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Furniture Friday: Black, White, and Red All Over

This week we’ve decided to start a new column, Furniture Fridays!

Our first installment features South African designer John Vogel’s Mantis Lounger, currently available at West Elm. We’ve paired it with two Textilene Sunsure Fibre Fabric samples from the mid-20th century.  These were produced by E. W. Twitchell, Inc at 3rd and Somerset Street in Philadelphia.  These fabrics have the best tagline, “The Fabric That Laughs at the Sun.” 

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For Wardrobe Wednesday this week, we paired two of our mid century, Textilene Sunsure textiles with Mossimo’s Novelt Crossbody bag from Target. So cute & perfect for the Summer season!

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Textilene Sunsure - Fibre Fabric. “The Fabric That Laughs at the Sun.”

E.W. Twitchell, Inc. 3rd & Somerset Sts. Philadelphia. Mid century.

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Textilene Sunsure - Fibre Fabric. “The Fabric That Laughs at the Sun.”

E.W. Twitchell, Inc. 3rd & Somerset Sts. Philadelphia. Mid century.

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Quartet by Knoll. Print on polyester. Mid 20th century.

Quartet by Knoll. Print on polyester. Mid 20th century.

Knoll printed samples. Mid 20th century.

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Knoll printed velvet sample. Mid 20th century.

Knoll printed velvet sample. Mid 20th century.

Knoll printed velvet samples. Mid 20th century.

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Knoll printed velvet samples. Mid 20th century.

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Geometric print on poly/cotton blend. David Martin. New York. 1970s.

Geometric print on poly/cotton blend. David Martin. New York. 1970s.