UNIQUE LA: FOLK PROJECT

I have been an avid attendee of Unique LA shows in years past, but somehow got a bit sidetracked from recent events. Lately I'd rather spend a Saturday at the beach than trekking back to downtown LA. Luckily a designer friend invited me to attend the summer show, and I was pretty impressed by this year's curated content. Once we strolled the show and my friend left for a prior engagement, I got the chance to talk to several new vendors and hear about their wares.

I especially liked the reimagined South American textiles at the Folk Project. Folk Project definitely subscribes to the philosophy of #moreismore. I love the "modern granny" nature of reupholstering a vintage western chair with Guatemalan embroidery. The result is a layered and textured piece of art that belongs in a museum display. The founder has a great eye for mixing different prints and embroidery styles onto unique shapes of furniture. Every inch is dense with pattern and detail which is deifnitely more to love!

Folk Project is all about introducing a piece of the traditional world to the modern one, in turn creating a refreshing design unique to the global living style. According to their overview, "Folk Project embodies the encounter of two worlds and the result is the syncretism of traditional costumes and home décor accent pieces. The mission of the project is to travel the world looking for unique textiles and turn them into bespoke decorative pieces, such as furniture, handbags and accessories."