MARFA STANCE X THE QUILTER'S OF GEE'S BEND

Marfa Stance is proud to announce a one-of-a-kind collaboration with the exceptional women artisans of Gee’s Bend.

From the early twentieth century to the present day, the women of Gee’s Bend – a small, remote, Black community in Alabama, USA – have been creating hand-stitched, geometric quilt works, now internationally recognised as modern masterpieces. Despite this recognition, the artisans have experienced difficulty in monetizing their work and the community has struggled financially.

Now Marfa Stance, through partnership with Nest, a non-profit organization supporting responsible and creative engagement with artisans from across the globe, has collaborated with Gee’s Bend on a unique project: a collection of one-of-a-kind homewares, garments and art created by its artisans, which will generate revenue for the community and provide a blue-print for future income streams.

In a first for Gee’s Bend, the artisans have used luxury, designer-provided fabrics for their designs – colourful cashmeres, wools and fly-weight nylons, all leftover from Marfa Stance production in Italy – combined with their own found fabric, resulting in striking colour and material juxtapositions.

This exclusive, one-of-a-kind collaboration with Marfa Stance and the Quilter's of Gees Bend launches on October 20th. Sign up below to for notifications.

'I want the world to know that if they have a Gee's Bend quilted piece, more likely than not, it is made with love.'

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Mary Margaret Pettway


This exclusive, one-of-a-kind collaboration with Marfa Stance and the Quilter's of Gees Bend launches on October 20th. Sign up below to for notifications.