STRANGERS BEARING GIFTS

Like a mysterious traveller offering gifts to a gracious host, we bring you exotic vintage furnishings and intriguing textiles from diverse cultures through our exciting new project, Strangers Bearing Gifts (just beware any wooden horse...)

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Japanese kimono + indigo shibori, silk ikat fabrics from Turkey + Azerbijan, Mexican blankets, Afghan wedding pockets, Balinese batik and lots more... 'A love of fabrics and how they express culture through pattern, colour + materiality has led me to collect many different examples from around the world on my travels and through my work. These are now available through The Design Commission's new textiles + furnishings project, Strangers Bearing Gifts. Choose ready made items like cushion covers or blankets, or let us create a bespoke item or installation for you. Combine kimono + ikat silks for a unique double-sided cushion cover. Choose Japanese obi as wall hangings. Frame an antique ikat jacket. The only limit is your imagination.' Jacqueline Bosscher

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See our beautiful stock on the following pages : Winter 2020 collection - Kyoto collection - Istanbul collection - Bazaar

Stock updated regularly so come back again, or ask us to collect something specific for you. Send us a message via our Contact page to discuss your fabric desires.

'Reach across cultures to understand each other and to wage peace through a shared love of beauty.' 

Marilyn McEntyre, Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies

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“Show hospitality to strangers, for by doing so some have entertained angels without knowing it.”  

King James Bible

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​'In the cherry blossom's shade, there's no such thing as a stranger.' 

Kobayashi Issa

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Cushion inserts provided by us are made in Sydney of recycled PET fibre derived from 100% post consumer water bottles. It looks, feels + performs in the same way as a high-grade synthetic poly fibre, and is 100% non-allergenic, but is completely recycled. For every 1kg of fibre created, around 70 water bottles are saved from landfill. Alternatively, we can provide inserts made in Sydney of 100% biodegradable & compostable, naturally hypoallergenic, anti-bacterial corn fibre. With a very low flammability rating, this fibre has excellent moisture management properties. In manufacturing, when compared with virgin petroleum-based plastics, more than one tonne of CO2 emissions is saved per tonne of fibre. This equates to 60% less fossil usage when compared to traditional synthetic poly fibre production.

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