British architect John Pawson has collaborated with cashmere brand Oyuna on a collection of throws that draw on his design for the Lake Crossing in London's Kew Gardens.
The collection combines the Mongolian cashmere brand's textiles with Pawson's minimalist designs.
"So much of the thinking that has shaped my work also underpins Oyuna's practice," Pawson told Dezeen. "We wanted to create a series of designs based on embedded architectural narratives as a way of exploring these connecting threads."
John Pawson has designed a cashmere collection
While Pawson is often associated with pared-back, almost stark interiors, he has previously also created textile designs for Danish brand Tekla.
According to the architect, what interests him in working with textiles is the fabrication process. "I'm interested in the way that with textiles you start with an idea ? it might be a specific visual reference or something more abstract to do with a pattern, a texture or a colour ? and then you watch as the original image in your head is quietly transformed by the fabrication processes," he said.
The throws have colours informed by Kew Gardens
For Oyuna, Pawson designed a collection of throws with a muted colour palette. Both the hues and the patterns were partly inspired by Pawson's design for the Kew Gardens Lake Crossing, which won the 2008 Stephen Lawrence Prize.
For example, the Stone throw features a pattern informed by Pawson's slate stone wall design.
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