About Baxter Mill Archive
The Baxter Mill Archive began with a passion for collecting and preserving historical textile prints. Over time, it has grown into a remarkable collection of more than 1.5 million sketches, swatches, garments, painted boards, antique books, and fabrics.
Once known primarily as a physical design center for creatives seeking end-to-end design services and textile printing expertise, Baxter Mill Archive has evolved into a modern digital destination. Today, we offer high-quality, in-house print-on-demand fabric and wallpaper products, making our archive and design capabilities more accessible than ever.
Frank Cassata Collection
The Frank Cassata Collection reflects a visionary approach to textile discovery and design. Since the 1990s, Cassata has built a reputation as a trusted trend forecaster and collector, curating fabrics with an eye for what designers will covet next. His archive brings together an eclectic mix of apparel and home décor textiles, blending traditional motifs with contemporary style.
Renowned for his instinct to anticipate design movements, Cassata’s collection serves as both a treasure trove of rare fabrics and a guidepost to the future of fashion and interiors. From one-of-a-kind apparel prints to decorative home textiles, the archive is a vital resource for design professionals seeking originality, inspiration, and insight into the ever-evolving world of style.
Ilene Danchig Collection
The Ilene Danchig Collection stands as one of the world’s most significant archives of global textile history. Guided by her early career as a designer and weaver, Ilene Danchig dedicated her life to preserving fabric artistry across cultures and centuries. Her unparalleled archive now encompasses more than 150,000 fabrics and prints, representing over three hundred years of creativity, craftsmanship, and cultural expression.
From rare ethnographic textiles to historic fashion prints, the collection is a living record of the world’s most extraordinary fabric traditions. Housed in her celebrated New York City studio, Ilene’s archive continues to inspire fashion houses, interior designers, and historians alike. The Ilene Danchig Collection is both a preservation of heritage and a catalyst for innovation, offering timeless inspiration for today’s global design community.
Alicia Messina Collection
Established in 1993 by Alicia Messina, Studio Messina is a carefully curated archive that reflects nearly three decades of textile collecting. Sourced from auction houses in Paris and London, antique markets, estate sales, and private collections, this archive brings together an exceptional range of international design references.
Known for its timeless and well-edited swatches, the Studio Messina Collection includes exotic florals, geometrics, botanicals, ethnic prints, silk jacquards, scarf motifs, and mid-century designs. Its breadth makes it a vital source of inspiration for contemporary markets, bridging the artistry of the past with the aesthetics of today. Now part of the Baxter Mill Archive, Studio Messina stands as a global design library and an enduring resource for textile, fashion, and interior innovation.
Springs Collection
Rooted in the legacy of American textile manufacturing, the Springs Collection traces its origins back to the first Springs cotton mill in 1887. This remarkable archive preserves the iconic brands that defined a century of style, including Springsmaid, Wamsutta, Concord House Quilting, and Lowenstein Mills, one of New York’s great textile institutions.
Spanning over a hundred years of design, the collection offers a vast range of artistry: Americana-inspired conversationals, mid-century florals and geometrics, retro stripes and yarn dyes, and an extensive library of apparel prints. From hand-painted originals to novelty holiday patterns, the Springs Collection continues to inspire quilting, tabletop, gift wrap, and interior applications.
