Monochromatic Super Waves Shaggy for a Masculine Room

Posted by Marise on 8 February 2010

House & Leisure Magazine featured our Super Waves Shaggy in the February 2010 edition.

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A Touch of Gold

Posted by Marise on 23 November 2009

Need some inspiration for your festive table?

House & Leisure’s table is accompanied by a luxurious Fibre Designs Super Waves shaggy rug.

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Design Time Job-Shadowing Initiative

Posted by Marise on 27 July 2009

Design Time School of Interior Design student Clement Spalding recently visited us for three weeks as part of a job shadowing initiative. The school places students at various organisations to help them implement and apply theory that they learnt during their studies.

Clement soon learnt that job shadowing is more than just “standing in an inconspicuous corner out of everybody’s way”. “What a well rounded experience,” says Clement. “From back of house, meaning the weaving in India, to front of house, meaning PR and all its manifestations.”

“Three weeks is not a sufficient amount of time to spend at any business and know all about it when the time is up. It is, however, sufficient a time to start asking questions and finding answers. I wondered, why have a carpet or rug as apposed to any other floor finish? Different thoughts became apparent. Just as the primary function of a house is to provide shelter, a rug’s primary function is only achievable indoors. Ground becomes floor and here you can design the floor you walk on, giving a strong psychological fulfilment aspect. I feel that a personal need is being fulfilled when choosing a carpet or rug.”

“Perhaps it is a physical expression of something grounding in an unpredictable world and therefore comforting. When an existing concept needs a ‘tying together or holding element’ in the room or if there is a no concept approach, is the carpet then an accent or central element in the room? Not forgetting that function and aesthetics will make their usual appearance in the decision making process. And rightly so. Weaving all these thoughts together, it is clear that at Fibre Designs, your needs and individual decision making process will thus in the process of weaving become manifest.”

Visit Clement’s link off DesignMind.co.za to see what he is up to.

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Visual Silence Makes a Big Noise at Decorex

Posted by Marise on 27 May 2009

Thank you to everyone who visited us at Decorex 2009 from 24-27 April at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. It was our first time exhibiting at the show. Cape Town is indeed alive and buzzing with creativity.

Thank you also to Natalie Thiart and Dominique Logan. Fibre Designs was presented with the best small stand award. Congratulations Natalie on your design and to Dominique for translating this design into the actual stand.

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Origin features in House & Leisure Magazine

Posted by Marise on 24 March 2009

Origin Objects Shop is making waves. Interior designer Beth Murray has been featured in the April 2009 edition of House & Leisure Magazine. Be sure to visit Beth at no 3 Jarvis Street, De Waterkant and indulge in her once-off pieces. For more information contact Beth directly at 021 418 0368 (office) or 083 469 6587 (cell).

Beth is currently working on a website. We will keep you posted on when this will be up and running. In the mean time, if you wish to be included in her mailing list, please forward your details to beth@origininteriors.com

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Camera, lights, action!

Posted by Marise on 11 December 2008

Watch SABC2′s premier arts and culture program ARTCHA on Wednesdays at 22:00 and you might soon spot a very familiar face.

The ARTCHA team headed up by presenter Eloise Cupido, also known for her roles in Jozi-H and Kompleks, recently visited Fibre Designs to shoot an insert on rugs as functional art pieces. And what better person to interview than Pierre. Anyone will have to search hard and far to get a person more passionate about rugs than him.

Be sure to diarise this one. We will keep you in the loop on when this specific insert will be aired. Not only will you learn more about the wonderful tradition of hand-woven rugs but you will also get to learn more about Pierre.

Artcha is an arts and culture magazine show. The name of the show is inspired by the spicy South African condiment Atchar and refers to the idea that whatever meal life serves up, art is the Artcha that adds a full bodied, sizzling flavour to our South African identity.

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