Five Minutes with a Friend: Patriae Studio
Meaning ‘homelands’ in Latin, Patriae serves as both title and influence for Barbara Pisch’s work; within it are the principles and aesthetics of her own family history.
Image courtesy of Rob Cusick.
Since then, Patriae has organically evolved into a store and gallery that focuses on unique and skillfully-crafted new and vintage goods and clothes, sourced locally and internationally.
Patriae Studio are offering a prize in the upcoming issue of Selvedge issue 119: Savoir Faire which will be released this Saturday 15 June. We spoke to Barbara about her textile stories and histories.
Patriae from Rob Cusick on Vimeo.
Born in Slovakia to a lineage of tailors and fiber-craft experts, Barbara relocated to the US at age seven, and grew up collecting antique textiles from her homeland as a way of connecting to her heritage. She first made a tote from an antique handwoven hemp grain-sack over twenty years ago, and after years in various design fields opened her textile showroom and sewing studio in Asbury Park, NJ in 2016.Since then, Patriae has organically evolved into a store and gallery that focuses on unique and skillfully-crafted new and vintage goods and clothes, sourced locally and internationally.
Patriae Studio are offering a prize in the upcoming issue of Selvedge issue 119: Savoir Faire which will be released this Saturday 15 June. We spoke to Barbara about her textile stories and histories.
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