Silk and Cotton: The Division of Labor Between Two Textiles

A set of Southeast Asian textiles with clear division of labor. Glossy silk is used only for small accent areas: a few cushions, a table runner; large areas are coarse-woven cotton and linen: bed sheets, mosquito nets, window curtains, in unbleached off-white. The texture contrast between the two is obvious: one reflective, one matte. There are no other types of textiles. Avoid: making large areas of silk look luxurious, using synthetic fibers and printed fabrics, adding a large number of throw pillows and decorative textiles, using the same texture for all textiles.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組分工明確的東南亞織品。有光澤的絲只用在小面積的重點:幾個坐墊、一條桌旗;大面積則是粗織的棉與麻:床單、蚊帳、窗前的簾,顏色是未漂白的米白。兩者的質地反差明顯:一個反光一個消光。沒有其他的織品種類。避免:讓大面積使用絲綢變得華麗、使用化纖與有印花的布、加入大量的抱枕與裝飾織品、讓所有織品使用同一種質地。