Amy Butler (designer)
Amy Butler is a creative designer from the United States, specializing in fabric designs and patterns.
Career
Butler's design business, Amy Butler Designs, was launched in 2000. Butler's work features motifs inspired by traditional Asian patterns, retro style and modern influences; bright, saturated colours; and an essentially bohemian style. Butler's designs have been credited with inspiring a new generation of sewing enthusiasts.[1]
Amy Butler is a former contributing editor for Country Living magazine, where she began publishing her designs. After moving back to her native Ohio with her husband, she established her freelance design company.[2] Butler has diversified into several product ranges, including several books, stationery products, wallpaper, organic bedding and towels.[3]
Butler recently decided to diversify the business further, and an electronic magazine launched in 2012, Blossom. Butler describes her "personal style" as "A fresh, modern take on vintage style".[4]
Butler's work has been featured in editorial pieces for decorating and design magazines worldwide, including Better Homes and Gardens, Livingetc., Schönerwohnen, Marie Claire, Maison Coté Ouest, Burda Style, and many others.[5] Butler is one of the top-selling quilting and home-sewing fabric designers, and is considered within the business to be a "celebrity fabric designer",[6] similar to Kaffe Fassett, appearing often at large trade shows.[7]
Amy Butler Designs is based in Butler's longtime home of Granville, Ohio. Amy Butler has collaborated on a variety of projects with her husband, designer David Butler, beginning with the design studio they launched in 1992, Art of the Midwest.[8] Among their collaborations are several books on topics such as traditional country cookery and philosophy. They also collaborate in the design of Blossom.
Books by Amy Butler
- Sewing
- Amy Butler's Style Stitches (photography by David Butler) (2010)
- Amy Butler's In Stitches (photography by Colin McGuire) (2006)
- Amy Butler's Midwest Modern (photography by David Butler) (2007)
- Amy Butler's Little Stitches for Little Ones (photography by Colin McGuire) (2008)
- Sew-It Kit (Photography by Colin McGuire) (2007)
- Other
- Found Style (co-written with David Butler) (2003)
External links
- Interview with Amy Butler about her business, 2012.
- Interview with Amy Butler about her book Midwest Modern.
References
- ↑ "Design Showcase 2010: The Judges". Apartment Therapy. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ↑ Lam, Lisa. "Crafting Heroes Interview with Amy Butler". Craft Boom Blog. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Amy Butler". The Decorating Diva. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ↑ "BHG Style Spotters: Behind-the-Scenes with Stylemaker Amy Butler". Better Homes and Gardens. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Press". Amy Butler Design. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ↑ Wild, Denise. "Meeting Amy Butler". LoveSewing Magazine. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ↑ Rex, Tara. "Amy Butler Archives: Wednesday Wisdom... Inspiration from TCC". Where Women Create. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ↑ Kelly, Bryan. "MAKE: Amy Butler's Midwest Modern". PrairieMod. Retrieved December 6, 2012.