the taos pendant
Pooky’s woven ikat, embellished with embroidered borders and darling tassels.
a touch of luxury
Decorative passementerie meets classic Pooky color. A first look at the collaboration, ahead of its debut this autumn.
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coming this autumn
17th–21st OctoberDebut · High Point Market
3rd NovemberOnline · pooky.com
From 3rd NovemberNew York Design Center
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meet our collaborators
A third-generation, New York family business devoted to a single, very specialised craft: fine trimming. For decades they have been the name top interior designers and architects turn to for the finishing detail, with an unrivalled archive of over 10,000 trims.
“Great design is defined by the details. Trimming elevates a space by adding that final layer of color, texture, and dimension.”
Michael Cohen, President
passementerie
The art of decorative trimming: the braids, cords, tapes, borders, fringes and tassels that finish curtains, upholstery, walls and lampshades.
“Passementerie is simply the French word for trimming,” says Michael. “By focusing exclusively on this very specialised category, we’re able to obsess over every detail, making sure a color is mixed just right, a yarn is twisted for both beauty and performance, and each construction achieves exactly what we envision.”
That singular focus runs from very modern, understated details to elaborate, classical pieces. Paired with the variety of fabrics available today, the possibilities are virtually endless.
three generations of trim
A family history
The beginning
Manhattan’s Garment District
Founder Samuel Cohen grew up working alongside his father and brother at M&J Trimming, surrounded by talented fashion designers.
Fashion to interiors
The same creative instinct
He found interior designers were searching for the same thing: details that were new, distinctive and beautifully made. Samuel & Sons was built on that idea.
The early 2000s
A new vocabulary
As minimalism took hold, many walked away from trim. Samuel & Sons reinvented it instead, with leather piping, micro cords, sleek borders and glass fringe.
Today
Over 10,000 trims
Led by Samuel’s son Michael, the family business works with some of the finest artisans in the world, across residential and hospitality interiors.
many skilled hands
How a trim is made
“The finished piece may appear effortless, but it rarely is,” says Marisa Gutmacher, VP of Design & Product Development. A single trim can bring together weaving, embroidery, braiding, knotting, tufting, beading, appliqué and hand assembly, each material demanding its own care.
silk
A natural luminosity and an extraordinary relationship with color.
leather
Needs careful handling, particularly when cut, embroidered or appliquéd.
wood
Its grain, tone and texture guide how it is carved and finished.
performance yarns
Durability without sacrificing refinement.
1 · Discovery
An archival textile, a single fibre or an architectural detail suggests the first direction.
2 · Study
The idea is developed through studies of scale, material and color.
3 · Sampling
Each round reveals something new, until the idea and the making become one.
it all began with a cup of tea
A meeting in Paris
Samuel & Sons’ team had long been dressing Pooky lamps with their trims for showroom displays. When the chief creatives of both brands finally met in the Paris showroom, surrounded by a wonderland of tassels and braids, the brief was simple: go wild.
“Everyone does fringe on a lampshade, so we’ve taken it up a notch. The trimmings really are miniature works of art, handcrafted in the finest materials.”
Jo Plant, Chief Creative Officer, Pooky
a sneak peek at the collection
Thirteen pieces, arriving 3rd November
the margaux
Fine pleated silk, a handwoven ‘Crête’ trim and a gold gathered lining.
the cretian scallop
A mélange of linen finished with complementary waved trimmings.
Thirteen pieces arrive on 3rd November. Until then, see what else is new.
Discover New Ina delightfully posh party
Behind the scenes, from canvas to camera
Jo pictured the collection in “the chicest cocktail bars and members’ clubs across London, Paris, and New York.” Stylist Miranda Sinclair brought that energy home, painting watercolors of each room before a highly spirited soirée, and a few nods to the morning after.
coming this autumn
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