"A lack of formal training can open one up to new or uncommon techniques," says Angela Adams. The designer began her career as a decorative painter before switching her focus to the boldly colored, hand-tufted rugs in large graphic and floral patterns for which she's well-known. Now, Adams is moving onto contract textiles with the launch of her debut collection for Architex at NeoCon this June. Developed in less than a year, the line's 31 patterns (27 textiles and 4 vinyls) come in 173 combined colorways, all of which embody Adams's signature geometry and psychedelia in extra-durable fabrics. Cotton-wool Manfred, for
