Flick Skinner, the maker behind Eelo and Ider, studied textile design at Central Saint Martins, although her love affair with patchwork and hand quilting only truly began during the pandemic, a little while later Eelo and Ider was born. Combining play and spontaneity with time honoured quilt patterns aiming to usher quilted objects to be enjoyed in a new and modern way, combining art, craft, functionality and design. All pieces are created in house, by hand, using responsibly sourced cotton, linen, and upcycled clothing. Flick is drawn to linen's textural contrast with cottons, the visible weave of linen lends itself beautifully to hand quilting; their natural imperfections expressive, and leaves the mark of its making in full view. Textiles are among the most intimate and overlooked materials in our lives, present from our earliest moments and woven quietly through everyday experience. Flick is inspired by the ability of fabric to hold both memory, history, expression and necessity. Her practice channels personal and political feeling into forms that hold both comfort and catharsis. Inquisitively combining colour, shape and abstraction, Flick explores how emotion becomes visual form, to create pieces that function as individual works of art and as tactile, functional objects within the home offering durable alternatives to the throw away culture of the modern world, to be cherished for years to come not just for a season. Visit Eelo and Idery's WebsiteFollow Eelo and Ider on Instagram
