Dana Aichler Pillow Maker Extraordinaire

When you are in the pillow design business 
you are a lover of textiles.

Probably to the point of distraction and

when you find someone with that same passion,

 that is usually the topic of conversation
 when you run into each other.

I became fast friends with Dana Aichler when

 we both would hoover

over the same pile of textiles at sales

and markets around Texas.

Sometimes we would reach for the same 

piece and it was not unusual for 

us to buy goods from each other.

I learned that she and her mother

 owned a fabulous shop,

Twenty Six Twenty,

 in Houston that carried her pillows.

I was new in town in the 90's

 and I went to check them out...

Well, they were fabulous and

just get more luscious with each

new batch.

Basically, when you are doing antique pillows

you work with fragments, pieces and

tiny embellishments that have survived.

It takes months to find all the elements

that make each pillow so subtle yet

powerful in a room.

These are pillows that don't go into 

a family room. Any person with

an eye will know from 50 feet

if they are the "real" deal.

 They are what designers look

for when doing the final touches on a project.

You pass them along to your eldest daughter who

knows that they are very special.  

Dana's pillows are works of art

and that is from

one obsessive pillow maker

to another...

Now you can buy them on line in

the eAntiquing site of

Antique Shops and Designers Magazine

 and also from her selection at

 Memorial Interiors and Antiques,

  in H-town.

Photo Veranda 2009

You really don't need another purse. 

Buy yourself a one-of-a-kind 

pillow from Dana.

It will give you pleasure

for years to come.