An afternoon of baskets!
Doug Johnston's Studio
Doug Johnston's studio is located in a huge old industrial building on the boundary between Kensington and Borough Park—that's pretty deep into Brooklyn. It was such a pleasure to meet both Doug and his wife Tomoe Matsuoka. They were so gracious and accommodating as they showed us around their space, letting us nose around their sewing machines and play with their various baskets and bags. They've split their space into two rooms, with the more light-filled of the two being used as the sewing room. It's light, bright, humming as the sewing machines run, and lined with baskets and color. Each basket is constructed from coiled braided cotton cord that's zig-zag stitched into shape, and they're starting to play with nylon cord now too, especially for their lighting pieces.
Thanks Doug and Tomoe for a lovely afternoon!
More to Love
Crowns Basket by Doug Johnston
Spots Basket by Doug Johnston & Tomoe Matsuoka
Sticks by Doug Johnston
Big Block by Doug Johnston
Archer by Doug Johnston
Smawla Bag by Doug Johnston
Murzu Vessel by Doug Johnston
Net Bag by Doug Johnston
Slangette Bag by Doug Johnston & Tomoe Matsuoka
Tawla Bag by Doug Johnston & Tomoe Matsuoka
Nepenthes Hanging Basket by Doug Johnston & Tomoe Matsuoka
Tub Basket by Doug Johnston & Tomoe Matsuoka
Mini Three Hump by Doug Johnston & Tomoe Matsuoka
Steps Basket by Doug Johnston & Tomoe Matsuoka
Neutral Density Basket: Clouds 4 by Doug Johnston
Combs Basket by Doug Johnston
Two-Block Basket by Doug Johnston
Tripplehorn by Doug Johnston
Black & White 100.1 Basket by Doug Johnston
250 Basket by Doug Johnston & Tomoe Matsuoka
Big & Tall Basket by Doug Johnston & Tomoe Matsuoka
The Slider by Tomoe Matsuoka and Doug Johnston
DJ Big Basket by Doug Johnston
DJ Double Pail Basket by Doug Johnston
DJ Coyote Basket by Doug Johnston
DJ Cap’n Basket by Doug Johnston
DJ Basket Backpack by Doug Johnston
Clouds by Doug Johnston