A New Textile Collection Salutes the Women of the Bauhaus
Interwoven, LA textile workshop Studio Ford’s latest collection, pays homage to the often overlooked women of the Bauhaus.
Photography by Austin Leis, courtesy of Studio Ford.
The cotton-linen Anni Tablecloth, $330, and Anni Napkins, $130 for four, are an ode to pioneering textile designer, weaver, printmaker, writer Anni Albers, who, notes Studio Ford, “inspired a reconsideration of fabric as an art form.”
The reversible Anni Quilt, $600 in king/queen size, is block printed, hand stitched, and cotton-filled: each takes months to complete.
Gunta Napkins, $130 for a set of four, are named after Gunta Stölzl, “the head of weaving at the Bauhaus from 1927 to 1931, she was the only woman to ever become a master [the Bauhaus term for teacher].”
The quilts are also available as 50-by-70-inch, block-printed, hand-stitched throws; $440.
This one is the Benita Throw after Benita Koch Otte who according to Studio Ford attended the Bauhaus from 1920 to 1925 as an essential part of the...
...weaving department she pushed back against the understanding of textiles as a feminine craft She s widely respected for her design of the kitchen at the 1923 Haus am Horn in Weimar
All of the quilts are block printed by hand on cotton percale before being hand stitched; they have a natural cotton fill.
The Anni Quilt, $660 for king/queen size, is shown here with Anni Pillows in cotton-linen; the 22-by-22-inch size is $375 and includes a down insert.
The Benita Tablecloth, $330, is made of hand-dyed, block-printed cotton-linen; Benita Napkins are $130 for four. Go to Tautes Heim to inquire about taking staying in—or taking a tour of—the house.