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...identification with gloves and condoms, latex starts its life cycle as a substance collected from Hevea brasiliensis, better known as the rubber tree. Vivètique in Arcadia, Calif., gets the natural-latex mattress cores primarily from its supplier in Sri Lanka and finishes them with a cover of quilted wool and cotton. "More than half of the inquiries we get are from consumers who don't want synthetic fire retardants in their mattresses," says Scott Carwile, who co-owns Vivètique with his brother Steve. "More people are doing their homework...
...mats and tapa cloths would undergo a revolution with the help of needle and thread brought by missionaries. In Hawaii and Tahiti, appliqu?d quilts (kapa kuiki and tifaifai, respectively) overtook tapa in importance, while to the west sewing was incorporated into the making of fine mats, fringed now with wool rather than feathers, turning these traditional markers of weddings, births and funerals into textured tapestries of national genealogy. As Tonga's Queen Salote famously declared, "Our history is written in our mats...
Blue is the color of the beautiful “Catholic clothâ€â€”a “soft wool, dyed very deepâ€â€”for which Isabelle resists Huguenot mores in buying from a peddlar. Blue is also the color of the distant horizon of the Cévennes mountains that Isabelle has left behind...
...fabric for hats or billiard tables, felt worked by London-based Finnish designer Anne Kyyrö Quinn becomes sumptuous art for the home. Her sculptural wall panels, throws and pillows have a bold, modern look. Based in the landmark Oxo Tower Wharf in London's South Bank, Quinn uses wool and industrial felt, weaving and twisting them into intricate designs. The raised relief on her flower pillows and three-dimensional dot pillows makes a bold statement on any sofa. Quinn will even customize the pillows to match your décor. De Beers has used the designer's wall hangings...
...natural materials, a Vividus bed, above, takes up to 160 hours to complete and is built entirely by hand (hence the $49,500 price tag). The pine frame is held together through a dovetail-jointing method, requiring no screws. The main and overlay mattresses are layered blends of cotton, wool and horsehair. Each Vividus bed is custom-made and bears the signature of the Hästens craftsman who built...