Haptic Lab: Modern Map Quilts

Emily Fischer of Haptic Lab has been making some noteworthy map quilts. Yes, take a closer look and you can navigate Lower Manhattan. I love the combination of traditional quilting with the modern map trend. See below for more eye candy.

King-sized quilt of Lower Manhattan: off-white silk

Queen-sized map of Rome: white silk shantung and red thread

Queen-sized map of Paris: white silk and taupe thread

Topographic quilt of Julian, California

Detail of Penobscot Bay keepsake quilt: silk applique

Duncan Johnson

Artist, Duncan Johnson, collects salvage wood from nearby his home in Vermont to make these lovely sculptures. Or should I call them paintings or quilts. I'm not sure. His art transcends many mediums and reminds me of traditional quilt making. Using scraps of whatever you have around to make something beautiful.



It reminds me of an idea I was exploring a while back with fused plastic quilt like pieces.


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Quilts as Art

Ian Hundley, an artist out of Brooklyn creates these beautiful quilts inspired by maps.


I immediately fell in love with his work! Maps are one of my many obsessions and I am happy to see such a beautiful interpretation of a map. Eventually I want to start making quilts, but for now my hands are full for now.