https://www.sumitramattai.com/about daily 0.75 2025-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f83dc2bd3abf854b027460d/bd66014a-2b73-4d41-8d31-647baacc24c9/DSC09096.jpg About - about Sumitra Mattai is a writer, storyteller, and textile designer. She holds a BFA in Textile Design from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MFA in Creative Writing from The New School. Her essays exploring food, family and culture have been published in the Huffington Post, Scary Mommy, and The Inquisitive Eater, among others. Over the past twenty years, Sumitra has designed collections for luxury home furnishings brands such as Weitzner Ltd, Scalamandré, and Lee Jofa. Drawing inspiration from her travels, she collaborates with manufacturers all over the world to create bespoke fabric, wallcovering and passementerie. 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Original design for Scalamandré. Custom slippers from collaboration with Stubbs & Wootton. Color inspiration from couture & interiors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f83dc2bd3abf854b027460d/1604690499145-MLTE9RMWN4WLZ4AA4L9X/Curves+Rug+Design.jpg Work - Textiles Watercolor rug design concept inspired by Japanese rock gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f83dc2bd3abf854b027460d/1604680499995-PFOGUNMWEWVCNGJLFIQ2/Dune2.jpg Work - Textiles Leaping Cheetah in Dune. Original design for Scalamandré. Bedding collaboration with William Sonoma. Source image for pattern design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f83dc2bd3abf854b027460d/1604690498124-246TEVB7FQD9IQVN500T/Shoreline+Rug+Design.jpg Work - Textiles Watercolor rug design concept inspired by topographical photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f83dc2bd3abf854b027460d/1604722185108-TKBJNKZAFY6LVYRNHEI9/Sunrise.jpg Work - Textiles Sea of Trees in Sunrise. Archival print developed for Scalamandré Pacifica collection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f83dc2bd3abf854b027460d/1604676891230-RJQVTQ2940UHNLEKIHG4/Evergreen.jpg Work - Textiles Leaping Cheetah in Evergreen. Original design for Scalamandré. Custom bench from Scalamandré x The Inside collaboration. Color inspiration from couture & interiors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f83dc2bd3abf854b027460d/1604690500537-0UKABK279Q1WKGM1NVQV/Fissure+Rug+Design.jpg Work - Textiles Rug design concept made using torn paper and acrylic paint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f83dc2bd3abf854b027460d/1604722193634-9WXS32EDGFTPQ7XIMR2N/Sayuri+Embroidered+Tape.jpg Work - Textiles Sayuri Embroidered Tape. Embroidered tape designed for Scalamandré Pacifica Collection. Inspired by woven fringe and selvedges in Indonesian textiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f83dc2bd3abf854b027460d/1604690503440-02C48CGZL0K30H244F4E/Tracks+Rug+Design.jpg Work - Textiles Acrylic painted rug design inspired by tree bark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f83dc2bd3abf854b027460d/1604722708368-U19XUUPJ7GJZB21RDORV/Maze+Velvet.jpg Work - Textiles Maze Velvet in Cobalt. Jacquard woven velvet designed for Scalamandré Pacifica Collection. 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