Showing posts with label color. Show all posts
Showing posts with label color. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Sumptuous Scarves
A Very Velvet Wonderland
A Very Velvet Wonderland
We are very happy that both velvet and scarves are back in fashion! Twenty-two years ago, we started as scarf makers because it was the simplest thing to make out of fabric besides napkins. Now that we are fully engaged in our bedding and pillow business, we like to go back to the scarves so we can play with a different set of colors. We can be bolder, use more luscious colors, and wilder combinations. We are glad to see deep rich velvets in use by designers such as John Rocha, Donna Karan, and Josie Natori.
We've noticed big fur on trend this year while at the same time we have recently found the deepest pile velvet available. It is so lush it's nearly faux fur and just in time for what is on the runway! Since we dye each piece of fabric in our studio we can capture color depth and variation like no one else. Put one of these scarves on and feel the cozy comfort in the most luxurious style.
Along with these new deeper piled velvets, we’ve added colors to our shibori line. This technique continues to be utilized in home furnishings as well as fashion. Shibori can look natural and organic while still forming a repetitive and structural pattern. In keeping with the watercolor print trend from designers such as Galliano and in-trend colors, we've added a gray color called Sterling. However, we couldn’t resist taking on some more challenging colors as well (see below). Our new Patina colorway takes color to a new level!
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| Photo Credit: Accessories Magazine via Vogue |
We've noticed big fur on trend this year while at the same time we have recently found the deepest pile velvet available. It is so lush it's nearly faux fur and just in time for what is on the runway! Since we dye each piece of fabric in our studio we can capture color depth and variation like no one else. Put one of these scarves on and feel the cozy comfort in the most luxurious style.
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| Left to Right: Panne Velvet Loop in Raspberry, Dove, Midnight |
Along with these new deeper piled velvets, we’ve added colors to our shibori line. This technique continues to be utilized in home furnishings as well as fashion. Shibori can look natural and organic while still forming a repetitive and structural pattern. In keeping with the watercolor print trend from designers such as Galliano and in-trend colors, we've added a gray color called Sterling. However, we couldn’t resist taking on some more challenging colors as well (see below). Our new Patina colorway takes color to a new level!
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| Galliano - Photo Credit: Vogue (Kim Weston Arnold/Indigitalimages.com) |
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| Left to Right: Rorschach Copper, Rorschach Sterling, Rorschach Patina |
We've transformed some of our more popular patterns into scarves. The Vines pattern is a large-scale bold pattern with layered colors that makes the velvet feel like a magical forest. Op Art is our take on the optical art of the 1960's that creates the illusions using
geometric shapes.
Our Leopard print, a timeless pattern is updated in luxe velvet.
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| Left to Right: Vines Cobalt/Black, Op Art Smoke, Leopard Plum |
Monday, June 30, 2014
GETTING DREAMY
New Linen Bedding Line
One of our favorite velvets to pair with this collection for this winter is our Quilted Patchwork blanket measuring in at 95x95". These are a mosaic of patterns and colors that combine to make a luxe bohemian-inspired look. Each patchwork is unique in that it is made from our many remnants that would ordinarily go to waste. This allows us to give new life to leftover fragments that weren't large enough to create a pillow.
New Linen Bedding Line
Last week here at KOBS we were busy prepping some photos of
our new product, and we wanted to share some behind the scenes photos to debut our new linen bedding line!
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| Behind the scenes at KOBS |
If velvet represents richness, depth, and
timelessness, then linen stands for airy, lighthearted ease. Both fabrics have
origins in Medieval Europe and have been refined and perfected in many ways. As
different as they are, they were coveted from the very beginning and usually used in combination with one another - linen blouse with a velvet jacket or linen bed dressing with a velvet coverlet. We wondered: can they be combined in a modern way to create a
luxurious yet casual bed? Take a look and tell us what you think!
Our linens are as beautiful as our velvets, but they each
have a different appeal. If the velvet is like a deep forest, then the linen is
like a sunny meadow. These are the makings of a beautiful landscape and this is
the way we conceive our bedding ensembles. This new
linen bedding is hand painted with soft colors that ombre from head to foot and
has a more casual feel. The euro shams, a more textural linen, are
painted in mottled colors to coordinate with both the linen and the velvet.
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| Aurora Bedding in Lilac |
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| Aurora Bedding in Blue |
One of our favorite velvets to pair with this collection for this winter is our Quilted Patchwork blanket measuring in at 95x95". These are a mosaic of patterns and colors that combine to make a luxe bohemian-inspired look. Each patchwork is unique in that it is made from our many remnants that would ordinarily go to waste. This allows us to give new life to leftover fragments that weren't large enough to create a pillow.
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| Patchwork Velvet Coverlet in Dove colorway |
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| Remnants before their transformation |
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| Patchwork Velvet Coverlet after their transformation - Colors (from top left): Gold Beige, Shark, Dove, Iris, White, Dusk |
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