The Addyson Penguin is worked entirely in hand-applied sequins and beads on silk velvet — the body in dense white and silver, the wings, feet, and facial markings in black. The sequins cover every surface of the form, catching light from every angle, the texture uniform and richly tactile. The beak is a soft velvet form in warm amber-gold, the only warmth against an otherwise monochrome surface. A small, precisely made object with a lot of presence.
Designed in Germany and made by hand in India, each Addyson Penguin is worked piece by piece to Drechsel's own specifications.
Dimensions: H: 13cm × W 11cm
Hand embroidered silk velvet with sequin and bead embroidery.
ABOUT the MAKER
Anke Drechsel
Anke Drechsel has worked from her atelier in Karlsruhe since 1986, designing silk velvet cushions and home textiles that are made entirely by hand in India. Each piece is dyed to her own colour specifications and embroidered on the frame by skilled artisans, a process that is slow by intention, and visible in the result. Tessuti carries a curated selection of Drechsel's cushions and decorative objects: plain velvets finished with fringe, and embroidered pieces worked in silk thread on grounds that shift with the light. These are things made to be lived with.
