Founded by Ukrainian-born illustrator and textile artist Katya Krenina, Silk & Soul creates nature-inspired silk scarves and garments that turn hand-drawn artwork into wearable pieces. Krenina’s background in weaving, illustration, and interdisciplinary art shapes the brand’s storytelling approach, with patterns digitally rendered onto fine silk and finished by hand. The collection debuted at New York Fashion Week in February 2024 and was showcased in Paris later that year.
Nina Shishkina TextilesNina Shishkina Textiles is a textile design studio creating woven fabrics, apparel projects, and print and illustration work. Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Nina Shishkina trained in fashion textiles at London College of Fashion and later earned an MFA in textiles from Rhode Island School of Design, with a practice spanning handcraft and machine-produced fabric. Her background as chief embroiderer for Moscow couture maison Ulyana Sergeenko informs collections that explore cross-cultural references, comparative ideas of beauty, and color.
Kettlewell CollectionFounded by NYC textile designer Allison Kettlewell in 2017, Kettlewell Collection creates high-end home textiles for architects and interior designers, including richly textured fabrics and wallcoverings. Based in Brooklyn, the collection reflects Kettlewell’s Ohio roots and her interest in nature, travel, artisanal crafts and antique textiles, with designs often drawing on traditional textiles from around the world and made by artisans using techniques such as tie-dyeing and hand embroidery.
Of Unusual KindFounded by Vienna-born textile designer and fashion illustrator Anja Kroencke, Of Unusual Kind creates illustrated paper dolls and creative play sets. What began as a crafting project with her daughter is now made in the United States, with each doll and wardrobe hand assembled in the company’s Brooklyn studio. Its collections celebrate women and girls through vivid color, individuality, and imaginative play.
Be Inthavong, LLCFor more than a century, Be Inthavong’s family has preserved the Lao tradition of silk weaving, a heritage the Vientiane-born designer now reinterprets through his own textile company. After apprenticing on his family’s looms in Laos, Inthavong developed a rare process that handlooms micro-strips of leather into silk, creating fabrics for fashion and interior applications. The company received the 2013 International Product Design Awards’ best textile honor in London.NEW YORK CITY, NY