Hawaiian Design…..KAPA

One of my favorite Hawaiian Art forms is Kapa.  Kapa is a paper like cloth that is made from the interior bark of the Wauke plant, also known as paper mulberry.  Hawaiians created Kapa for clothing and used the most beautiful plant dyes for color.  By the end of the 19th century virtually all kapa making had ceased in Hawai'i and much of the knowledge had been lost.  

Today, Kapa is reborn and the current show Mahala Hou Ke Kapa, at MACC our arts and cultural center, is a stunning exhibit of modern day Kapa.  I will be talking more about this art form in the future and will show how we have used the antique patterns, printed on fabric for Interior Design projects as custom drapery and bedding. 

Welcome to my Interior Design blog!

"Please remove your shoes".  This request is posted at the entrance of just about every home in the Hawaiian Islands and for those who live here, it is a given to remove one's shoes before entering.  Welcome to my blog!

This is a brand new adventure for me as a Maui Interior Designer.  I am very excited to have a forum to write about and to share the incredible Interior Design, Art and Architecture of Hawaii Nei.  I hope that these posts will both inform and inspire.  PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE to comment.    I look forward to hearing from you!   Aloha nui loa!