SlowDown Studio.

• Slowdown Studio is a collective project of designer Marc Hendrick. Within the collective Hendrick selects home and international illustrators and artists to create woven blankets.  The blankets consist of 100% cotton with the aim of being versatile for a verity of uses. 
• The studio is only small so can only run a limited number of blankets and these have a selling price of around £175 each.  So the studio runs as an independent studio. But their stocklist is highly international.
•  The blanket above, designed by Tom Abbiss Smith - UK based illustrator, is one that I particularly like. His practice is mainly collage based and as such is highly experimental. The main reason I like this design is mainly the colour pallet. The mix between softer pastel colours and then the bold black rips and marks is an interesting balance that works. The darker shapes elevate the design and help to highlight certain features, for example, the pink flower shape. 
• The different textures, in the ripping of paper and varying marks aesthetically are gorgeous. They give the product a strong tactile nature.
•  The tactile and experimental feel is something that I am aiming for in my practice as it is very process driven, this is a good example to take note from.