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contract markets. Tessa

also offers a range of

outdoor furnishing fabrics.

U&G FABRICS

 031 275 3100

 ugfabrics.com

U&G Fabrics was first

launched as a small family

run business and has since

developed into the national

go-to decor store for many

residential and commercial

clients. Offering a selection

of wallcoverings, ready-

made curtains and soft-

furnishing fabrics, U&G has

maintained its reputation

as a reliable and affordable

brand. The company is also

South Africa’s exclusive

distributor of the

Kobe brand.

WHATNOT NATURAL

FABRICS & LEATHER

 011 444 2722

 whatnot.co.za

Whatnot’s collections of

leather and natural fabrics

includes a range of local

and imported materials

available to the public,

as well as the interior-

design industry. It offers

a selection of So What

home accessories, such as

mirrors, prints, rugs and

more. With showrooms

in Joburg, Cape Town,

Durban and Port Elizabeth,

the company also exports

to a number of African and

international stores.

WOLFE STREET

FABRICS

 021 761 3333

Wolfe Street Fabrics is

located in the historic

Chelsea Village in Cape

Town’s southern suburbs.

Since its days as a small

decorating business,

the company has grown

to include an exclusive

collection of upholstery

fabrics and curtaining in

luxurious silks and cottons.

Representing a number

of locally sourced fabrics

as well as a handful of

renowned international

brands, such as Pavilion

and Tru Textiles, it

guarantees that customers

will find what they need.

Wallpaper

FABCOTE

WALLCOVERINGS

 011 477 4711

 fabcote.co.za

Fabcote Wallcoverings has

been operating in Joburg

since 1985. It is renowned

for its ability to take any

fabric and transform it into

a beautiful wallcovering.

With clients spanning the

spectrum from architects

to interior designers, the

Joburg-based company

offers its products in a

variety of silks, suedes,

cottons and linen with a

wide range of patterns and

textures to choose from.

It’s also the only distributor

of Phillip Jeffries and

Architects Paper in

the country.

ORMS

 086 166 6767

 ormsprintroom.co.za

While most Capetonians

know Orms for its photo-

printing services, it also

offers custom wallpaper

printing. Orms can

print from any high-res

photograph or a pattern

you’ve designed, or

you can choose from its

image gallery.

QUAGGA FABRICS

& WALLPAPERS

 083 593 1231

 fabrics-wallpapers.

co.za

Rob Tarlton designs motifs

that are contemporary and

distinctly South African.

Each design incorporates

different symbols, often

combined in a distinctive

crest-like pattern. The

‘Beetle & Lighthouse’

design, for example,

features the Greenpoint

Lighthouse, a hadeda,

a VW Beetle, a strelitzia

and a protea. Visit the

Woodstock store, or

browse the designs and

projects online.

ROBIN SPRONG

WALLPAPER

 021 447 9842

 robinsprong.com

This small, established and

very successful company,

based in Cape Town,

specialises in beautiful,

custom-designed

wallpapers, printed

fabrics and canvases,

vinyl wall tattoos and more.

The company represents

a number of South African

designers, whose work is

transferred onto numerous

different surfaces. Robin

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