Arounna Khounnoraj Explained

Arounna Khounnoraj
Birth Place:Laos
Nationality:Canadian
Spouse:John Booth

Arounna Khounnoraj is a Canadian multi-disciplinary artist, teacher and author.

Khounnoraj immigrated with her family to Canada from Laos as a child. studied at the Ontario College of Art and Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and has a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Waterloo.[1]

Khounnoraj operates Bookhou, a Toronto-based business, with her husband John Booth.[2] [3] Launched as a studio in 2002, the couple opened a storefront in 2008 and operate as an online retailer.[4] Specializing in home decor and accessories, the couple produce and sell items such as bags, furniture, artwork and ceramics.[5] [6] The name of the store is a portmanteau of the couple's surnames.[7] It operates out of a building owned by the couple where they live with their two children.[8]

Khounnoraj is credited with generating a renewed interest in punch needle embroidery after a video she posted utilizing the technique went viral.[9] [10] She has since run several work shops and published a book about the topic titled Punch Needle: Master the Art of Punch Needling Accessories for You and Your Home (2019). Her second book Visible Mending: A Modern Guide to Darning, Stitching and Patching the Clothes You Love was released in 2020. She's has since published several additional books focused on mending and embroidery.[11]

Bibliography

2019 - Punch Needle: Master the Art of Punch Needling Accessories for You and Your Home[12] [13] ISBN 9781787132788

2020 - Visible Mending: A Modern Guide to Darning, Stitching and Patching the Clothes You Love[14] [15] ISBN 9781787136090

2022 - Embroidery: A Modern Guide to Botanical Embroidery[16] ISBN 9781787138315

2023 - Winter Celebrations: A Modern Guide to a Handmade Christmas[17] [18] ISBN 9781837830664

2023 - Contemporary Patchwork: Techniques in Colour, Surface Design & Sewing[19] ISBN 9781644033753

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230312153742/https://www.bookhou.com/pages/about-us . 12 March 2023 . 6 January 2021 . bookhou.
  2. Web site: 4 July 2019 . Arounna Khounnoraj talks making crafts in an immigrant family, and the importance of loving process . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205105832/https://hellogiggles.com/arounna-khounnoraj-bookhou-punch-needle-interview/ . 5 February 2023 . 6 January 2021 . . EN.
  3. Vadino . Diane . August 2011 . Toronto . Lucky . 11 . 8 . 42 . 1531-4294 . EBSCOhost.
  4. Web site: Fleet . Sine . 9 September 2019 . Meet the maker: Arounna Khounnoraj of bookhou . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903222444/https://www.91magazine.co.uk/2019-8-7-meet-the-maker-bookhou/ . 3 September 2023 . 6 January 2021 . 91 Magazine.
  5. Web site: Day . Lauren Chorpening . October 2015 . Studio Tour: Arounna + John of Bookhou . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20210824173937/https://www.designsponge.com/2015/10/studio-tour-arounna-khounnoraj-of-bookhou.html . 24 August 2021 . 6 January 2021 . Design*Sponge.
  6. Web site: Benning . Sarah K. . 17 January 2018 . Craft With Conscience: Arounna khounnoraj of Bookhou . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230228174654/https://sarahkbenning.com/craft-with-conscience/craft-with-conscience-arounna-khounnorai-of-bookhou . 28 February 2023 . 6 January 2021 . Sarah K. Benning Contemporary Embroidery.
  7. News: Korducki . Kelli . Photos by Corbin Smith . 26 July 2012 . Locally Made: The Art and Design of Bookhou . . deviated . 6 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213054440/https://torontoist.com/2012/07/locally-made-the-art-and-design-of-bookhou/ . 13 December 2012.
  8. Web site: Shan . Shuang Esther . 8 January 2020 . Partners: They’re Running the Modern Day Mom and Pop Shop . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328220440/https://www.shopify.com/ca/blog/partners-bookhou-modern-mom-and-pop . 28 March 2023 . 6 January 2021 . . en.
  9. News: Norton . Debra . 12 July 2019 . Toronto artist gives punch needle crafting a modern twist . en . . live . 6 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903224732/https://www.thestar.com/life/toronto-artist-gives-punch-needle-crafting-a-modern-twist/article_003cb83f-d8fe-5626-9d92-881ef77d86ae.html . 3 September 2023.
  10. Web site: Dorset . Lish . 2018 . Creative Genius: Arounna Khounnoraj of Bookhou . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20221007212243/https://www.hgtv.com/design/make-and-celebrate/handmade/creative-genius-arounna-khounnoraj . 7 October 2022 . 6 January 2021 . . en.
  11. Web site: Koenig . Ravenna . 3 June 2023 . If you want to fix your own clothes, try this easy style of mending . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230806000238/https://www.npr.org/2023/05/22/1177552573/extend-the-life-of-your-clothes-with-visible-mending . 6 August 2023 . 3 September 2023 . NPR.
  12. Book: Khounnoraj, Arounna . Punch Needle . Quadrille . Photography by Catherine Frawley . 2019 . 9781787132788 . London . en . 1090439560.
  13. News: Gulli . Cathy . 12 May 2022 . Designer Arounna Khounnoraj of Toronto’s Bookhou uses social media to breathe new life into traditional crafts . en-CA . . live . 3 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230310160656/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-design/article-arounna-khounnoraj-bookhou-design/ . 10 March 2023.
  14. Book: Khounnoraj, Arounna . Visible Mending: Repair, Renew, Reuse the Clothes You Love . Quadrille . 2020 . 9781787136090 . London . en . 1202472359.
  15. Web site: Voon . Claire . 8 March 2021 . Making It: Let It Show with Visible Mending . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230201215204/https://www.artnews.com/art-news/product-recommendations/making-it-visible-mending-1234585976/ . 1 February 2023 . 3 September 2023 . . en-US.
  16. Book: Khounnoraj, Arounna . Embroidery: A Modern Guide to Botanical Embroidery . Quadrille . Photography by Lauren Kolyn . 2022 . 9781787138315 . London . en . 1258656145.
  17. Book: Khounnoraj, Arounna . Winter Celebrations: A Modern Guide to a Handmade Christmas . Quadrille . 2023 . 9781837830664 . London . en . 1360284229.
  18. Web site: Martin . Kristen . 11 August 2023 . Homemade Crafts for the Holidays: PW Talks with Arounna Khounnoraj . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230813115647/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/92963-homemade-crafts-for-the-holidays-pw-talks-with-arounna-khounnoraj.html . 13 August 2023 . 3 September 2023 . . en.
  19. Book: Khounnoraj, Arounna . Contemporary Patchwork: Techniques in Colour, Surface Design & Sewing . Stash Books . 2023 . 9781644033753 . Lafayette . en . 1389487142.

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