DESIGN REPORThewonderfulthingaboutworkingwith
textilesisthatit’stheicingonthecake,”
saysFrancescaMuzio,co-founderof
ItalianinteriorsstudioFMArchitettura
d’Interni.“Colorandtextureset thetoneand
atmosphereforaspace.Theygiveaschemeitsflavor.”
Andthisseasonthere’snoshortageofflavoramong
thenewcollections,withvibrantcolorpalettes
rangingfromhotpinksandrustredstoteals,and
high tactility throughwoventexturesorrich
embroidery.“Expectacosmopolitanmix;eclectic
pointsofinspirationthatspeakofhistory,travel
andcraftsmanship,”saysBeckyMetcalfefromthe
DesignCentreinLondon.
Whenitcomestotrends,thisseason’sfabricsalso
provideplentyofdrama.“Designsforspring/summer
2019 showcasenoblematerialsandimpeccable
finishes,withrichlyembroidereddetail,opulent
brocades,boucléandsilk,”saysMetcalfe.“Thereis
nothing homespun about this trend; the textiles are
decidedly high-end.” Rubelli Venezia’s latest line is
the perfect example of this.
And where there is no overt opulence, there is
texture and warmth, such as in Loro Piana’s beautiful
new collection, Tressage. This return to an earthier
aesthetic is by no means less luxurious, as
demonstrated by the new Rug-In-Rug collection from
Luke Irwin. “Recently, we have seen our customers
wanting simple but sleek designs [instead of bright,
bold patterns and colors],” Irwin says. “For many, less
is more. You want a piece that complements its
surroundings and doesn’t distract from the beautiful
art or elaborate ornaments in the room but instead
highlights them.”
The Rug-In-Rug collection features geometric
designs and natural colors, namely “a unique mixture
of neutral caramel and toffee hues, due to the wool
being left undyed,” the designer says. The rugs are
organic and have been washed in water, not chemicals,
during manufacturing: textiles that are healthy for the
home and the wider world are the new luxury.
A notable development among the latest launches
is the number of performance fabrics, all of which
T
Various examples of
Rubelli’s Fabthirty
tweed (above) and
Dedar’s Campus
fabric (below)“SPRING/SUMMER SHOWCASES
NOBLE MATERIALS AND
IMPECCABLE FINISHES, WITH
RICHLY EMBROIDERED DETAIL,
OPULENT BROCADES AND SILK”
retain a tactility and quality undiminished by their
durability. It seems whether high luxe or low key,
indoors or out, new textiles have all bases covered.RubelliThe Rubelli Group has unveiled its new collections,
which for the first time are split across two distinct
lines: Rubelli Venezia, a range of couture-quality silks
inspired by the ancient Venetian art of weaving; and
Rubelli, a collection of innovative, high-performance
fabrics, contemporary in style. For indoor and
outdoor use, the range of technical fabrics are flame-
retardant, color-fast and resistant to wear and tear,
making them as durable as they are aesthetically
pleasing. Six fabrics come in a range of colorways,
and are cleverly named accordingly,
from Fiftyshades, Velvet Forty and
Fabthirty, to Twilltwenty, Diecielode
and Tenstripe. While contemporary
in style and bursting with innovation,
the technical fabrics retain the quality
and tactility for which Rubelli textiles
are famous. rubelli.comDedarDedar has added new colorways to its
popular Adamo & Eva collection,
resulting in a total of 69 shades of the
plush cotton-velvet. The Italian textile
house’s new Campus fabric, a sunny
geometric weave layered on to a
polypropylene base to make it suitable
for outdoor use, is just the thing for
cushions on a sundeck. dedar.com69