Atelier 2025 | World of Senses
World of Senses, the final Atelier series by Sylvie Johnson in collaboration with Merida Studio, reflects her lifelong dialogue with Japan and the intentionality of art. Conceived as textile haikus, each limited-edition work transforms yarn into poetry through the combined artistry of Johnson and the Fall River workshop. Together, they offer a culminating meditation on nature, devotion, and the beauty of seeing with both eye and spirit.
Atelier 2023 | Outside Within
In Outside Within, Sylvie Johnson turns inward to explore her lifelong reverence for nature—not as scenery or motif, but as a profound, living force. Drawing from the elements and nature’s grand gestures, this series reflects on the transience of the natural world and celebrates the beauty found in impermanence and unpredictability. Created as limited edition works in collaboration with Merida Studio’s workshop, each limited-edition textile captures a moment in flux, evoking the quiet power of natural transformation and the beauty of what cannot be held still.
Atelier 2021 | Perception of Light
In Perception of Light, Sylvie Johnson reflects on her lifelong fascination with light and shadow—not just as visual phenomena, but as forces that shape perception, emotion, and self-understanding. Each piece in the series is both personal and contemplative, capturing how light transforms a textile across time: from morning to night, season to season, moment to moment. Created in close collaboration with Merida Studio, the limited-edition works trace Johnson’s evolving relationship with color and ma—a meditation on the quiet intervals between what is seen and what is felt.
Atelier 2020 | Renaissance
In Renaissance, Sylvie Johnson reflects on a pivotal moment in history when art and craftsmanship were deeply intertwined. Inspired by the workshops of 15th-century Florence and the spirit of cultural rebirth, the series honors the role of handwork and collaboration in shaping meaning and beauty. Created in close dialogue with Merida Studio’s artisans, each limited-edition piece is a meditation on skill, intention, and the enduring power of making.
Atelier 2019 | Primitivism
Drawing from her fascination with archaeology and early human creativity, Sylvie Johnson explores textile as one of civilization’s first and most enduring forms of art. In Primitivism, she traces the evolution of cord, fiber, and cloth into language and symbol—honoring the inventiveness of ancient makers while reimagining their legacy through contemporary handwork. Created in close collaboration with Merida Studio’s artisans, each limited-edition piece carries forward this dialogue between past and present.
Atelier 2018 | Bauhaus
Inspired by the Bauhaus ideal that united art, craft, and design, Bauhaus marks the beginning of Sylvie Johnson’s Atelier journey. Each piece is conceived as a musical composition—where yarns become notes, rhythm is built through texture, and every gesture of handwork contributes to a larger harmony. In close collaboration with Merida Studio’s artisans, Johnson transforms each limited-edition rug into a living score, celebrating the expressive potential of material and the shared artistry of making.