Grace and strength intertwine in Caryatid Braid. Available as a fabric and wallpaper.
Grace and strength intertwine in Caryatid Braid. Available as a fabric and wallpaper.
Welcome to the world of Sarah Lederman, the visionary interior designer behind Three Fates Textiles, the newest collection to join Temple Studio.
A collection of fabrics and wallcoverings, Three Fates is both a love letter to storytelling and a return to Sarah’s roots in textile design. Inspired by Greek mythology — where Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos spun, measured, and cut the thread of life — the collection reimagines a lost world through Sarah’s distinctive designs.
To celebrate the launch, we sat down with Sarah to explore what inspires her work and the way she lives with design. We hope you’ll visit the showroom to experience the collection in person, especially the mural wallpapers, or let us know if we may send a package your way.
Temple Studio: Your new collection of wall coverings and textiles has a strong storytelling component rooted in ancient Greek mythology. Tell us more about your interest in that world.
Sarah Lederman: Storytelling has been central to Three Fates from the very beginning. I’ve always loved world-building and thinking about a brand as a complete universe rather than a single product. Everything matters to me, from the logo down to the smallest details like packing tape. I love writing, mystery, and collecting inspiration in all forms, images, objects, places, and stories. This project really gave me permission to bring all of that together. Rather than starting with a single pattern, I approached the collection as a narrative, layering references and ideas until it felt cohesive and lived-in.
Instead of illustrating myths literally, the goal was to translate their mood into pattern and texture. I like the idea that the patterns are a bit mysterious, that they don’t explain themselves all at once.
Celestia wallpaper is an homage to ancient cosmos, tracing the starry constellations across the swirling skies. Also available in a smaller scale as a fabric.
Celestia wallpaper is an homage to ancient cosmos, tracing the starry constellations across the swirling skies. Also available in a smaller scale as a fabric.
What inspired you about the three sisters, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos?
I was drawn to how naturally their story translates to interiors and textiles. Thread, weaving, continuity, time…! It felt like an intuitive connection rather than a symbolic one. The name Three Fates gave the collection a framework that feels timeless and flexible, rooted in mythology but open enough to grow and evolve as the brand does.
A closer look at the intricate details of Fortuna, Citadel, and Vinae Morae (from left to right).
A closer look at the intricate details of Fortuna, Citadel, and Vinae Morae (from left to right).
You’ve spent over a decade as an interior designer - and continue to do this work - what compelled you to create this collection?
I still love my work as an interior designer. But before interiors, I studied textile design in college, and creating Three Fates felt like a return to that starting point, with the benefit of years of experience layered on top. What I’ve seen and haven’t seen, the scale of pattern I gravitate toward, the colors I return to again and again, and the pieces I’ve wanted to use in my own projects but couldn’t quite find.
As a designer, much of my creative energy goes toward interpreting other people’s needs and visions. Three Fates gives me the opportunity to work differently. It’s a project where I have full creative control, from the patterns themselves to the branding, storytelling, and smallest details, and that level of ownership has been incredibly energizing.
More than anything, the collection came from a desire to make something deeply personal and creatively fulfilling. Three Fates became a way to bring together my love of textiles, storytelling, and design into one focused expression that can grow alongside my interior work. And, honestly, I’ve had so much fun building it.
SARAH'S FAVORITE THINGS
To celebrate the launch of Three Fates Textiles, we wanted to ask Sarah about some of her favorite things in New York City and beyond. In honor of the three sisters, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, we challenged her to come up with her top three for each category — and you won’t want to miss Sarah’s picks!
NEW YORK CITY
Three favorite things about your neighborhood
I live on the Upper West Side and love how neighborhoody it feels. There’s a real sense of community. My kids run into classmates on the sidewalk, I know the people in my local shops, and I never worry about not feeling cool. Normcore was basically born here. Here are my three favorite spots!
American Museum of Natural History
I can’t quite believe I get to live so close to dinosaurs and the Hall of Gems. It never stops feeling magical. Pinch me.
Zabar’s
Equal parts institution and daily ritual. There’s something deeply comforting about a place that’s exactly as chaotic and perfect as you expect it to be every single time.
Riverside Park
So underrated. It has real European energy with its long paths and boulevard-style strolling, and the fact that the end of You’ve Got Mail was filmed in the community garden makes it especially charming. It also manages to feel refreshingly local, which is part of the appeal.
Three favorite things about your neighborhood
Three favorite museums
Obviously the Met and the American Museum of Natural History are hard to beat, but since I mentioned those above, here are three fresh favorites:
American Museum of Natural History
I can’t quite believe I get to live so close to dinosaurs and the Hall of Gems. It never stops feeling magical. Pinch me.
Zabar’s
Equal parts institution and daily ritual. There’s something deeply comforting about a place that’s exactly as chaotic and perfect as you expect it to be every single time.
Riverside Park
So underrated. It has real European energy with its long paths and boulevard-style strolling, and the fact that the end of You’ve Got Mail was filmed in the community garden makes it especially charming. It also manages to feel refreshingly local, which is part of the appeal.
TRAVEL
Three favorite cities to visit
Tokyo
Where else can you go from a robot show to an owl café to a Michelin-starred yakitori spot tucked inside a subway station? It constantly scrambles your expectations in the best way.
Marrakech
I could spend days there without realizing time has passed. Visiting local craftsmen, sourcing, wandering the medina, getting lost, finding something incredible, and then doing it all over again.
Los Angeles
Sorry, but I love it. I never get bored, no matter how often I go. I always arrive with an absurdly long list of things I want to eat, see, and do, despite making a near-yearly pilgrimage.
Three favorite travel destinations
Bhutan
I just visited this past spring and it was one of the most meaningful trips I’ve ever taken. It feels like it’s on the cusp of becoming a major destination, but I didn’t see another American the entire two weeks I was there. Go now. It was deeply spiritual, grounding, and unlike anywhere else I’ve been.
The American West
Arizona and Utah in particular. Places like Bryce Canyon National Park, Zion National Park, and above all Monument Valley. I never expected this trip to feel exotic enough to scratch the itch for me, but it completely blew my mind. It felt like traveling to the surface of the moon. Totally otherworldly.
Peru
The perfect mix of adventure and culture. The climb up to Machu Picchu mixed with eating your weight in ceviche in Lima manages to be thrilling and indulgent at the same time.
LIVING AND DESIGN
Three favorite coffee table books
If you know me, these probably make total sense.
Alex Katz: Collaborations with Poets
by Alex Katz
American Utopia
by David Byrne, Illustrated by Maira Kalman
Mountaineering Women
by Joanna Croston, Illustrated by Tessa Lyons
Three favorite design shops
These are stores with a really immersive point of view, the kind of places that inspire me every time I visit. This list is by no means comprehensive but these shops all come to mind.
Gerald Bland
A place that always sharpens my eye. Scholarly and deeply considered, it makes you slow down and really look.
Svenskt Tenn in Stockholm
Total Josef Frank immersion. Pattern, color, history, and confidence layered together in a way that feels both joyful and iconic.
The newish Nickey Kehoe townhouse in NYC
Warm and lived-in. I love that you can find an incredible vintage piece, something newly made from their collection, beautiful fabrics, tabletop, or even something utilitarian like a watering can or a broom.
