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Black Tie International:
Maya Romanoff Celebrates 40th
Anniversary
& All That is Tie-Dye |
Maya Romanoff Celebrates 40th Anniversary and
All That is Tie-Dye
Co-hosted by Architectural Digest Magazine and the
Museum of Arts and Design
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Joyce and Maya Romanoff and Amy Lau
Photo by: Ann Watt |
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March
10, 2010
- Maya
Romanoff
celebrated
40 years
of
design
innovation
last
night at
the
Museum
of Arts
and
Design,
co-hosted
by
Architectural
Digest
Magazine.
The
evening
embraced
tie-dye,
the
original
inspiration
that
lead to
the
creation
of the
Maya
Romanoff
company
in 1969,
now
re-imagined
in a
40th
Anniversary
collection
that was
officially
unveiled
last
night.
In the
midst of
the
celebration
were
guests
David
Rockwell,
designer
for the
stage at
this
year’s
Oscars,
as well
as
friend
and
collaborator
to Maya
Romanoff,
Publisher
of
Architectural
Digest
Giulio
Capua,
Editor-in-Chief
of
Interior
Design
Magazine
Cindy
Allen,
and Maya
Romanoff
himself,
alongside
Wife and
company
President
Joyce
Romanoff.
Three
tie-dyed
wallcoverings
were
unveiled
for the
Spring
2010
collection:
Half
Plaid,
Snowflake,
and
Crystal.
This
anniversary
folio
was
inspired
by the
artist’s
early
work,
created
in
collaboration
with New
York
designer
and
co-founder
of
Design
Miami,
Amy Lau,
in
attendance
at last
night’s
event.
As part
of the
40th
anniversary
celebration,
Maya
Romanoff
artisans
conducted
special
studio
demonstrations
on the
6th
floor of
the
Museum
of Arts
and
Design,
showcasing
the
company’s
unique
techniques.
Maya
Romanoff
artisans
demonstrated
techniques
such as
metal
leafing,
handpainting,
tie-dye
and
inlay as
well as
experimentation
with
raw
materials.
About
Maya
Romanoff:
A
pioneer
of
monumental
textile
installation,
Maya
Romanoff
is noted
for his
deep
knowledge
of
ancient
craft
techniques
and
ability
to
synthesize
environments
with the
resonant
beauty
of
handmade,
utilitarian
objects
out of
materials
that
range
from
paper
and
felt, to
mica and
glass
bead.
The
guiding
force of
his
artistic
career
has been
to make
art that
is “ . .
. not so
much
objectified
as
occupied,”
to make
art of
every
day
life.
Maya
Romanoff's
work has
garnered
many
awards,
including
Icon of
Industry
from
NEWH,
the IFDA
Trailblazer
Award,
GOOD
Design
Award
and
International
Design
Excellence
Award,
as well
as
earned
the
permanent
placement
of
several
collections
into the
Cooper-Hewitt
Design
Institute
Smithsonian.
"To make
a
beautiful
thing
once is
easy -
to do it
over and
over
again
that is
the true
art." -
Maya
Romanoff
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For
further information,
please visit:
http://www.mayaromanoff.com
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To list an upcoming event
please contact:
joyce@blacktiemagazine.com |
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