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Color Your World With Otomi Embroidery
Splash your rooms with the colorful goodness of this Mexican patterned fabric, for a dose of cheer on even a rainy day
The Otomi are a group of people indigenous to central Mexico. Their traditional embroidery includes colorful, simple images of the natural world — flowers, rabbits, deer and trees — against a natural white cotton background. And it's gorgeous.
I love Otomi fabric for its color and shape, but also because though it is ancient, it has a crisp, modern look. You can pair Otomi fabric with modern lines, colors and sensibilities, and it makes perfect sense. You can also layer it in pattern- and color-filled rooms. It's a designer's dream.
I love Otomi fabric for its color and shape, but also because though it is ancient, it has a crisp, modern look. You can pair Otomi fabric with modern lines, colors and sensibilities, and it makes perfect sense. You can also layer it in pattern- and color-filled rooms. It's a designer's dream.
Bright rosa Mexicana Otomi throw pillows and a suzani coverlet. Oh, what heavenly modern ethnic loveliness.
My vibrant blue Otomi pillows against my yellow velvet sofa.
Pink Otomi curtains in a Mexican-inspired kitchen. They're so fun and lively. How could anyone be gloomy with curtains like this?
It's so beautiful, it's art. I have also seen smaller panels framed behind glass. A triptych in white frames would be a modern beauty.
Otomi Throw Pillows
This vibrant collection of Otomi throw pillows is stunning against this beige backdrop. The more traditionally multicolored pieces form the frame for the single-color lumbar pillows. I absolutely love this.
A neutral beige Otomi fabric adds a subtle hint of pattern to this beige room.
Stray Dog Designs Otomi Floor Lamp
Traditional Otomi embroidery is multicolored, like this amazing lampshade.
Otomi Wallpaper, Almost White/Red
Otomi-inspired wallpaper. This could work in a crazily colorful Mexican room or in a spare, mostly white modern box.