vibrant pairings
“I like bold color, brightness. For me, color is a way to be fearless.”
For Cat, color inspiration is everywhere—in her house and backyard, local architecture, landscaping, nature, photos, you name it. The digital coloring process is one of her favorite parts of designing, because more often than not, color is what makes a pattern take flight. When she discovers an unexpected pairing, suddenly, a design takes on a different dimension. And that’s why color is also the most time-intensive part of her process—she pushes and pushes her explorations until something interesting happens. Like solving a math problem, with many dozens or hundreds of possibilities, she tests combinations until the design comes alive.
Process: Start by hand.
“There's an organic line quality to doing something by hand that is almost impossible to capture doing it any other way.”
Cat’s approach as a textile designer is to see the beauty, and then do something with it. Inspired by nature and the everyday world around her, she starts by making a drawing or painting, and then digitally colors and configures it into the interlocking patterns applied to her products. Floral vines become stripes, long leaves become geometric anchors, frogs and birds become focal points. Cat’s organic-meets-logic approach results in fabrics and wallpaper—functional paintings—that are mathematically precise and beautifully human.
“I’m obsessed with doing puzzles, and I like to try to make these patterns that really interact, really interlock.”
The Collection
Jacquards
“Like a chair you can pass on to your grandkids—it has that level of durability.”
Velvet Jacquard involves a highly specialized craft weaving process that is rare throughout the world. Made of over 3,000 hand-placed, hand-tied bobbins of yarn, and produced in Pennsylvania on the only Jacquard wire loom in North America, it is truly artisanal. Depending on the number of colors and design complexity, it can take up to five days to place the bobbins. Then, following the 2-3 week weaving process, the fabric is steamed and sheared, to ensure a perfectly even pile. It is such a special fabric, and to have it produced in the US makes it all the more extraordinary.
Learn about the mill that produces Cat Judice textiles and their jacquard weaving process at mtlpa.com.
Sustainability
Cat Judice products are designed with the planet in mind. Textiles that are highly durable and wallpaper that’s produced-to-order makes for long lasting beauty and less landfill waste. Cat Judice is committed to partnering with US-based manufacturers and other women-owned businesses. 100% of her products are made in America.
Wallpaper
“Bright colors just bring a shot of joy; they make your heart pitter patter.”
Cat Judice wallpaper is designed for those who want to surround themselves with color, to adorn their homes with vivacity. Made to order by a US-based women-owned printer, this collection features some of her boldest colorways yet.
To Purchase
There are no minimum orders required to purchase wallpaper or fabrics. Please contact Cat’s showrooms for product availability.
About Cat Judice
Cat studied fashion at the Rhode Island School of Design and textile design at the Fashion Institute of Technology (SUNY). Born in Louisiana and raised in South Carolina, she spent her childhood developing a love of tradition, and also of nature, thanks to the hidden creatures she discovered in her own backyard as a kid. With an admitted tendency towards excess, Cat’s work unites intricate, mathematical ornamentation and pattern with the organic vitality of the natural world. She works and lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina, with her husband and three children.
