QUILT DRESS
Design by COMPANY / Aamu Song
Made by Esther Martin in Intercourse PA, US
Dress making by Sari Manner
Material: Cotton.
Photo by Miguel de Guzmán / ImagenSubliminal


SECRETS OF USA
We set on a tour around eastern USA. We visited the Amish communities in Pennsylvania and also traditional makers in Massachusetts and Maine. The traditional manufacturing was very linked with religion. In many places, religion was the engine for hard work. The means of manufacturing had been unchanged for over a hundred years as our means of communication with the makers. Posting and receiving letters overseas was both great and lenghty adventure that will continue for a long time.
The project was first shown at Storefront for Art and Archotecture in COMPANYs solo exhibition ’Temple of Manufacturing’ in summer 2017.



We find Quilt Master Esther Martins quilts from Village Quilts in Intercourse, Lancaster. Eshter is an old Mennonite lady with a beautiful syle of quilting. We suggest a coperation with her where a quilt becomes a dress. Drawign by Aamu Song.



Quilt Master Esther Martin. Esther is a Mennonite. The Mennonites are similar with the Amish but allow the use of eletricity and also being photographed.


Drawign by Aamu Song.



Arriving to Lancaster, Pennsylvania.