Showing posts with label cross-stitch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cross-stitch. Show all posts

Tuesday, 3 December 2013

Stitch me up

Came across this great cross-stitch illustrator in Aoyama's  Cïbone whose whimsical works are framed like pictures. In the last two years Japanese Makoto Daizu's career has really taken off and he is single-handedly making the matronly pastime of cross-stitching cool. From Nike Air Jordans to insects and worldmaps, no subject is exempt from his nimble needlework. Check out his work below.





Wednesday, 10 March 2010

Idyll Sofa

Young Swedish designer Johan Lindstén is an unlikely candidate to herald the return of the cross-stitch imbued with the female touch. His quirky take on contemporary furniture fuses nostalgic embroidery with an oak form. Aptly titled "Idyll sofa"