Annabanana by Anna Saar was conceived in the fall of 2005 as the designer’s acknowledgement of a decades-long passion for fabric and ribbon. While a student at Sarah Lawrence College, Anna worked part-time for Marimekko, where her love of textiles originated and her fabric collection got its start.

This collection continued to expand over the years and quilting classes followed; soon the bright geometric textiles were wrought into traditionally patterned quilt tops, baby quilts and table runners which were shared with friends. More recently, the ribbon & trim shops of New York’s garment district have proven to be a rich and unpredictable source of material -- grosgrain ribbons with stripes, polka-dots & prints, and acetates with unique & playful patterns, as well as vintage ribbons featuring patterns & plaids are fashioned into watchbands and belts.

Anna grew up in New Jersey and now makes her home in the Lower East Side of Manhattan with her husband, Thomas McGonigle, a writer. The bulk of their living space is dominated by books and fabric.