"Quilts you can shelter beneath. That's the promise of Luke Haynes's push to turn stitched textiles into functional structures. An acclaimed quilt artist whose photorealist works have been shown at the Brooklyn Museum and the American Folk Art Museum, Haynes tested the idea last summer in Phoenix's Sereno Park: a 45-foot above-ground tunnel made from nearly 200 quilts stretched over barrel-arched steel."
"Next up, a gateway for High Point, North Carolina. Haynes is installing an 82-foot quilt canopy at the entrance of Cohab Space, a nonprofit creative campus in the furniture capital providing studio and exhibition space to local makers. Unlike his previous structure, this one is built for longevity. Haynes-whom Cohab cofounder Michael Manes calls "a rock star in the quilting world"-is constructing it from scraps donated by Sunbrella, using the company's signature weather-resistant fabrics."
Luke Haynes adapts stitched textiles into functional, large-scale structures that offer shade and public shelter. He created a 45-foot above-ground tunnel in Phoenix using nearly 200 quilts stretched over barrel-arched steel, producing stained-glass-like light and a shaded area about 20 degrees cooler than outside. Haynes also works in collectible photorealist quilting shown in major museums and continues to produce traditional bed coverings. He is installing an 82-foot, long-lasting quilt canopy at Cohab Space in High Point using Sunbrella's weather-resistant fabric scraps donated for durability.
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