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Behind the Scenes

New Tea Towels in the Shop!

March 17, 2015

Cotton & Flax tea towels

Just added some new pieces for Spring: fresh designs of our popular tea towels! You’ll recognize the zig zag pattern from our oblong pillows, but there’s one brand new pattern that debuts today. The name is pretty straightforward; I’m calling it: “Grid.”

Cotton & Flax tea towels

Cotton & Flax tea towels

The Grid pattern evolved from various sketches I’ve done over the past year, and is inspired by California Modernism. I had the Eames Case Study House #8 in mind, as well as artists working in Geometric Abstract or Hard-edge painting styles, like Karl Benjamin and Helen Lundeberg. Sol Lewitt‘s wall drawings were also an influence for the new Grid design.

linen tea towels

I wanted to add these two geometric designs to round out the tea towel collection, which has been missing a hard-edge element since I retired the diamond print tea towel. Hoping you love these new additions! I’m excited to see how you use them in your beautifully modern kitchens.

A big thank you to Jessica Comingore for shooting these beautiful photos of the tea towels – check out more of her work here. We photographed the tea towels on beautiful brass hooks made by our friends at Scout Regalia, another wonderful LA-based design duo.

 

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Collaborations, Inspiration, Print and Pattern

Getting Bold

February 12, 2015

bold favorites

I was hanging out with Katie from The Good Twin Co. the other day when we noticed that our work has been getting a little more bold lately. I love the way this Cotton & Flax brushstroke tea towel looks when paired with some new cards from The Good Twin Co., plus a bold new necklace from Kate Miss. It’s fun to see how our designs play off one another, right?

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Collaborations

Coaster seconds are on sale!

February 10, 2015

seconds coaster sale

We’re having a high-quality seconds sale on our most popular coasters! These coasters are 0.25″ smaller than our standard coasters, and are sold at a 30% discount. A fantastic value, just in time for Springtime cocktail parties with friends.

Quantities are very limited (some colorways have just one set available), so act fast and see what coaster seconds are left in stock!

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Our new website is live!

February 2, 2015

Cotton & Flax's new website

I’m happy to announce that the all new cottonandflax.com is now live! This site is a big improvement from the previous iteration, and I’ll be adding fun new content there in the coming months – including more studio peeks and new products.

If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you may have heard me grumbling lately about working on a new website for Cotton & Flax. It took me the better part of a year to finish building the new site, as I wanted to customize it quite a bit to highlight the work just how I had envisioned. I am so grateful for all the folks who gave me advice and helped me assemble the new site bit by bit – it was quite a journey!

Take a look at the new Cotton & Flax site, and let me know what you think!

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2014 Recap from Cotton & Flax HQ

January 2, 2015

2014 recap - Cotton & Flax

Wow, what a year! I’m just getting back to Cotton & Flax headquarters after spending some quality time with family and friends up in Portland, Oregon. It’s only at the end of this insanely busy year that I’ve had time to really stop and reflect on how many incredible things have been happening at Cotton & Flax, and thus, in my life in general. I wanted to take a moment to thank you (yes, YOU!) for visiting the blog and supporting Cotton & Flax. I couldn’t do what I love without the support of so many amazing people in my community.

2014 at Cotton & Flax

A quick recap of some of my favorite moments of 2014: Cotton & Flax goods featured and sold in CB2 and West Elm stores. Teaching printing workshops, speaking on a panel about contemporary made-in-USA design, and teaching classes all over California. Shooting two beautiful lookbooks with Laure. Bringing Cotton & Flax to NY NOW in August, my first wholesale trade show! Exhibiting at West Coast Craft in December (alongside my friend Bianca, which made for a super fun weekend).

2014 was full of lots of hard work, and many exciting surprises, too. Hope that 2015 is just as much fun!

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes

Thank you!

November 28, 2014

black friday

You’d think that the excitement of having a stranger buy my work would have worn off by now, but I am truly thrilled and grateful every time you purchase something I’ve made. You make it possible for me to do what I love! It brings me so much pleasure to create things that will contribute to the enjoyment of your home. To all of you who’ve supported Cotton & Flax this year, I’d like to say a heartfelt thank you.

Please enjoy 25% off through Monday by using the code MERRY in the Cotton & Flax shop. Every purchase ships with a bonus: a free set of confetti patterned holiday gift tags! Have a happy holiday weekend!

Filed Under: Behind the Scenes

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