Blanket Statement

Fort Makers was founded by good friends Naomi Clark, Nana Spears and Noah James Spencer. “Our name is about making forts, as kids do, and also as adults do. For instance, small colonial American forts are an inspiration as well,” says Spears of the creative collaboration. “Any small group of people (tribes, forts, etc.) are inspiring to us because the people are reliant on each other and they have to work together in order to survive.” Working from their own cool fort near the Brooklyn Navy Yard, they used blankets purchased at thrift stores, flea markets and eBay to create the textile art you see above (The Triangle Project).  This summer they’ve been busy making a stage set-up for PS1’s Warm Up concert series using recycled denim and tee-shirts for the hanging triangles. They also make furniture and clothing.

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