New Pairings
Prillamena fabrics mix wonderfully with other kinds of fabrics. This is important when it comes to thinking about how our patterns will work in your space.
Here are a couple of our current favorite recent pairings..
This weekend in Rogers Park!
We had a great time this past weekend at the 2nd annual 'Rogers Pork' Fest, hosted by R Public House. We were so excited to be invited to be a part of the event.
At the fest. we debuted our new line of stationary. Each card and it's accompanying envelope is hand drawn and individually painted. Sold in packs of 4! (Coming soon to our website shop!)
We also added a little display of glass and wood rings this time around! Can you tell which was made by April and which was made by Tyler?! We have been excited to take the first steps delving into the world of wearable- with things like patterned rings and patterned scarves.
It's been fun for us to start thinking about the different ways patterns can be used not only for home decor but also to decorate yourself! We think 2016 will be filled with a lot more accessories!
Interior Design Schemes
Check out some of our fabrics included in these interior design schemes!
Marble Isle in Sand
Holly in Cherry Blossom
Bloom in Spearmint
The Pattern Base Book
We are so, so excited to be included in The Pattern Base book! Our patterns are scattered throughout the pages of this beautiful publication. What a wonderful feeling it is to be 'in print'!
About the book:
" Textile design has been liberated and democratized by digital media. With new technology allowing for more precise manipulation and larger variation of materials and patterns, textile designers have found new ways to create ambitiously, experiment, and be inspired. At the same time, the rise of digital processes has led to a renewed appreciation of traditional craftsmanship and the handmade, and of the tactility and construction of textiles and surfaces.
In The Pattern Base, Kristi O’Meara and Audrey Victoria Keiffer, cofounders of the Chicago-based design studio and online archive The Patternbase, showcase more than 550 textile, surface, fashion, and print designs from over 150 designers working around the world. Part One is a sourcebook of these designs, organized by type of pattern: Geometric, Floral, Representational, Digital Abstract, Illustrative, and Fabric Swatches. Part Two presents profiles of fifteen artists, constituting the hottest up-and-comers in the field, including Lorenzo Nanni, whose delicate beadwork conjures the natural world’s flora and fauna; Anita Hirlekar, whose felt, velvet, and lace work create luscious variations of texture; and Kayla Mattes, mistress of kitsch aesthetics and material experimentations. 697 illustrations " (Amazon.com)
You can find the book on Amazon!
New in the new year!
We are debuting our new marbled canvases!
Hello 2015!
Happy New Year!!
To help welcome 2015, yardage of our fabric Parade Stripe in the color New Years will be on sale for the month of January!
Receive 20% off with the discount code: HappyNewYear
Find the fabric under shop/fabric or just click here:
http://www.prillamena.com/parade-stripe/parade-stripe-new-years
Jarvis Square Artisan Market
We had so much fun at the Shop Jarvis Square Artisan Market event!
We had a lovely booth at R Public House. Full of lights, wreaths, and a wood burning pizza oven- we couldn't think of a better place to cozy up on the cold winter's day.
We took this opportunity to introduce our new marbled scarves and canvases!
Thanks to everyone who visited our booth, chatted with us, and took home a Prillamena product of their own! Happy Holidays!!
Sale!
We are so very thankful to everyone who has supported us as we launched our first line and to all of you wonderful people who are now interested in Prillamena products.
In honor of Thanksgiving, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday receive 20% off of your entire online pillow purchase. Use the discount code: thankyou2014
Snatch up the rest of our remaining one-of-a-kind pillows before we roll out a ton of brand new products!
West Town Art Walk
We had such a blast at the West Town Art Walk this year! April Noga, founder and creative director of Prillamena, was the featured textile artist at Urban Source for the walk. We also celebrated Prillamena's addition in the Urban Source showroom! Exciting times!
Prillamena's display for the Art Walk. We featured our fabric, pillows, and wallhangings
Here are two of our shibori wall hangings. All of our wallhangings are one-of-a-kind.
We loved seeing our fabric in the showroom. All of our samples are available to check out at Urban Source! They are on hangers, instead of in books, for easy browsing. You can also take individual samples home to see if they work in your space.
We loved having our friends and family join in on the weekend.
Urban Source is now featuring a drapery panel of our Holly pattern, as part of their window treatment display.
We are so glad that clients will be able to see how great our fabric looks as drapery!
Holly in Eclipse
Of course, we also brought our pillows! They were on special sale during the Art Walk. All of our pillows are now available on our online shop!
Tyler with our pillow display
We had such a wonderful time!
A big thanks to Urban Source for inviting us to be featured. We would also like to thank Julie of Dovetail and Chris of Seek for putting together such a great event that helps support emerging artists and designers. We love West Town!
Now at Urban Source..
We are so excited to be featured on the Urban Source blog.
Being added to their showroom and joining the ranks along side some of the best indie studios in the country feels phenomenal.
Check out the post HERE!
Pillows!
Prillamena now makes pillows!!
We are super excited to announce our one-of-a-kind pillows! We are offering both shibori dyed pillows and hand printed marbled pillows. Because of the printing process, no two pillows are ever alike.
Marbled pillows require days of preparation. We make large pans of size for the colors to float on top of. Next we mix all our own pigments by hand and treat the fabric with a special mixture that helps the fabric soak up the colors. Unlike other marbling formulas, we make sure our ingredients are entirely vegan and safe for home use.
We make each design by hand. Then print the fronts and backs of the pillows. The design can only be printed once because the fabric literally picks up the pigment off of the size. This means each pillow is totally unique!
Shibori is an equally detailed and special process. The fabric is tied with coated string in intricate patterns. We use several different tying techniques to achieve different patterns. For some patterns, we individually knot tiny pebbles into the fabric the desired look. For other patterns we intricately fold the fabric is specific shapes before putting them into the dye bath.
We love these processes because our hand is in every part of the print making. The patterns left on the fabric are like timelines of our body movements while we made each one. Therefore, as makers, we feel invested in every single piece of fabric we produce.
Let us know what you think!
Design Harvest
We were so excited to participate in this year's Design Harvest. We were featured at the booth of our new Chicago showroom: Urban Source.
Our patterns, Holly in Eclipse and Marble Isle in Waves, took center stage for the display. We were honored to be featured along side products from Aronel Design Studio and Studio Printworks.
What a wonderful way to launch our new Studio Collection!
The Beginnings
Here at the Prillamena studio, we have been busy designing patterns, dying fabric, sewing samples, marbling, and much much more! It has been so exciting to see our first collection of fabrics take shape.
Here are some snapshots we have been taking along the way..
We are just getting started and can't wait for all of the adventures in store. To see more images like there- follow us on Instagram @prillamena