The Mimosa Bear in Shaded Oro is small and self-contained — 13 cm in each direction, warm amber-gold silk velvet shading between deep ochre and pale honey. Across the body, face and feet, tulip-like flowers in blush pink and cream are outlined in dark brown stem stitch and scattered evenly on fine trailing stems. The embroidery continues across the muzzle and onto the ears, placed with the same care as everywhere else.
Designed in Germany and made by hand in India, each Mimosa Bear is embroidered on the frame, piece by piece, with fabric dyed to Drechsel's own colour specifications. Small enough to sit in the palm of a hand, considered enough to hold the attention.
Dimensions: 13H × 13W × 10D cm
Hand embroidered silk velvet.
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.
