Warp & Weft

Smack out of the era more then any other home décor product and once remembered as a Moorish plant holder; an art form out of the 70’s puts itself squarely in the here and now, right where it should be...and it’s called Macramé. Warp & Weft by Charlene Spiteri is a Melbourne based textile designer just doing that. Reinventing the retro version of the past with a modern fresh twist. “Having been surround by Macramé as a child, from Pot plants, wall hangings to even owning a few fashion pieces has given me the desire to re-create a range of stylish home décor Macramé pieces to suite both interior and exterior spaces”. The collection consists of plant hangers, wall hangings and decorative Macramé Art.”It’s my past, my heritage of Macramé and it’s skills that brings me here”. Each piece is handmade to order and designed using a variety of flavorsome colours and materials. Commission piece are also available for both residential and commercial spaces. Charlene Spiteri’s background comes from a family of talented artists and designers. Her passion for weave began at a very early age of 16. From here she pursued her dreams by studied the skill of weaving through Melbourne Institute of Textiles learning all there is know from a master weaver. Her studies continued at RMIT with a bachelor and honours in Textiles design. Specialising in Macramé has lead Charlene to creating pieces for clients such as Levis, Malibu US, being featured stylesight a global trend report, as well as working with lighting specialist Lights, Lights, Lights developing a exclusive macramé pendant light collection, featured in this years episode of ‘The Block 2014’.