想到羊毛的各種用途，室內設計大概不會立即浮現在我們的腦海裡。我們最先會想到的當然是西裝與針織品，因為我們一年到頭都會穿這些服裝。但是除了地毯和坐椅布之外，羊毛在居家設計中扮演的角色越來越重要，研究、製造、發展、設計的創新使羊毛的應用日廣，從窗簾、寢具、燈光、藝術品到裝飾品，無所不有。由於其豪華的外觀、易於護理的性質與健康的特性，羊毛自然而然地成了室內裝飾的選項。
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Maharam’s future vision
There are few companies with as storied history as Maharam, which was founded in 1902 by Russian-born American immigrant Louis Maharam. From a pushcart near Manhattan’s Wall Street, Louis sold fabric remnants, a business venture that subsequently evolved to become a storefront in New York City’s midtown.Today, the company works collaboratively with a range of artists and designers on its collections, creating an open dialogue across varied disciplines so as to offer its customers – largely architects and interior designers – something innovative.
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Off the Wall
Having crafted a reputation with more than 50 years of material-based artworks, Sheila Hicks shows no signs of slowing down. Her favoured medium is wool and other natural fibres but abandon here all visions of macrame; Hicks has been using textiles since the 1970s to make work that straddles the realms of art, craft and architecture, exploring scale from intimate weavings to large monumental installations that challenge the properties of her chosen medium in ways that are always surprising and never cliché.
Shoot: Masseria Moments
Denise Lithgow Designs wool pot; MCM House wooden chair, dining table and chair; Città wool blanket; Great Dane Furniture sheepskin throw; Alex and Trahanas ceramics; Oon wool cushions, vase and bowl; Ondene black ceramic bowl; Emily Ziz wool cushions; Jardan wool throw; Knitpro needles and yarn, from Cast Off Collective.
Little Dandelion knitted wool bowl, from Cast Off Collective.
MCM House timber bench; Little Dandelion woven wool bowl, from Cast Off Collective; Denise Lithgow Designs spiral wool vessels; Tammy Kanat ‘Sunrays’ wool tapestry.
Ligne Roset wool armchair, from Domo; Città wool throw.
Little Dandelion woven wool bowl, from Cast Off Collective; MCM House ‘Joe’ bed; In Bedsheets and pillowcases; Cittàtassel and long cushion; Ronel Jordaan wool pebble cushion; Jardan wool blanket; Cast Off Collective knitted wool throw.
Alex and Trahanas plates; Oon knitted wool bowl and cushion.
Crossing Threads wool wall hanging.
Denise Lithgow Designs wool pot; MCM House wooden chair, dining table and chair; Citta wool blanket; Great Dane Furniture sheepskin throw; Alex and Trahanas ceramics; Oon wool cushions, vase and bowl; Emily Ziz wool cushions; Jardan wool throw; Knitpro needles and yarn.
「我稱羊毛為奇蹟纖維。如果羊毛是今天發明出來的，一定會造成轟動——它可以超越任何合成纖維——而且是由大自然所創造，真是了不起。」