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Ruth Sumner NZ Fabric Artist - Wellington

"From a past comes re-creations that will tell stories for generations to come - beautifully."

"We all have a favourite food, and for Ruth Sumner, the maker and creator of Heirloom Design, hers is honey, so why not have these indulgences as something tangible and soft to snuggle into?The inspiration for the cushions first came into fruition when the first of many sisters was heavily pregnant in the midst of a rip-roaring cherry season in Marlborough; Thus a combination of filling (and ultimately rapidly emptying) many buckets of cherries and my sister needing something to 'prop-her-up' on the couch, the fruity cushions were born.Using up-cycled classic NZ wool blankets, heavy pure cotton drill, boiled NZ merino wool, feather-down inners, nickel-free zippers and buckets of dedication and love, Ruth aims to explore and recapture recollections from the past, reinventing them with a modernist twist to give them purpose and beauty. Taste some here: ...more

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