I have always been an admirer of vintage African textiles; I love to use them as pillows and for upholstering furniture in my projects. I first noticed an antique chair in Robert Kime’s original shop in Kensington Church Street many years ago. I was smitten by the idea of a simple artisan fabric upholstered on a fine piece of furniture. Since that day I always keep my eyes open for interesting Kente cloths in vintage markets and when I am traveling in South Africa. The one that inspired my quilt was a recent purchase in the curio shop in Plettenberg Bay this last Christmas, it now hangs on the back of my sofa in Palm Beach.
Mally Skok is an interior designer and textile maker, originally from South Africa. Following a global upbringing, Mally and her family moved in the mid-1990s from London to America, where she launched her interior design business. Mally has since built a client base that is enamored with her creative mix of layering the new with the old and transforming homes into comfortable, colourful living spaces. Mally, a tastemaker, a noticer, and a woman with a mission to empower others, has inspired her followers and design friends. She lives with her husband and two doggies and travels to South Africa and elsewhere to visit her beloved mum and three grown children.
Please note that as this purchase is part of a charity project, we kindly ask that anyone who purchases a quilt will need to contact us to arrange shipment of the quilt or arrange collection directly from the exhibition in Nantucket.
