Chroma is getting all dressed up. The translucent monolithic material made by 3form is now available in an exclusive range of metallic fabrics known as Chroma Morph. The three finishes—Morph Sterling, Morph Graphite, and Morph Platinum—lend the material an ethereal, ghostly quality. 
With more than 25 years experience in the textiles industry, designer Kristie Strasen opened her own firm in 2006. Place Textiles produces luxurious fabrics for residential and contract applications in beautiful neutrals and colors.
If any readers out there aren’t familiar with the Richard Linklater film Dazed and Confused, I’d suggest they dial it up stat. Among the gems from this 70s coming of age pic, is this stoner’s hypothesis of the life of our first President: “everyday George would come home, she would have a big fat bowl waiting for him, man, when he come in the door, man, she was a hip, hip, hip lady, man.”
Gliding our fingers over textured fabrics creates a sensation impossible to describe, see, or hear. While many of us choose interesting soft, thick, woven and silken fabrics to place over our skin as clothing, we don’t always allow ourselves the same freedom of choice in fabrics and leathers for the home.
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