Store Spotlight: Surface Art
January 15, 2009 by Sasha Manuel
Filed under Indie
Another unique find in the Australian Indie Fashion scene is Surface Art.
Surface Art produces a range of fabric designs mainly in 100% cotton that can be used for home wares, furnishings and clothing.
All the fabrics and prints they make are proudly Australian.
I love their Summer collection. It’s very fun and bright. I particularly like DOTTO, Kinomi (on dresses), Dispersal and Mikko (on tees), Bed Feather and Doov (on fabrics by metre).
It’s actually a fabulous idea to make the fabrics available to the public. This way you are encouraging them to create their own clothing style (something I’d look into since I like experimenting on different prints and fabrics plus making my own clothes would be a fun thing to do!) OR use them fabrics on pillow cases or bed sheets. Way cool!
I reckon Surface Art is worth a look esp if you’re into the whole DIY fashion and home decor. See the list of Stockists.
About Moyra Proudfoot
Moyra Proudfoot studied textile design in Scotland and after working for a well known Australian artist decided to set up Surface Art in 2002. She has a love of printed fabric and creates a range of prints that are contemporary in design using her influences of Japanese art, fifties and sixties design and photographs of nature. She believes that the simple use of shapes balanced with colour can achieve effective pieces of design.
Image: Surface Art
