Areaware’s Modern Organic Pillows
Written by Urban Sherp on June 12th, 2010
Who: Areaware (Ross Menuez) – New York, NY
What: Kuma Pillow, Zig
Where: Exclusively Home – $54 with free shipping, also available in Dot, Feather, Fingerprint, Herringbone & Tatami
Why We Love It: We can’t wait to get our hands on this new collection of throw pillows from Areaware. The patterns are just incredibly cool, modern and colorful and fun. In fact, we were so taken by the Zig pattern when we first saw it, (these prints were first introduced as a limited edition collection of teddy bears), that we just couldn’t resist and ended up convincing ourselves that, yes, it’s totally normal for grown-ups to have teddy bears… Suffice to say we were psyched to see the patterns resurface in a collection of throw pillows. (Trade you a bear for a pillow?)
The lively fabric designs are the creation of Ross Menuez who has designed everything from a small airplane to costumes for Bjork and has collaborated with Areaware in the past to create the Fauna Collection (remember the onesies?). The covers are hand silk-screened on organic cotton canvas using environmentally friendly, soy-based inks and filled with a down insert. The canvas is pretty heavy duty and quite soft. You can also get your hands on these prints in the form of pouches and Tote Bags.
