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12 Design Ideas for Dorms

Dorms don’t have to be boring. Go back to school in style with these 12 essentials. Pro tip: Plan your color story ahead. Choose your favorite color, or two, or more (John Robshaw himself is a maximalist) and go back to your color story when making any of the below design decisions. Jami Belushi in her dorm room above.Featuring John Robshaw bedding, pillows, and custom ottoman. 1. TWIN XL SHEETS...

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How to Fold (& Store) Sheets

Fitted, Flat, Pillow Cases. Professional organizers @ofspaceandmind give us their tips on how to fold a sheet set (including tricky fitted sheets) for both narrow and deep shelves using our Vamika Periwinkle and Cinde Indigo sheets. The key to a great fold is to consider where you’re storing a piece, then fold it to fit your space. Pro tip! Stack fitted sheet on bottom, then flat sheet. Place pillowcases inside...

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2022 Pillow Horoscopes

Happy International Astrology Day! To honor the occasion, we thought we’d share  our pillow recommendations for each zodiac sign. Aries Butterflies have many meanings, but they’re known best for their metamorphosis. It’s Aries’ nature to be fire-hot in one moment, and cucumber cool in the next, shedding your skin. Coral Butterfly Decorative Pillow Taurus The earthy tones and cool blue-greens should speak well to your calm and collected energy. Cozy...

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How to Make Cyanotypes

Blue. Print. John and his wife Rachel created three prints using exotic palms then had them made into cyanotypes in India on hand made paper. Read about the history and process of making these cyanotypes below. Cyanotype is a 170 year old photographic printing process that creates prints in an extraordinary blue. ‘Cyan’ comes from the Greek, meaning ‘dark blue’. The process was invented by Sir John Herschel, a scientist...

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4 Ways to Use a Throw

1. At the Foot of the Bed Fold in half and drape over the end of the bed, either horizontally or diagonally. It creates a nice focal point and gives any bed a styled look. You can also fold a throw on a chair at the end of a bed for the same feel. Photo by Rachel Robshaw. Photo by Rachel Robshaw. 2. Cover up a Chair Give any piece...

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How to Stuff a Euro

Step 1 Chop euro down the middle. Step 2 Fold euro in half. Step 3 Slide folded euro inside cover so that left side of pillow fits. Step 4 Adjust to fill pillow end to end. Step 5 Make sure euro corners fill pillow cover corners. Step 6 One last chop to fluff it up! Step 7 Your euro awaits!

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6 Designer Tablescapes

We asked five different interior designers to style their autumn tables using our Fall tabletop collection and the result was five very different, and very beautiful tablescapes. 1. Eddie Ross at Maximalist Studios @eddieross    @maximaliststudios Eddie’s company Maximalist Studios combines 9,000 square feet of space into three studios and a prop house, where they help clients like Anthropologie, Lilly Pulitzer, and York Wallcoverings create fresh content for their channels. Teams can rent...

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Meet Photographer Jonas Spinoy

Years (and years) ago, I was planning to shoot a new season of prints in Jaipur and needed a local photographer.  I had heard rumors about a Belgium fellow who was fluent in Hindi, a brilliant photographer, and he lived in Jaipur. My connection with Jonas Spinoy was fortunately made. From Goa to Kashmir, Jonas has shot many of our collection photos, and we have had many adventures together. I...

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Introducing John Robshaw x Cloth & Company

John with Meganne Wecker of Cloth & Company. Years ago, I met Meganne Wecker, Founder of Cloth & Company, when we were working on a collaboration for furniture for Bloomingdale’s. When she let me know her dad always wanted to go to India, I set him out on an itinerary and Meganne and I became family friends for life. She is always on the cutting edge, both in creating bespoke...

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The Pattern Farmer

20th Anniversary Poster Collaboration, Alexander Gorlizki and John Robshaw In celebration of our 20th Anniversary collection, we collaborated with my friend and artist Alexander Gorlizki to create a one of a kind poster which will be included in the boxes of all purchases July through September. I met Alex many moons ago at a run down palace hotel in Jaipur. Alex had come to study with the master Indian miniature...

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