Shantell Martin, "Places Spaces Faces" cushions at Cooper Hewit | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Shantell Martin, "Places Spaces Faces" cushions at Cooper Hewit

Designer Shantell Martin discusses her collaboration with Momentum Textiles.

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Designer Shantell Martin discusses her collaboration with Momentum Textiles.

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A cushion covered in black and white graphic textile design uses only an unbroken line drawing to illustrate a fantastical “story”. Black is employed as the background color and white for the line drawing. By combining both figurative and text elements, the designer fills the space from edge to edge with imagery and word/s with no apparent connection. Replete with simplistically depicted faces, boats, trees, birds, fish, stick figures (static and in multiple poses indicating movement) along with words/phrases, all of which combined imbue the piece with light hearted -humor. The cushion textile beckons close observation so as not to miss the many imaginative details.

Object ID #1108951543
82% cotton, 18% nylon, acrylic backing.
Gift of Momentum Group.
s-e-2319

This object was made by Momentum Group.
There are 2 images and 1 video of this object.

Object ID #1108951541

Object ID #1108951541
76% cotton, 24% nylon, acyrlic backing.
Gift of Momentum Group.
s-e-2318

This object was made by Momentum Group.
There are 2 images and 1 video of this object.

Shantell Martin

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Shantell Martin
British, b. 1980.

This person is involved with 2 objects in our collection.