Patria Restaurant is a Spanish tapas restaurant in downtown Toronto, designed by Commute Home. Within this restaurant is a double-height feature wall, with a graphic designed by Biography Design. This mixed media wall is comprised of a custom wallpaper image of a flamenco dancer, mounted behind a cross stitched screen. The cross stitch pattern is embroidered using cotton jersey on copper-coated steel grid.
Laura designed the technique, scale, material use, and completed the cross stitching by hand with the help of many friends. Henry Salonen coordinated the customization and installation of the steel grids. The full process took just over two months to complete, totalling 485 hours for everyone involved. There are just over 17,000 stitches in the installation, spread over 21 separate 4'x8' panels.
This project was featured in Design*Sponge, Casa Vogue Brasil, Toronto Life, and Canadian House & Home (03/2013).
Year: 2012
Location: Toronto
Project Type: Textile Installation
Materials: Copper plated wire grid, cotton jersey fabric strips
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VIDEOS
Making of Patria Cross Stitch Installation (Longer, Vimeo)​
Making of Patria Cross Stitch Installation (Shorter, Youtube)