03.07.13

Tweed in a New Light

The tweed bags, accessories and home wares by Edinburgh based designer/maker Katherine Emtage are on display this autumn for our September Maker of the Month exhibition.

Working in Harris and other Scottish tweeds, Emtage produces design led bags and accessories, which use traditional tweed in new and innovative ways. With a rich jewel toned palette including mustard, chartreuse, poppy and magenta, Emtage specialises in quilting, ruching, pin-tucking and colour blocking the tweed, among other techniques, to create interesting and unusual pieces that are contemporary, with a timeless feel.

Emtage is debuting new work at her Maker of the Month exhibition, including tweed places to keep your technology, and introducing her new colours, plum and peacock.

The bags are both beautiful and durable. They have a three-layer construction, with an interlining for added durability. Natural materials are used wherever possible. Evening bags are lined in silk taffeta, day bags in bespoke hand printed cotton hemp. Her current collection includes day bags, evening bags, coin purses, technology solutions, corsages and tea cosies.

Of her exhibition at Concrete Wardrobe, Emtage commented, “It’s a great opportunity to showcase my collection, and trial new designs. When you see all the colours together it’s like a treasure trove of precious jewels.”

Fiona McIntosh, co-owner of Concrete Wardrobe added, “Emtage has a loyal customer base at Concrete Wardrobe who appreciate the quality and beauty of her work. Her new range shows that tweed has a place very much in the 21^st century.”

Concrete Wardrobe continues to support local and Scottish trained designer makers as Scotland’s foremost independent retailer of design led craft.

Katherine Emtage will be on display at Concrete Wardrobe from 1^st to 30^th September 2013.

Concrete Wardrobe is open Monday to Saturday 11am to 7pm. (Sunday 12 - 5pm.)

Concrete Wardrobe 50a Broughton Street, Edinburgh EH1 3SA.

ENDS

PR: Katherine Emtage. Co-Owners: James Donald & Fiona McIntosh