NEW YORK-- The Museum of Modern Art’s new Fall 2007 Design Store catalog includes several exclusive product offerings from textile designers Sandy Chilewich and Liora Manne.Chilewich’s collection of placements, floor mats, bags and accessories mark her 10th anniversary with MoMA, a relationship that commenced in 1997 with the introduction of the designer’s RayBowls at the MoMA Design Store. Included in the 2007 collection are Scratch Print woven vinyl placemats of a hand-printed silk screen design, faux driftwood patterned tote bag, faux woodgrain floormat, basketweave placemats and coasters, Dot Print table runners and placemats, and a woven passport bag. The collection ranges in retail price from $14 for a Scratch Print placemat to $315 for the large woodgrain floormat. Chilewich’s RayBowls, machine-washable nylon-Lycra spandex stretched over stainless steel frames, have been reissued in a special limited edition for the 10th anniversary collection. Available in a green boomerang (shown in photo atop Dot Print table runner; photo credit MoMA Design Store) or orange oblong design, the bowls hold food or decorative collectibles and retail for $48 and $60 to non-MoMA members.
Also new to this year’s catalog are Liora Manne’s Swirl flooring mat and rug, created with hand-blended, needle-punched acrylic fibers in an assortment of colors, and the designer’s Lasso indoor/outdoor placemats and coasters, fibers encased in plastic for durability and water resistance. Manne’s products, created using a patented process, retail to non-MoMA members for $10 and $18 (coasters and placemats), and $38 and $185 (mat and rug). All of the Design Store products have been approved by MoMA’s curators, some are represented in the Museum’s collection and many are MoMA exclusives. Products are available in MoMA’s midtown and Soho stores, or online at MoMAstore.org
New Orleans – Retailers Bryan Batt and Tom Cianfichi have created a New Orleans-themed toile print with the help of friend and New York artist Sonia O’Mara, depicting scenes and architectural themes from the Crescent City. The toile, available in five colors, is printed on a linen-cotton blend and sold by the yard or as hand sewn pillows, bed linens, tea towels, shower curtains and other items at Hazelnut, the owners’ Magazine Street boutique.
