Textile Designer Lori Weitzner Weaves Her Magic
The New York-based designer and author believes beautiful products have the power to shape our moods
Words by: Matt Dougherty
Textile Designer Lori Weitzner Weaves Her Magic
The New York-based designer and author believes beautiful products have the power to shape our moods
Words by: Matt Dougherty
“My childhood was filled with art,” recalls textile and wallcovering designer Lori Weitzner. “I loved to sketch and paint clothing, because I loved the lines and colors I could create.”
Her early affinity for art led her to Syracuse University, where she intended to pursue a degree in painting, but switched gears to textile design after a professor suggested she might find more success there. “He briefly broke my heart,” says the Scarsdale, New York native, but fortunately, “I fell in love with [textiles] almost immediately.”