Textile designer Anne Kyyrö Quinn has been based in London since 1986 and set up her own design studio in 1999. Her thesis at the London Metropolitan University sparked her ongoing interest in felt as a material. She was one of the first designers to rediscover felt and update it for the twenty-first century. Kyyrö Quinn broke fresh ground when she used the material to pioneer a striking range of three-dimensional textiles. Eschewing traditional ornamentation, her signature style peels away surface embellishment to expose the core substance and structure that such robust materials can have. Collaboration with architects and interior designers has brought her wall textiles in to the public eye. Working on an architectural scale enables her to take natural fabrics in new directions. Anne Kyyrö Quinn’s clients include commercial enterprises as well as private customers. Her wall installations have been commissioned by a number of internationally known companies such as Virgin Atlantic, Warner Bros., Nokia, Marriott Hotels, BBC, DeBeers Diamonds, HSBC, The Lawn Tennis Association and W Hotels. Amongst her recent projects are the Boa Restaurant in Los Angeles and the newly opened Wit Design Hotel in Chicago. Anne Kyyrö Quinn has won numerous design awards. In December 2009, her acoustic wall panel Scallop won the prestigious international Good Design Award in the textiles category. Leaf acoustic panel was granted the same award in 2007 and Rosette acoustic panel in 2008. In addition to wall panels, Kyyrö Quinn has used felt to design blinds, lighting and cushions and to upholster furniture. Apart from felt, she has worked with linen and leather.
Scallop, Leaf & Laine
STRAIGHTFORWARD presents a decorative acoustic wall installation combining several of Anne Kyyrö Quinn’s textile structures. The Scallop, Laine and Leaf patterns will undulate in and out of the wall bringing color, texture, softness and a sense of movement to the surrounding space. The play of light on the surface of the textiles creates interesting optical illusions. Anne Kyyrö Quinn’s acoustic wall panels are striking, architectural interior elements with a vivid surface that really catches your eye and invites you to touch it. The strong, three-dimensional structure produces an original, sleek silhouette, which is a work of art in itself. In Anne Kyyrö Quinn’s design, classical materials are given a modern interpretation based on the clean-lined Scandinavian formal idiom. The wall panels are created using 100% sustainable wool felt making them an ecologically sound material choice. The panels also feature superb acoustic properties based on the use of the wool felt combined with Kyyrö Quinn’s signature three-dimensional surface structure. Her acoustic textile panels have been certified by sound testing laboratories achieving an international performance standard confirming the panels work to effectively reduce reflective sound levels. The wall coverings are set to target the sound requirements of public buildings were noise control and reduction are a big issue. Custom-made from industrial felt, the wall panels are cut, sewn and finished by hand at her London studio.
