South African Home Owner – September 2019

MATERIALMATTERS

Whetherit’sin interiororfashion,textileshavealwaysplayed

a majorrolein Africandesign.Beinga formofexpression,

andtribalperspective(thinkSouth

hwetoGhana’sKente),Africantextiles

preciatedasartandfortheiraesthetic

e contemporaryinteriorsphere.

ordtofFabricBank,a Joburg-based

pecialisingin bespokefabricand

ng,says,“Thewonderfulthingabout

ry Africaninteriorsis thatwehavea

withrichness,andthatexuberatesa

ssandcertainpoetry.Thecombinations

elements,naturaldécorand

escreatea strikingandboldspace.”

highlightsthepopularityofurbantribal

ndanimalprints.“Werepresentanarray

signers(suchasEvaSonaike,Glorinah

MaryJean,SheniMosh,AnnMaggs,Zuri

andLyndsayCatherine),whohavetaken

ntstothenextlevel.”

TOPTIPBeadventurousinyourselectionsoftextilesand

allowyourdécorandfabricstospeakforthemselves.Mixbold

printswithmoresubduedpatternstocreatetextureandinterest

inyourAfrican-inspiredspace.–SharaMordt,FabricBank

176 SEPTEMBER 2019

Fabric Bank

Fabric

Bank

Fabrics by Mary Jean and Fabric Bank’s
In House collection

The Karabo from the Chair Party collection. A collaboration

between Fabric Bank, Woodlam, Weavers World and Speak Spaces

Ditau interiors

“Effortlessluxury

living.Perfectly

imperfect.”

• NthabiTaukobong,
  Ditau Interiors