PO-EM uses textiles that are hand-spun and handwoven from natural fibers. Natural dyes are used for color. Traditional methods of artisan design are utilized such as block printing, weaving and resist-dying. Textile works are proudly made in partnership with established cooperatives and workshops in India, Guatemala and Mexico.
All PO-EM pieces are designed by artist and designer Carla Venticinque-Osborn. Carla is a first generation American, with a mother from Colombia and a father from Sicily/Argentina. These cultural roots often influence the subject matter of her designs. Carla founded textile & art studio PO-EM in 2016 as a way to bridge her designs with heritage production techniques and traditions, working to both celebrate and support handmade industries and also to offer a poetic connection to sustainable goods.
