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| Picture courtesy of Larsen |
Following on from my lighting highlights, here’s my round-up of the fabrics and wallpapers that caught my eye amongst the many thousands on show at Chelsea Harbour during last month’s Design Week. They’re not necessarily new - I think it’s a shame that magazines are so often obliged to concentrate on new launches when there might actually be something that feels perfect for ‘now’ amongst a designer’s back catalogue... There were lots of key trends on show, and it felt like the showrooms are now much more in sync with what is happening elsewhere in interiors than they were a few years ago when they were more, shall we say... chintzy.
KEY TRENDS: PATTERN
Trellis and chain links, rampant botanicals, geometrics, Moorish, ethnic geometrics (including Africa and the Himalayas)
KEY TRENDS: COLOUR
The nearly-new neutrals: cream, grey, beige, greige, off-white etc.
Yellows, greens and chartreuse in between
KEY TRENDS: TEXTURE
Hopsack weaves, linens, cotton prints, woven grass, crewel-work
Captions, from top to bottom, each row from left to right:
Pelagos fabric H2/3 by Kravet London
Glicine fabric in Porcelaine by Hertex at Henry Bertrand
Tile wallpaper 89-7027 by Cole & Son
Cocoon fabric in Pebble by Larsen at Colefax & Fowler
Elina fabric in Zanj by Zoffany
Cowcumber wallpaper 89-3012 by Cole & Son
Bonsai fabric in Moonshine by Mark Alexander at Romo
Kasai fabric in Harbour by Mark Alexander at Romo
Nella fabric in Lively by Hertex at Henry Bertrand
Taplow fabric in Celery by Threads at GP&G Baker
Charlie Wilson wallpaper 80-2007 by Cole & Son
Benu Cube fabric 14102.207 by Fischbacher
Diamond fabric in Taupe by Larsen at Colefax & Fowler
Orisson fabric in Zanj by Zoffany
Poetical fabric in Belgian Grey by Barbara Barry at Baker London
Glicine fabric in Heather by Hertex at Henry Bertrand
Club fabric 1017/03 by Jason D’Souza
Wisteria wallpaper 89-10040 by Cole & Son
Leaf wallpaper in Natural Gold by Jocelyn Warner
Pennsylvania fabric in Moonshine by Mark Alexander at Romo
Taplow fabric in Dusky Mauve by Threads at GP&G Baker
Citysquare fabric H2/11 by Kravet London
Bronte fabric in Yellow / Green by Jane Churchill at Colefax & Fowler
Theta fabric in Brown by Elanbach
Backdrop wallpaper in Linen by Larsen at Colefax & Fowler
Stone Trellis wallpaper 91-3012 by Cole & Son
Earthy fabric in Lime Green by Larsen at Colefax & Fowler
Melody fabric in White by Larsen at Colefax & Fowler
Fern wallpaper in Pale Grey by Jocelyn Warner
Cowcumber wallpaper 89-3010 by Cole & Son
