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modern world<br />
best in show<br />
Super<br />
Sonic<br />
BeatWoven’s DreaMelody:<br />
Patterns in Play collection<br />
features designs derived by<br />
custom software from musical<br />
patterns in iconic British pop<br />
songs, including Queen’s<br />
“A Kind of Magic” and “Lucy<br />
in the Sky with Diamonds” by<br />
The Beatles. The large cushion<br />
with piping is $450; small<br />
pillows are $300.<br />
British designer<br />
Nadia-Anne Ricketts spins<br />
sound waves into graphic<br />
textile patterns.<br />
What does your favorite song look like?<br />
BeatWoven, the music-inspired textile line<br />
by London-based designer Nadia-Anne<br />
Ricketts, might just have the answer.<br />
“It’s bizarre, but I always get a bit of a<br />
color palette in my head when I hear<br />
music,” says Ricketts, who transforms<br />
songs into silk using a proprietary software<br />
that helps her visualize sound. From there,<br />
the designer intuitively adds color and edits<br />
the patterns before they’re woven on digital<br />
jacquard looms at a British silk mill that<br />
dates back to the 18th century.<br />
“I usually think of an interior story and<br />
then choose music that fits within that<br />
story,” says Ricketts of her audiovisual<br />
inspirations. British pop music served as<br />
the starting point for the collection she<br />
debuted stateside at this year’s<br />
International Contemporary Furniture Fair,<br />
and she is currently working on a new line<br />
inspired by jazz, as well as private commissions.<br />
Think of it as music for your eyes.<br />
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