Shared Ground Collection
Shared Ground Collection
February 2022
In the Shared Ground collection, sustainability and modern craft converge to reveal our similar traditions and shared responsibility to each other and the Earth. This collection of four textiles by Suzanne Tick is inspired by the origins of textile making, reinterpreting heritage weave structures and foundational fibers spanning many centuries and cultures.
Galvanized by shifting landscapes in society, art, architecture, design and technology, Shared Ground’s optimistic color palette brings renewed energy into a space. Color inspiration spans from the soothing qualities of natural wool to high impact brights on recycled materials through new dye processes.
Emphasizing recycled and renewable fibers with Melange Check and Wool Fleck and multipurpose-use applications with Complect and Cult Classic, Shared Ground’s textiles literally share common grounds, borrowing motifs from one other during development on the Tick Studio handloom. Classic plaid, plain weave and twill weaves are realized in wool and wool-like materials, facilitating reconnection to our roots, providing an essential need for our time.
Melange Check
Made of pre- and post-consumer recycled wool, acrylic and polyester, repurposed fibers take on new life and minimize environmental impact when shredded down and re-spun into richly colored melange yarns. Once woven, dimensional color interactions emerge, displaying a striking pattern with a soft, woolen surface suitable for contract and hospitality interiors. Each of Melange Check’s 10 colorways coordinate directly with multiple Wool Fleck colors.
Cult Classic
Cult Classic meets the demand for a highly upholsterable multipurpose textile with a timeless look and soft hand. Cult Classic achieves its wool-like surface using custom-spun polyester yarns to provide a sumptuous hand and luxurious aesthetic for upholstery, wrapped walls, panels, screens and drapery. Cult Classic’s twill structure attains its deeply structural multi- color weave effect through the interaction of its warp and weft, providing a range of eight colorways that range from rich and sophisticated neutrals and greys to saturated greens and pinks.
Complect
Complect’s particular fiber and dye story makes it an exciting and innovative addition to the Luum collection. Using new cationic and disperse dye technology with 100% recycled polyester fibers, Complect employs traditional weaving techniques to create a deeply textural surface and tonal color only previously achievable using partially recycled polyester fibers. With its multipurpose use properties suitable for upholstery, acoustical panels, wrapped walls and screens, Complect provides organic movement on furniture and vertical surfaces. Complect comes in 19 colorways, ranging from punchy brights to neutral mainstays. Complect’s particular fiber and dye story makes it an exciting and innovative addition to the Luum collection. Using new cationic and disperse dye technology with 100% recycled polyester fibers, Complect employs traditional weaving techniques to create a deeply textural surface and tonal color only previously achievable using partially recycled polyester fibers. With its multipurpose use properties suitable for upholstery, acoustical panels, wrapped walls and screens, Complect provides organic movement on furniture and vertical surfaces. Complect comes in 19 colorways, ranging from punchy brights to neutral mainstays.
Wool Fleck
Developed on the Tick Studio loom, Wool Fleck modernizes the plain weave structure, transforming it with vivid color combinations. Using pre- and post-consumer recycled wool, acrylic and polyester, each colorway begins its second life when discarded garments and postindustrial textile waste are shredded back into fiber according to content. Multiple colors of the resulting fiber are mixed into a precise formula and spun together to create complex melange yarns. Dimensional color interactions emerge in the weaving process resulting in a soft, woolen textile suitable for contract and hospitality interiors that minimizes environmental impact. Wool Fleck’s 21 colorways coordinate directly with Melange Check, the large scale plaid, which derived from the same handwoven weave blanket as Wool Fleck.