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Kubo Curated Udon Weave Palm Cushion

At the heart of each Kubo Curated cushion lies a supreme dedication to craftsmanship. Female artisans from the Philippines’ T’boli tribe – known as dreamweavers – fashion the cloth from hand-picked, sun-dried and specially dyed abacá fibres. This cushion is finished with a close, intricate weave that creates visual texture and petite coconut-shell buttons to the reverse.

Material: abaca and duck feather
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Dimensions: 50cm (l) x 50cm (w) / 19.5" (l) x 19.5" (w)
Cleaning: handwash only
Colour: natural

For Kubo Curated, an abiding respect for artisanship transcends craft and enters the realm of the sacred. The craft matters too, of course – the labour of devotion that is abacá-weaving, its artisans, the T’boli tribe in the Philippines. This ancient practice is deeply spiritual and produces a beautiful and resilient fabric known as T'nalak. Pure abacá fibres of the banana family are hand-picked, stripped, sun-dried, then dyed using a technique known as ikat. The T’boli believe that the weaver receives each design in a dream, gifted by the goddess Fu Dalu. Only the tribeswomen can work as these ‘dreamweavers’, through the men may assist in harvesting and preparing the fibres. The resulting fabric creates each intricate Kubo cushion cover, with geometric lattice patterns a recurring motif in the collection.

Product ID: 2212357003

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