Kevin O’Brien Studio tries on neutral tones in new collection

Atlanta Market introductions will also include line inspired by Brooklyn Museum project

Biscotti luxury bedding marks the textile design house’s first collection made in natural shades.

Philadelphia – Artisan-centric Kevin O’Brien Studio (KOBS) is broadening its palette with nature-inspired collections.

Set to debut at Atlantic Market next month, the introductions include the textile design house’s first foray into natural shades with a luxury bedding line of pure cotton-made coverlets and shams in the biscotti colorway.

“Our velvet is what we are known for, which is why we deliberately added a fetching velvet trim to our luxury bedding so that it all ties back to our decorative pillows and throws for a complete ensemble,” said Kevin O’Brien, founder of KOBS.

The studio is also introducing two new colors to its velvet ombre and burnout offerings. Evergreen is a lively, saturated green while Thistle is a soft lavender.

Sustainability features in this season’s introductions as well. As customers increasingly seek ‘quality that cares’ in their décor, KOBS is expanding the breadth of its Color Blocks of hand-crafted decorative pillows.

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Color Blocks pillows are hand-made from the studio’s fabric scraps.

Fabric scraps and discards that are sheared and shed during KOBS’ domestic manufacturing process are repurposed into distinctive pieces. Handmade by KOBS’ sewers at the company’s Philadelphia facilities, each piece is unique.

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The Prospect Park collection grew out of work Kevin O’Brien did for a historic furnishings exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum.

Product launches for Atlanta Market will round out with the new Prospect Park collection. It stems from a project O’Brien took on for the Brooklyn Museum furnishings exhibit, when he was asked to create reproductions of the original upholstery fabrics for some of the pieces.

Named after the iconic neighborhood where the Brooklyn Museum resides, the new collection of fabric yardage and pillows are made from hand-crafted in velvet and available in a variety of colorways.

The Kevin O’Brien Studio showroom at AmericasMart in Atlanta is located at showroom B1, 9-C-6.

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