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Garden, gathered,
embraced in silk.
The Latin verb addere means "to add" or "to join". ADDERE® works in the intersection of art and nature, embracing the harmonious and wondrous relationship between the two.
We use sustainable eco printing, also known as botanical printing, to permanently transfer the pigments, tannins and acids from flowers, leaves and plant materials directly onto silk charmeuse. No synthetic dyes, no harsh chemicals, no shortcuts.
“Artistry, nature's beauty, and modern eco printing define the distinctive ADDERE® aesthetic.”
The story behind the ADDERE® brand.
The foundation for the ADDERE® brand was born in the carefree days of our youth.
Growing up, we trailed our mother, an artisan of exceptional skill, through the grand aisles of iconic department stores like Marshall Field's, where the fabric departments were legendary realms of possibility. Our fingers danced across bolts of teal silks and deep cranberry velvets, senses awakened by texture, hue and the quiet reverence of careful selection. Mom's meticulous craftsmanship endures today; each finished piece is a testament to thoughtful curation, patient handwork, unwavering devotion.
We grew up on a quiet dead end street where open fields surrounded our neighborhood and a gentle creek wound through the land. As children, those wild spaces were our playground, hours spent wandering among swaying grasses, tracing the delicate veins of leaves and petals, marveling at the iridescent wings of dragonflies, watching the slow rippling of water over stones. In summer, those fields brimmed with Black eyed Susans, their golden petals radiant against dark brown centers, and delicate Queen Anne's Lace.
It was our weekend rhythm to work side by side with Mom and Dad, hands deep in the cool soil, clothes dusted with earth, creating new gardens and marveling at the life within them. Unbeknownst to us then, those gardens encircling the house were treasures of intention, filled with heirloom flowers and trees, lovingly selected to envelop us in beauty through every Midwestern season.
Today, that same reverence for craftsmanship, quality and timeless elegance, combined with respect for Nature's intricate beauty, lives on in every ADDERE® branded eco printed product we create. We transform ephemeral moments into wearable heirlooms of quiet luxury and enduring elegance of the seasons.
Nature's Whisper Embraced in Silk™
Nature's Whisper Embraced in Silk™
Imagine…
You step over a threshold into a flower garden as the sun begins to warm the air. On either side you are surrounded by Nature's beauty. Tall, stately hibiscus with their showy rose and white colored crepe paper textured flowers tower over clusters of sunny, floret notched coreopsis, clumps of Blackberry Lily with striking orange spotted flowers and numerous varieties of Daylilys. Nearby, slender, erect stems of airy and graceful cosmos plants, with their daisy like blooms, sway lightly in the soft breeze. Rose of Sharon shrubs with trumpet like flowers and contrasting darker throats frame the garden.
Butterflies, black swallowtails and monarchs, drift lazily from one nectar rich bloom to another. Honeybees and other insects hum as they move from plant to plant. A ruby throated hummingbird hovers briefly over the Rose of Sharon, its wings a blur, before darting away to the Hibiscus and beyond.
Imagine, silk charmeuse in the softest shades of ivory, baby blue, and pale dawn green, drifting like mist through a garden. Delicate dew kissed petals and leaves seem to weave themselves into the fabric, as if the plants themselves have exhaled their secrets into the silk. The silk appears alive with the tender, intimate embrace of Nature, distilled into wearable poetry.
All these botanicals, and more, are carefully tended and handpicked in our organic Midwestern gardens. Slowly, delicately, we utilize each sunlight warmed flower or leaf only once to transfer natural, bio regional dyes onto luxurious silk charmeuse during the eco printing process. The botanical portrait left behind we call,
"Nature's Whisper Embraced in Silk™"
A silken poem where the earth's quiet cultivation becomes a tender verse against the skin.
Drawn from the earth and living things.
The ADDERE® LLC natural color palette is drawn straight from the earth and living things. The colors evoke a sense of being unpretentious yet deeply beautiful, garden inspired tones in harmonious flow.
The colors are complex and layered, the way Nature rarely offers a flat, single shade. The silken fabric breathes with the garden's pulse. Nature's Whisper Embraced in Silk™ natural colors showcase fabrics and shades that blend seamlessly, silk and garden entwined in a poetic embrace.
Honeyed gold
Creeping Buttercup leaves
Blush teal
Rose of Sharon
Soft pink cadence
Amaryllis Flowers
On silk, gardens and care.
Eco printing, also known as botanical printing, is a natural and sustainable dyeing process. It permanently transfers the pigments, tannins and acids from flowers, leaves and plant materials onto fabric, capturing intricate details of each botanical without the use of harsh chemicals or synthetic dyes.
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