Urban Textiles An Interview By Meghan Dwyer of ICFF
MD: Tell me about your company! When were you founded and what do you do?
AB: Urbs studio officially launched in 2019 as a project based studio. My husband Matt and I joined forces to work on self-directed projects that tell the story of urban life. The goal of the studio being simple, to create works that had no client boundaries and would allow us to play. After returning to Texas in 2015 I had just completed a children’s textile collection with Windham fabrics that was based on my children’s product line, Lille Huset. I loved working on the designs but I also wanted to start to think about textiles for the home.
GoodHood: Austin Neighborhood Rides
Not long ago as I was doing some design research on what makes good urban signage, I found an image that had the word "GoodHood" put into the sidewalk. I love the idea of claiming your hood as good! In an effort to do my due diligence in trying to experience my neighborhood by bike, car, walking and riding (transportation), I met up with my colleague Jacob to do a neighborhood ride-about.