Earth Hour

This Saturday - March 31 at 8:30 pm WWF's 2012 Earth Hour will begin. Last year in 2011, hundreds of millions of people from 135 countries worldwide turned off their lights in efforts to support the world's largest campaign for the planet: EARTH HOUR. What can you do while your lights and electricity are off? Here's 9 fun things to do during EARTH HOUR.

For more information about Earth Hour 2012

We here at Oliveira Textiles will be turning our lights out as well in support of our planet on March 31 at 8:30pm. Our shop will be dark in support of a brighter future.

It's Springtime in Bristol

Custom Tunics, Hats, & Shifts - all from our organic fabrics.

Visit our website for a selection of patterns and colorways. Click on 'Products', then 'Fabrics', then choose a color thumbnail for more details. Call or e-mail for pricing.  Also, We'll be decorating our store-front with lots of daffodils for the local "Daffodil Days" event coming in early April. Stay tuned for some fun photos.

Thank you!!

Dawn

info@oliveiratextiles.com

401-396-9194

Inspiration

Come in and chat about custom color for any of our patterns. If you have a favorite wall color or brand new area rug and you would really love to pull those colors out for your draperies or upholstery, we can help. Stop in any day between 9:30am and 5:00pm Monday through Saturday. We're here to inspire!


Oliveira Textiles   219 High Street   Bristol  Rhode Island   02809  401-396-9194

More Sun / More Color….

Did we mention that we love color here at Oliveira Textiles? As this weather of ours has been so lovely lately, and the sun is shining through my shop windows for a longer stretch each day, I am wanting everyone to welcome more color into their lives so here is an excerpt from the High Point Market's Color Trends for 2012 Interiors.
Soak it in! http://www.highpointmarket.org/

"Into the blue
Intense blues are strong this year. While blue always has been a favorite among consumers, the look as been updated to a richer, more true blue. For example, the PantoneHome + Interiors 2012 Indigo Effects is inspired by the celestial blues and deep blue indigos of the twilight sky. Sherwin William’s 2012 Colormix features “a pair of functional and treasured blues: denim and water. It explores the darkest indigo to faded-jeans hues, some with violet undertones, as well as the calm, shimmery shades that reflect rivers, lakes and seas.” Finally, Benjamin Moore’s Fluid Blues palette covers a range, from gray-blues to aquas to deep-sea navy.

Emerald waves
Sherwin Williams’ Colormix casts aside the yellow-tinged greens of the past, instead focusing on “greens that are lush, moody and complex. It showcases the depths of the sea and forest; leafy motifs; rustic natural textures; and organic elements such as algae, moss and seaweed.” Benjamin Moore’s Elemental Greens palette also evokes nature, “from spring’s yellow-greens to the blued grays of woodland shadows.”

Purple reigns
Purple still is one of this year’s hottest hues. What makes this color so popular is its versatility. Pantone’s Back to the Fuschia palette calls attention to the bright, bold purples, while Benjamin Moore’s Violet Twilight palette features hues from the “deepest amethyst to a dream-like pale violet,” and purple’s “beautiful blue-tinted variations.” 

Fiery orange
Another versatile hue is orange. Go tropical with citrus, warm with terra cotta or cozy with pumpkin hues. The reddish orange Tangerine Tango, Pantone’s color of the year, is “sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, with a lot of depth to it,” says Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy."

OT in March Issue of Rhode Island Monthly Magazine

Always love local press!

Very Nice to see our brand new patterns, Kelp Me and Kelp Me Grande (with fish) - tangerine colorway, both on our hemp/org cotton twill. Thank you writer Steve Slosberg and art director Jamie Coelho.

Also comes in 'Ultramarine Blue' to coordinate with our mystic blue Anemone pattern

And 'Moss' to coordinate with our seaweed green Anemone

Just call to order swatches. 401-396-9194, Dawn

Spring Improvements

Soon to be found on our website's 'Products' page… a complete list of all of our current patterns available as yardage. Simply click on one of these small thumbnails and a detailed description will open. Once you've decided on a pattern/colorway, send us an e-mail or call our studio for pricing and ordering. If we have your colorway in stock, yardage will ship the next business morning. If not, we can custom print in as little as one week for digital process or 4 weeks for hand screen process.

info@oliveiratextiles.com

401-396-9194 - studio/office

917-523-3986 - mobile

Dawn

Easier browsing for fabrics on our website - coming!

FYI - we are adding information to our website to make pattern selection easier. Thumbnails of all of our colorways and detailed descriptions of each fabric, including repeat sizes, & ground cloths are being added. At the moment, visitors to our website are not able to 'click through' to see all our fabrics and we intend to fix that ASAP. I've sent all the info to my wonderful web designer, www.6square.com. I will announce the completion in the next couple of weeks. In the mean time, please do not hesitate to call me or e-mail with any questions. I am very glad to attach images and specs to your inquiry. 401-396-9194, Dawn
Thanks so much for your patience

Custom Color - OT's Ripple Effect

Lovely custom project. Our 100% hemp herringbone chosen for it's unique subtle texture, our HH126 Ripple Effect custom printed in our client's choice of 'brush', a warm soft neutral tan - for her newly built sea-side Rhode Island home. We kept her fabric choices eco and sea inspired. A winning combination!

Design and Obsolesence

So I've been obsessing over the past few months, especially through the holiday season, about how many SALES are going on ALL THE TIME everywhere. Really? Is this entirely necessary? I for one can't follow this lead. I'm too small a company with too much invested in my products. I design with intent - to make my designs last, a long time hopefully. And this morning I found this video. Brilliant, Simple, Done.  Link to Fast Company article by Belinda Lanks on the design genius of Dieter Rams, "exclusive interview, the master discusses his time at Braun, Apple, the importance of entrepreneurs in driving design innovation, and the role of sustainability." 
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663906/our-interview-with-dieter-rams-the-greatest-designer-alive-video


Against obsolescence from Vitsœ on Vimeo.

Educating the American Consumer - North Carolina Organic Cotton

TS Designs, a t-shirt manufacturer in North Carolina has been walking the organic walk for more than a decade. They print t's 'for any organization looking for a better quality product with a better environmental and social impact.' I love their rehance printing process. As the owner, Eric Henry states so eloquently, It's all about education and supporting American manufacturing. They're creating the jobs that politicians are just talking about. I have such admiration for a company like this.  My dream is to aquire enough capital to work with as many US companies like TS designs as we can for our fabric by the yard, and women's accessories. This video says so much in just a few minutes. Take 5, it's worth the watch. 




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