Specialties
While we normally sell exclusively "To the Trade", we have set up a pop up shop open to the public on the first floor of our production studio. Come see how we make your scarves, pillows, bedding, throws, curtains, & more - priced up to 75% BELOW retail (as seen at Barney's, Neiman's, Saks, and ABC Home).
Shop Open November 12 - December 23
Monday thru Friday - 9:00 - 4:30
Two Saturdays Only - November 14 and December 19 from 11:00 - 4:00
Between Dickinson and Morris.
Two blocks from the Tasker/Morris Subway Stop.
Plenty of Parking.
We are a handmade textile company that has been producing high quality fabrics & home furnishings out of Philadelphia for over 20 years. Specializing in burnout velvet, our products are hand painted in rich, saturated color & made to order, although we do not exclusively work in velvet. Many of our products are embroidered, screen printed, or digitally printed.
Products include pillows, bedding, scarves, throws, stuffed animals, & more. We sell "to the trade" & can be found in stores worldwide, including Neiman Marcus, Anthropologie, & Saks Fifth Avenue. We moved to our South Philly location after 20 years in Old City, & produce our goods out of our newly renovated studio.
History
Established in 1990.
The company began with Kevin, some fabric, and a barn outside of Philadelphia that he used to call his studio. After securing an account with Barney's selling hand painted scarves, Kevin moved his production studio to a loft in Old City, Philadelphia, which was the company home for many years to come. In 2012, after much company growth, Kevin O'Brien Studio moved to their permanent home, located in the heart of South Philly.
Our new studio was just a shell of an old movie theater when we found it 3 years ago. We spent a year rebuilding it into a modern gem, converted to suit our needs and keep all production under one roof. Now we design, print, paint and dye all our fabrics in this wondrous new location. Then it is cut and sewn there too. Not only can we say that our product is all made in the USA, but we can say we make it all ourselves under one roof. That is a very satisfying milestone to have reached.