Dedar & Stephen Burks Join Forces With Gee's Bend Quilters in Honor of Black Handcraft

SummaryItalian fabric label Dedar and designer Stephen Burks have partnered with the quiltmakers of Gee's Bend, Alabama, to create 10 new pieces, showcased at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.Italian textile purveyor Dedar has united with designer Stephen Burks and non-profit Sew Gee's Bend Heritage Builders to create a special collection of quilts rooted in Alabama's rich quilting tradition, passed down from generation to generation.Burks, the first and only African American industrial des...