These Nature-Inspired Textiles Are Actually Groundbreaking for Spring
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When it comes to picking fabric and textiles, there are three things to keep in mind. First, you must envision the space where you want your fabric. Second, consider whether the fabric can endure the test of time and ensure it's not just a fleeting trend. Third, and perhaps most importantly, ask yourself if you are truly drawn to the fabric.
It’s always important to love the fabric that you are working with, regardless of the capacity. When it came to picking fabrics that just spoke spring to VERANDA, we found ourselves irrevocably drawn to the power of nature.
During the most recent market season, our editors noticed lush elements of greenery and sophisticated renditions of wildlife. From Paris to New York City to London, we saw the wild entering the world of textiles. To celebrate this embrace of the natural world, we explored the forest depths, meadow beauty, and the allure of the butterfly garden to highlight our favorite fabrics, wallcoverings, and tableware from some of the industry's most distinguished brands. Pierre Frey, Osborne and Little, Dior and more offer a refreshing look on the traditional practice of adding nature to handcrafted designs. We've selected four specific trends you should take note of this spring.
Bevies of Birds
Bird is, once again, the word of textiles. In the collections crafted by textile houses Osborne and Little, Cowtan & Tout and Scalamandré, the influence of historical chinoiserie design holds a place of prominence. In refreshing color palettes and enviable fashion, fowl take flight in unexpected ways. The surprise addition of a creature to a cushion, as shown in the Manuel Canovas Marson fabric in the photo above, makes a space sing with refined detail.
Dancing Palms
Waltzing with fabric, the lush tropical feel of palm fronds has permeated design through rich materials and colors—but there are layers to this particularly wild trend. In the bottom right of the image above, the Coconut Palm fabric from Jim Thompson's Bloom collection features lush velvet elements on an ivory cotton satin ground. Ideal for a high-backed chair or other elegant pieces, this fabric can add a touch of sophistication. On the back wall, Arte's bold Tropicali wallcovering in Golden Lilac draws out the moodier, more textured colors of the rainforest—demonstrating the versatility of this theme to complement various spaces and styles within the home.
Swarming Butterflies
Differing from some of the other categories that are more textile-forward, the elements of wonder translate to the tabletop when it comes to insects motifs. In Eerdmans' artistic creations, ladybugs ascend candlesticks, while in Dior's collection, golden bumblebees perch on clear glassware. John Derian showcases the intrigue of the butterfly with a prominently featured design on a pitcher.
Nonetheless, the trend in fabrics and wallpapers is particularly strong throughout Europe and especially in the U.K.. Tableware is paired with the beauty of a QUENIN wallcovering that illustrates the majestic life of a butterfly in a black and white color palette. In the charming fabric from Catswood that acts as our tablecloth, butterflies camouflage into the pattern by having the design in a solid green color. The simplified colors and pared-down designs allow the insects to be a subtle, sweet element to your space without overpowering it.
Bee Bowl
$950.00
Scaling Vines
Unlike Jack and the Beanstalk, this textile story didn’t just grow overnight. The bespoke detailing on these designs is so bewitching, you might just find yourself entangled among the vines. Sanderson’s Sycamore and Oak Botanical fabric complete with enchanting details of flying butterflies and various foliage is full of hand painted detailing that was a tedious but worthy process.
Sycamore and Oak Fabric
perigold.com
$232.00
Where We Spotted It
This return to nature is one our style and market team has been keenly aware of for several months now. In September during London’s Design Week, we noticed the unique use of birds and butterflies in textiles, something that felt so refreshing after focusing on bold, geometric prints. But what solidified the trend in our eyes was the incredible work we saw come out of Paris this January from Deco-Off. The fabrics spoke to us, and we pulled in quite a few fabrics, wallcoverings and tableware pieces directly from what we saw while visiting the fashionable city.
Why We Love It
The distinctively feminine and vivid textiles–featuring climbing vines, butterflies in flight, tropical palms, and elegantly perched birds–create a picturesque and inherently timeless setting, even when the design is brand new. One of our favorite examples of this is the textile covered stool from OKA’s Adam Lippes collection. The recent collaboration feels as if belonged in the parlor of your grandmother’s home all along.
Adam Lippes X OKA Magistry Stool
oka.com
$595.00
What Makes This a Spring Favorite
The reimaginations of all-over-pattern, chinoiserie, scientific renderings and a little bit of retro flair make these nature-driven textiles overall dogmatic and at the same time utterly familiar. We love taking elements of the past to build the future of design, which is so beautifully done in these recent creations.
When it comes to picking fabrics and textile trends, there are a lot of things to keep in mind. Number one: You must envision the space where you want your fabric. Number two: How will you feel about this fabric for time to come? Is this something that you can live with for an extended period? Is it something that goes beyond just a fad and is rather a new staple that’s here to stay? And then you have the third and most important: are you drawn to it? It’s always important to love the fabric that you are working with, regardless of the capacity. So, when it came to picking fabrics that just spoke spring to VERANDA, we found ourselves irrevocably drawn to the power of nature.
Over the most recent season of markets, lush elements of greenery and sophisticated renditions of wildlife have tickled our fancy, from Paris to New York City to London, the trend of the wild entering the world of textiles is something we noticed time and time again. We delve deep into the depths of the forest, the beauty of the meadows and into the butterfly garden to share our favorite fabrics, wallcoverings and tableware from some of the most notable houses in the industry. Pierre Frey, Osborne and Little, Dior and more offer a refreshing look on the traditional practice of adding nature to hand crafted designs.
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