Momentum is honored to introduce the final two designs of the Crossing Colors collection, designed by Sheila Hicks. With expertise derived from her sixty years’ experience at the pinnacle of the art and design worlds, Sheila envisioned and executed this exquisite collection of textiles consisting of five energetic, linear patterns and a subtly textural coordinating plain.

About the Collaboration
In the summer of 2012, Momentum approached Sheila with the desire to collaborate, and discovered a willing partner with a shared aesthetic goal – to break free of the traditional boundaries of woven textiles to create a collection of truly contemporary fabrics. Sheila presented to Momentum her vision for the collection: Crossing Colors, based on an ongoing series of artwork she has been producing since the 1960s.

In the over 70 drawings that comprise this series, Sheila explores many incarnations of intersecting angled lines. The crossings form engrossing interstices of negative space; colors meet and react in surprising combinations. Five of these graphic works of art were selected for translation into upholstery textiles. To execute the vision of the artist, it became necessary to expand the boundaries of jacquard weaving. Hicks wanted the designs to extend from one edge of the fabric to the other in unbroken strokes emancipated from the constraints of looms that usually require a horizontal repeat. Great care was taken to preserve the exquisite nuances of the artwork by capturing the expressive variation of ink and chalk on paper and translating it into woven form. Ms. Hicks is famous for her impeccable use of color, so particular attention was given to the nuances and glowing saturation of the 91 skus in this collection – a truly irresistible array of colors.