Green Options » felt fashions http://greenoptions.com/tag/felt-fashions Posts tagged 'felt fashions' Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:09:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Fashioning Felt Exhibit Now in New York City at the Cooper Hewitt http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/06/30/fashioning-felt-exhibit-now-in-new-york-at-the-cooper-hewitt/ http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/06/30/fashioning-felt-exhibit-now-in-new-york-at-the-cooper-hewitt/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:09:04 +0000 Lucille Chi http://craftingagreenworld.com/2009/06/30/fashioning-felt-exhibit-now-in-new-york-at-the-cooper-hewitt/ New York City’s Cooper Hewitt is highlighting their Fashioning Felt exhibit in a big way. My mind is now filled with ideas about the possibilities of felt. 

 ”Fashioning Felt presents an extraordinary range of felt. From two-dimensional carpets to three-dimensional environments, each work reveals the virtuosity of both the material and the designers. The exhibition and book focus on felt that has been produced by traditional hand- or machine-felting processes; they exclude non-woven felt and techniques, in order to underscore the essential elements of feltmaking — wool fiber, agitation, moisture, and pressure.”

I fell for this Felt Ovoid Jacket and Empire Pant look. Isn’t this draped felt suit creative? 

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