Need It Now: Jason Wu/Canvas Collaboration
“It feels like I’m just filling in the pieces of the puzzle,” says Jason Wu
of his new furniture line with Canvas. “I never thought of myself as
being limited to fashion. I’m a designer and if you have a vision you
can apply that to anything.” And so he did. What began over a cup of
coffee has turned into a fitting collaboration with one of New York’s
most buzzed-about home furnishings brands. More than a year since that
first prophetic conversation, the hotly anticipated capsule collection
hits stores today.
“I wanted to mix the DNA of Jason Wu and Canvas together,” explains Wu who, together with Canvas’s founder, Andrew Corrie, created an eight-piece collection that includes hand-dyed linen upholstery, metal casegoods (a first for Canvas), and hand-blown glass accessories. “Jason has a spectacular taste level and an eye for detail which lends a wonderfully glamorous feel to everything,” notes Corrie.
In creating the line, the duo drew inspiration from Art Deco designers like Jacques Adnet and the restraint of mid-century Danish style. And in the most literal translation of the Jason Wu brand, throw pillows have been embroidered with his signature handmade lace motif. Other pieces boast patinated bronze medallions, rounded cross bars, and a hand-waxed finish over vintage blackened metal. The proportions are subtle and complemented by textural materials and solid construction with each piece made by local craftsmen in the United States.
To those on the outside it might seem like an unlikely pairing, but for Wu it was a no-brainer. “I’ve always loved the rustic, slightly worn style of Canvas and that element of an artisanal hand,” he says. “It’s so inherently chic.”
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“I wanted to mix the DNA of Jason Wu and Canvas together,” explains Wu who, together with Canvas’s founder, Andrew Corrie, created an eight-piece collection that includes hand-dyed linen upholstery, metal casegoods (a first for Canvas), and hand-blown glass accessories. “Jason has a spectacular taste level and an eye for detail which lends a wonderfully glamorous feel to everything,” notes Corrie.
In creating the line, the duo drew inspiration from Art Deco designers like Jacques Adnet and the restraint of mid-century Danish style. And in the most literal translation of the Jason Wu brand, throw pillows have been embroidered with his signature handmade lace motif. Other pieces boast patinated bronze medallions, rounded cross bars, and a hand-waxed finish over vintage blackened metal. The proportions are subtle and complemented by textural materials and solid construction with each piece made by local craftsmen in the United States.
To those on the outside it might seem like an unlikely pairing, but for Wu it was a no-brainer. “I’ve always loved the rustic, slightly worn style of Canvas and that element of an artisanal hand,” he says. “It’s so inherently chic.”
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