We recently came across the work of Danish designer Karin Carlander, who focuses on multifunctionality and “new interpretations of our ancient crafts,” as she says. A Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alum, Carlander has a clever approach to textiles in domestic life: Aprons can be used as bread bags, tea towels as colanders, placemats as food wrap, and more. Her core project, Textile No., is made up of linens in organic cotton, wool, linen, and sisal. Here’s a look.
Above: Chef’s Linens, Placemats, and a Towel in a warp and weft of grays and white.
Above: Tea towels and coordinating pot holders in a palette of contrasting colors.
Above: In the Scandinavian rag rug tradition, Carlander explores the pot holder in Textile No. 1, available at Goods We Love.
Above: Textile No. 4 Tea Towels in eight different colors; available through Goods We Love and a few colors from Nook Shop in the UK.
Above: A detail of Carlander’s calculated woven patterns.
Above: Stacks of Textile No. 4 (Tea Towels), Textile No. 5 (Towels), and Textile No. 6 (“Bath towel or tablecloth, it’s up to you”) are all available through Goods We Love. For the dark indigo linens, Portland Trading Co. sells Textile No. 9 (“Table napkin or dishcloth, it’s up to you”) for $22 each.
Above: The Carlander Shopper was designed for Oerskov & Co.; a new take on the shopper is currently available in their online shop.
For more, see our posts.
- Shades of Sherbet: Kitchen Linens from By Mölle
- A New Line of Proustian Tea Towels, Paris Edition
- Object Lessons: Belgian Linen for Every Room
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