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Originally from South Carolina, Kathryn graduated from the textile department of the Rhode Island School of Design. As a student at RISD, Kathryn fell in love with the act of making. Whether through silk-screen printing, knitting,embroideryorpainting-makingthingsbyhandbecamesuchanintegralpartofherdesignprocess,andit continuestobethebackboneofherworktoday.AfterRISDshespentseveralyearsworkinginNewYorkbefore moving back to the south to set up her textile design studio in Savannah, GA. Having grown up around interior design and architecture, it was clear when she opened her studio that she would focus on the development of fabrics for the interior design trade. In Savannah, her signature handmade-modern style was born, using the architecture,landscape,colorsandhistoryofthesouthasinspirationformanyofherpremierdesigns Inthespring of 2018 Kathryn and the studio moved to her husband’s hometown of Chicago, which now serves as her newest sourceforcreativityanddesigninspiration ReadonforaquickquestionnairewithKathryn!

Describeyourstyleinthreewords.

Layered,classic,pattern-forward.

Whatmadeyouwanttostartyourline?

Igrewuparoundhigh-endinteriorsandstudiedtextiledesignin college When it was time for me to take the next step in my career, it felt natural to marry my innate knowledge of interior designwiththefabricdesignskillsIlearnedatRISDtostartmy ownstudio.IstartedMarescaTextilesin2012inasparebedroom of my apartment and screen printed the first samples in that studiomyself!

Whatinspiresyou?

I’m constantly finding new inspiration all around me, from the architecture in my historic neighborhood to memories of home. Ournewestcollection,called“Andrews”,isinspiredbymemories of my great-grandmother Louise’s home in Andrews, SC and payshomagetomysouthernroots

What'syourfavoritepatternatthemoment?

I love Sassafras from our new Andrews Collection. With playful color combinations that complement both new and old fabrics, Sassafras is the design that brings the entire collectiontogether Ilovethatsomethingsosimplecanmake suchanimpact!

What'syourfavoritethingaboutyourprocess?

Ilovetakingmytimewithnewcollections,addingsomething new and then taking a step back, putting things away for a while and coming back to them later I feel like creating that fresh perspective for myself leads to more intentional, well though-outdesigns

Whatareyoumostexcitedaboutforyourline?

The new Andrews Collection just hit the market and is so well received I can’t wait to see how designers use this new collection in their own projects There is something so rewarding about seeing our collections installed, and it’s alwaysatreatoncedesignersstartsharingimagesofthefabric andwallpaperbeingusedintheirinstalls

What’syourfavoritecity?

Pawleys Island, SC will always be my favorite place in the world Our family has owned a house there for four generations, and my husband and I got married at the little chapelonthecreek It’sthemostspecialplaceonearth!

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