Nina de Vassal showcased in American Craft Magazine

Graduate Textile Print Design student Nina de Vassal's wallpaper shown in American Craft Magazine Feb/Mar 2016 issue.

Photo by Cary Wolinsky

The article titled "Many Voices" (link *here*) interviews the newly inaugurated President of RISD, Rosanne Somerson on adorning her new home with student designs. Nina's work is showcased on the wall behind the work of fellow student Dwo Wen Chen's ceramics. The desk and chair also created by alumni, John Dunnigan, Peter Walker, and Rosanne Somerson.

"The wallpaper design was created as part of Traditional Home’s incubation project with RISD and Fabricut to find a fresh twist on traditional home textiles. “Wisteria" was part of my collection inspired by Old City, Philadelphia. My concept was to showcase the outdoor textures of Philadelphia’s oldest neighborhoods inside the home. 

“Wisteria” won best design for print and is being produced by Stroheim, one of Fabricut’s brands, as wallpaper in three different color ways. RISD’s President Rosanne Somerson decorated the President’s House in student and alumni work when she was inaugurated in 2015. American Craft included a feature on the house and its decor for the Feb/March 2016 issue." - Nina de Vassal