IT ALL STARTED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO...
...Meeting with Nicole Miller, owner of Blackbird to discuss with her my ideas to "fully aestheticize the Blackbird man's lifestyle". We met several times over a few months, I'd bring some ideas and fabric swatches and she'd talk about the moon and the stars and german expressionism and everything she wanted a home collection to embody. These were the infant stages of what would become Blackbird Home at The Field House. Nicole then brought me on to help with the design and opening of the Portland Blackbird location, a project I will never forget and look back on very fondly. We distilled everything that worked for Blackbird so far and took it ever further creating a space that allowed the clothing to speak and just be. An exoskeleton, tent like structure was the main element, a wall treatment of smears from the Portland Mercury with nods to Cy Twombly's paintings. A giant army parachute for a dressing room drape and you've got the space. That experience taught us that we could do anything.
We returned to Ballard recharged and full of creative energy ready for the next evolution of Blackbird. Blackbird Home at The Field House was what grew from this energy. Every sense is taken into consideration in this space. From all of the scents in the Apothecary to the visual stimulation of all of our new home and lifestyle products. Like everything Blackbird offers this new line of furniture, lighting and home accessories is of the highest quality and pushes limits in design while keeping the history of each element in mind. Our sofa with its Victorian and English styling is juxtaposed with darkness in the upholstery, a lush black reverse buffalo hide. The pillow collection is based off of paintings from the artist Kazimir Malevich, done in super soft wool. A print collection taken from my own personal archives of found images from flight testings and war imagery adds great texture to any space.
Stay tuned for a bedding collection, more upholstery, table top, in house design services and an ever expanding collection of fine furniture in hardwood and steel. I invite personally invite you into what has been a big part of the last year of my life. Our blood, sweat and even a few tears are in this new space and we are more than ecstatic to be able to share what has been floating in our heads for a long time.
BLACKBIRD HOME AT THE FIELD HOUSE
5465 Leary Ave
SEATTLE, WA 98107
+206.297.6093
