Together, Larissa Beringer and Lindsay Lorraine have been designing and weaving as a partnership since 2018- exploring what it means to make slow cloth in a sustainable and embodied way - broadly exploring themes related to the body, labor, environment and materiality. In July 2019, Cloth Tone invited four artists to join them in the Okanagan for a weekend of foraging, natural dyeing, cooking, swimming and skill sharing on themes across their individual practices. The Cloth Tone Weekend nurtured new relationships and a feeling of wholeness through the simple act of slowing down in an open, creative space. There was an acknowledgment for the necessity of human connection in creating a sustainable future. So, with a commitment to engaging in curatorial projects that gather artists together under themes related to contemporary textiles, sustainability, the body and our well-being - the exhibition Cloth Culture took shape. If we turn our attention to cloth as a means for living sustainably into the future what are the possible outcomes?
Moniker Press
Printed Matter w/ Moniker Press
Risoprint postcards and bookmarks printed by Moniker Press for Cloth Tone, Vancouver
SUMMER CLOTH and CERULEAN RUG SERIES in stock!
Shop for our Cotton and Linen Summer Cloth in store only at ADHOC Penticton!
100 % Western Canadian Wool and raw linen Cerulean Rug Series available at ADHOC Penticton!
Shout Out!
Thank you Ad Hoc for the shout out in the Globe & Mail. We love this uniquely curated, independent clothing design and homewares store in Penticton, British Columbia. We have a few select items in stock here!
Interior Textiles
Interior Textile Design
2018-ongoing
Working collaboratively with friends, family, artists, and designers, Cloth Tone regularly designs custom, one-of-a-kind textiles to play with your personality and enrich your space.
Body Towels
Linen/Cotton kitchen cloth
“Blue Oceans” wool rag rug
“Linen pillow slips”
Natural wool floor cushions
“Pulling the Clouds” Linen/Cotton Blankets
ADHOC COMMISSION
ADHOC Interior Textiles
Jan-May 2019
We’re so proud of the one-of-a kind, custom, handwoven textiles we designed and wove for Virginia Bray, owner of ADHOC in Penticton, B.C. The series of eight curtain panels function both as a decorative, textured backdrop and as a series of functional change room curtains. Woven using natural undyed, unbleached linen, hemp, cotton and wool intermixed with details of plant dyed wool (marigold, goldenrod and onion skins) spun by Larissa’s grandmother, Ilse Beringer, the panels offer privacy and translucency of light simultaneously. Throughout the store you’ll find chunky cotton/linen chair covers and our classic pillows slips on down filled cushions. The combination of white walls, eclectic lighting, handmade plywood shelving and independent fashion labels create the perfect back drop for Cloth Tone’s unique aesthetic to shine.
Cloth Tone at Western Front's Annual Fundraiser and Craft Fair →
CLOTH TONE is weaving up a storm of handwoven linen, merino, silk and cotton cloth for TOQUE this year!
We’re there SUNDAY DECEMBER 2nd ONLY - 11-5pm
SEE YOU SOON VANCOUVER!
Check out the Toque vendor line-up here
OSMICS collaboration
OSMICS for CLOTH TONE
Ochre Teal is a Cloth Tone scent, designed by Jen Weih of Osmics. It captures the aromatic flora and scent of summer breeze along the shores of Okanagan Lake and up into the sandy hills of ponderosa pine and sage. The subtle blend of cedar, balsam, bergamot and sage is a perfect companion for the body and home- not only does it purify the air and awaken your senses - it chases away the moths in your cloth cupboards as well!
Cloth Tone Pop-Up at the Aviary
Join us to celebrate and view our first series of work!
When: Oct 6, 2018 // 11-5pm
Where: The Aviary, 637 East 15th Avenue, Vancouver B.C. // @theaviary
Offerings: We will be selling a variety of blankets, shawls, ponchos, pillows and rugs. Each piece is handwoven by Beringer & Lorraine. The materials are sourced with care and most yarns are ethically produced and some are hand spun and plant dyed.
Show: Collection is available for viewing September 29 to October 6, 2018
Payment: Cash or Credit Card
The Aviary
637 East 15th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Textiles in the City
We are incredibly excited about the timely reemergence of textiles in art and design practices. Both locally and internationally the renewed interest in the culture of textiles from a historical and contemporary perspective is palpable. Whether tracing themes of gender, identity, consumerism, myth, materialism, colonialism, collectivity or psychological impact, the language of TEXTILES matters!
Here is a list of a few of the current exhibitions, symposiums and people that are contributing to this larger conversation about inter-disciplinary cloth culture in Vancouver and beyond!
Textile Society of America Symposium
“The Social Fabric: Deep Local to Pan Global”, A symposium examineing the creative cross-pollination between textile traditions of settler cultures and Indigenous cultures in the Americas.
Sept 19-23, 2018
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center
https://textilesocietyofamerica.org/tsa_symposium/symposium-2018/location/
Woven Work from Near Here
Curated by Emily Hermant and T'ai Smith
September 7 - October 20, 2018
Grunt Gallery, Vancouver
Beginning with the Seventies
Collective Acts
Sept 4 - Dec 2, 2018
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, Vancouver
http://belkin.ubc.ca/current/beginning-with-the-seventies-collective-acts
The Space
Featuring works by Canadian artists Sophia Borowska, Fei Disbrow, Anna Heyward-Jones, Katherine Boyer and Chelsea Yuill. The exhibition runs in conjunction with the Textile Society of America’s Biennial Symposium.
Curated by Anita Cirillo and Nikki Peck
September 20–October 06, 2018
http://www.galleryjones.com/contact/
Far & Near : the roots of what we make
A group invitational show of contemporary textiles.
Friday Sept 2 - October 12, 2019
Silk Weaving Studio, Granville Island, Vancouver
https://www.silkweavingstudio.com/events.html
Intertwined
Saturday Sept 15, 2018 - Thurs Sep 27, 2018
“Faculties of Art, Design + Dynamic Media, and Culture + Community, as well as the Aboriginal Gathering Place present Intertwined, a group exhibition exploring the myriad ways in which textiles and fibres have come to play a prominent role in shaping contemporary artistic practice in the University community.”
Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver
https://www.ecuad.ca/calendar/intertwined-michael-obrien-exhibition-commons
Cut, Weave, Throw, Print
Thurs Sept 13 - Sept 29, 2018
“In a world of artifice easily facilitated by user friendly technology I curated this exhibition to present art in which the works elegantly manifest the artists’ discernment, understanding and knowledge of techniques which are critical to their practices
Elissa Cristall Gallery, Vancouver
https://cristallgallery.com/current/
Comfort Zone
Tue Sep 4 – Wed Oct 31
In conjunction with the Textile Society of America’s 16th Biennial Symposium, The Social Fabric: Deep Local To Pan Global, the Roundhouse features the works of prominent BC textile artists Ruth Jones, Janna Marie Vallee, Sasha Gale, and Ana Isabel.
Roundhouse, Vancouver
http://roundhouse.ca/events/comfort-zone/
Connecting Threads
Sep 22, 2018 - Dec 16, 2018
“Contemporary artists have long been creating astonishing works using fibre materials as a medium and exploring textiles as a subject.”
Surrey Art Gallery
https://www.surrey.ca/culture-recreation/27165.aspx
The Art of Warmth : Peace Arch Weavers and Spinners Guild
Enjoy the variety of works that Surrey’s talented artists and artisans can make with fibre!
Aug 25 - Nov 10, 2018
Surrey Art Gallery
https://www.surrey.ca/culture-recreation/27168.aspx
Anni Albers
Oct 11 - Jan 27, 2019
Anni Albers combined the ancient craft of hand-weaving with the language of modern art.
Tate Modern, London
https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/exhibition/anni-albers
Community
Our interdisciplinary studio embraces local & ethical textile production within a growing community dedicated to sustainable, long-lasting goods that resonate with our day-to-day experiences.
We are exploring ideas around creating lasting goods with community members and artists and are looking forward to 2019 where we plan to work with the Lake Country Art Gallery on a project around these ideas.
Curatorial Statement
Cloth Tone engages in curatorial projects that gather artists and designers together under themes related to contemporary textiles, environmental ethics, sustainability, the body and our well-being. Cloth Tone actively flows between art, fashion and design and thrives in a space where ideas and influences cross-pollinate.
Cloth Tone believes that textiles are embedded in our understanding of everyday experience and architecture, cultural traditions, labor practices, scales of production and environmental impact.