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Austin Yarnbomber Magda Syeg Decorates Hong Kong Shopping Mall
The acknowledged mother of yarnbombing, Magda Sayeg has hit Hong Kong’s most crowded shopping center, Langham Place Shopping Mall in Mongkok. The commissioned piece is a yarn encrusted faux streetscape, titled I Knit MK@Langham Place, unravels on September 3.
Knitta Magda Sayeg’s global yarnbombing trend in NY Times
Knitted public art, sanctioned or unsanctioned, got a shout out in the NY Times Thursday. The piece credits Magda Sayeg, owner of Raye boutique in Houston with the knit-graffiti idea, which, from the first, was an incredible media magnet. Sayeg is now in Austin, knitting big projects for corporations like Etsy!