design-phan

Here's the page I put together for the Philadelphia Inquirer's September issue of I Mag, a glossy insert that's sent to zip codes of a certain ilk. 

Isn't it pretty? Click on it for a larger version.

For more felt fabulosity, there's some great info on the use of felt around the world as a designing and building material on this blog that accompanied the Cooper Hewitt's "Fashioning Felt" exhibit last spring.

Another cool link is the website for the Queen of Felt, Mary-Ann Williams, the German-based designer who invented double-faced felt. She's responsible for the awesomely tactile pillow I included in the page above and for many more wonderful designs. Enter her "Felten Empire" here.

Also check out a) the entire collection by Boston-based duo,  Etcetera Media, designers of the Bun Bowl; and b) the revelatory SoftBowls by Philly's own Mio Culture, made at a local hat factory.