The American Society of Interior Designers’ newsletter, Eye on Design, always has interesting articles. If These Walls Could Talk by Hermine Mariaux for Home Textiles Today was one that caught my eye. She says that as far as interiors are concerned, walls definitely start the conversation and are the new canvas for interior designers.
Mariaux has this to say about patterns. “Pattern has more recently re-entered the category from diffused florals, abstract splashes of paint, iconic animal prints (Scalamandre’ celebrated zebra) to designs more accurately described as wall illustrations than coverings – such as vintage portraits providing an art gallery without the fun or the cost of collecting (seen at ICFF) to fully photographic garden scenery …”
At Casart, we have recently introduced several patterns.
She adds that patterns are not relocated just to walls and that textiles have always had a clear connection to wall designs. In fact, very often textile designs precluded the wallcovering designs with the wallcovering being added once the textile design was successful.
Mariaux further states, “This direct connection between home textiles and wallcoverings had been missing in recent years when solids were king, but with the re-assertion of pattern, coordination between the two is once again an asset. With the trend for “painterly” patterns – impressionistic and abstract designs directly taken from the fine arts and now firmly in place – coordination makes for easy decorating.”
Our Abstract panels can be used singularly, as a pair or a triptique. They can be installed vertically or horizontally, affording the ultimate creativity for use.
If your taste runs more to realism, select something from the Katherine Collection like the Red Canoe from the Boat Series.
– Lorre Lei
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