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onstantly inspired, Fine created the tables on the sides of the couch with beaded copies of geometric tiles, and the tables directly in front of the sofa with copies of the Iznik tiles (one is a fox, and the other a lion).
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ine certainly followed her own advice, exposing herself to the art and design of worldly cultures and making acquaintances along the way. She quickly developed a distinguished admiration for exotic textiles, particularly from India, and began designing her own fabrics in accord with Indian design, including tailor-made headboards that ignited a stir within the design community. She also paired with fellow textile designer Carolina Irving to open Irving & Fine, turning the foreign prints into peasant blouses for retail; upon its launch, the blouses flew feverishly off the shelves. But perhaps the real showcase of Fine’s inexplicable talent for textile design is the transformation of perfectly articulated fabrics into breathless dÊcor, as is evidenced throughout the guest apartment of her Seventh arrondissement flat in Paris, where she has shared her
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