richard saja

Danger in the Garden.

Glow-in-the-dark french knots embroidered onto a slub-heavy wool depict the stars of the summer sky.

I discovered Richard Saja today while poking around Apartment Therapy; and you just couldn't guess how crazy I am about this work. I'm completely enamored.

Hand-embroidered toile made into sofas, cushions, and wall panels.




Glow in the dark thread hand-embroidered on the reverse side of a cotton toile print depicting the marriage of King Arthur to Guinevere.


Embroidered drawings from the Lost Girls series.



More...
New York Times article on Richard Saja.
HIstorically Inaacurate, Saja's blog.
The Apartment Therapy feature on Saja.
The Future Perfect, a Brooklyn based experimental design shop that regularly features Saja's work.

via Apartment Therapy