March 10, 2010 - Maya Romanoff celebrated 40 years of design innovation last night at the Museum of Arts and Design, co-hosted by Architectural Digest Magazine. The evening embraced tie-dye, the original inspiration that lead to the creation of the Maya Romanoff company in 1969, now re-imagined in a 40th Anniversary collection that was officially unveiled last night. In the midst of the celebration were guests David Rockwell, designer for the stage at this year’s Oscars, as well as friend and collaborator to Maya Romanoff, Publisher of Architectural Digest Giulio Capua, Editor-in-Chief of Interior Design Magazine Cindy Allen, and Maya Romanoff himself, alongside Wife and company President Joyce Romanoff.

Three tie-dyed wallcoverings were unveiled for the
Spring 2010 collection: Half Plaid, Snowflake, and Crystal. This anniversary folio was inspired by the artist’s early work, created in collaboration with New York designer and co-founder of Design Miami, Amy Lau, in attendance at last night’s event.

As part of the 40th anniversary celebration,
Maya Romanoff artisans conducted special studio
demonstrations on the 6th floor of the Museum of Arts
and Design, showcasing the company’s unique
techniques. Maya Romanoff artisans demonstrated techniques such as metal leafing, handpainting,
tie-dye and inlay as well as experimentation with
raw materials.


About Maya Romanoff:

A pioneer of monumental textile installation, Maya Romanoff is noted for his deep knowledge of ancient craft techniques and ability to synthesize environments with the resonant beauty of handmade, utilitarian objects out of materials that range from paper and felt, to mica and glass bead.

The guiding force of his artistic career has been to make art that is “ . . . not so much objectified as occupied,”
to make art of every day life.

Maya Romanoff's work has garnered many awards, including Icon of Industry from NEWH, the IFDA
Trailblazer Award, GOOD Design Award and International Design Excellence Award, as well as earned the permanent placement of several collections into the Cooper-Hewitt Design Institute Smithsonian.

"To make a beautiful thing once is easy - to do it over and over again that is the true art." - Maya Romanoff