Professor Nick Cave Talks Fabrics with the New York Times

Nick Cave pictured with one of the fabrics from his collaboration with Knolls Textiles. Image courtesy of the New York Times.

Nick Cave pictured with one of the fabrics from his collaboration with Knolls Textiles. Image courtesy of the New York Times.

Stephanie and Bill Sick Professor of Fashion, Body and Garment Nick Cave discusses his latest project, a new line of fabrics and wall coverings, in a profile in the New York Times. Made in collaboration with Knoll Textiles, Cave’s line of fabrics include 10 designs that translate his aesthetic into commercially available textiles. In addition, the article highlights certain fabrics from the line including a drapery fabric called “Heard” made of five hand-sewn rows of colorful ribbons and “Forest,” a fabric inspired by Cave’s installation Architectural Forest.

“The core of the concept comes from a body of work that reads as one point of view,” Cave told the Times. “I was very interested in all of that, but also in working very independently, developing each individual cloth or wallpaper or upholstery and making sure that it was strong and that it provided the energy and the sort of vibration that I had imagined.”