The Art of Storytelling…on Pillows
Elizabeth Holmes
Elizabeth Holmes is an interior designer and
co-founder of Memoranda, an online retailer of retro modern decorative
pillows. Flips and fros, beehives and
bamboo earrings never looked so…delicious.
Memoranda, an online home accessories boutique, was
conceived last year in collaboration with my husband, John, an illustrator. As
an interior designer, I’m always searching for something bright, bold or sexy
to pull a room together. It’s why I’m willing to put graffiti on the wall of a
family room.
"With Memoranda I wanted to create home accessories –
pillows, bedding, and wallpaper that paid homage to the past, but with a modern
twist.
Inspiration…
It began with a list of my favorite things from my
childhood, like jelly shoes and doorknocker earrings, and photos of my mom in a
partial beehive and catglasses from the late 60s. That led to research on what
was going on at that time in [her]story, fashion and pop culture.
The collection…
The end result was a collection of home accessories designed
to celebrate the retro style attributes of iconic women of the 60s, 70s and
80s: Pam Grier, a.k.a. Foxy Brown, Jean Shrimpton, Diana Ross and The Supremes,
The Ronnettes. Salt-n-Pepa.
My favorite designs include our “Flip 4 Fro” and Bamboo
Dreams” patterns, as well as our “Diva Doorknocker” pillow cover.
How it’s made…
Memoranda’s bright and bold graphics are printed on linen in
a variety of colors from chartreuse and ocean blue to hot pink and orange
sherbert. We are proud to say that all of our pillows are made by hand here in
the USA.
What’s next…
Memoranda pillow covers will be available in three new
colors for fall and in two new sizes. And some of our favorite patterns will be
available as bedding, wallpaper and shower curtains.
We’re already working on a second collection -- Times Square
circa 1979-80.
Connect…
Memoranda
@memorandanyc
Elizabeth Holmes
Design
@EHDzine
Those pillow covers are awesome! Very unique.
ReplyDeleteThanks Teresa. I think so too. The owner is a college friend of mine and we recently had a lengthy discussion about her business. When I saw her designs...I wanted to share them on my blog.
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