from Charleston, where it also develops custom colors and materials for design and hospitality projects.
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Carolyn Ray IncFor 40 years, Carolyn Ray Inc has turned a fine-art sensibility and observations of nature into original fabrics and wallcoverings for interiors. Its Rockland County, New York studio brings design and production together, handpainting and experimenting with materials to create richly layered surfaces, including made-to-order solutions and one-of-a-kind art pieces. The company’s award-winning work belongs to the permanent collections of the Cooper Hewitt Museum, the Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design, and the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.YONKERS, 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
Erica Shamrock TextilesFrom its Brooklyn studio, Erica Shamrock Textiles develops and sources distinctive fabrics for hospitality and contract interiors, pairing nearly 20 years of industry experience with an artist’s eye for color, texture, and pattern. Founded by CEO Erica Shamrock, a fine-arts-trained textile designer, the company collaborates closely on bespoke spaces and can create custom patterns and colors. Its collections are designed to make durable, luxurious-looking interiors more attainable, including the reusable Back to Basics capsule.BROOKLYN, NY
Red DiskFounded in Buffalo in 2017, Red Disk makes artist-designed wallpaper by hand-silkscreening small, print-to-order runs in its local studio. The company is especially known for bringing Charles E. Burchfield’s historic wallpaper designs back to life through its partnership with the Burchfield Penney Art Center, while allowing clients to personalize patterns with C2 Paint colors. Its artisans print each roll in layers on FSC-sourced, recyclable non-woven paper.BUFFALO, NY