INTERIORS - JOHN BIDDELL Designers Guild Designers Guild
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in each design. But my goodness, they are the RIGHT colourways. I was flicking through the book, trying to pick out one or two of my favourites to tell you about – but it was impossible. There are just sooooo many fabulous designs !
Indian Summer is a luxurious heavyweight linen, where beautiful vivid florals bloom on a vintage feeling distressed background. Shikhara is a modern and graphic abstract print with rich organic tones of colour, digitally printed onto a scoured linen union blend. Manchu is a dramatic fusion of Chinese and Indian design, with bright painterly flowers and graphic print in gorgeous ochre and rose tones. The signature fabric Jaipur Rose is an energetic patchwork inspired by travel to Asia, denoting layers of memory and imagination, where inky and jubilant floral blossoms sit on a graphic ground of tiles and stamps. Oh, and then there’s the fabulous Surimono, the brilliant Kashmiri, the splendid Sumi, the incredible Tulsi. I really should move on now . . . but I guess you get the idea that I absolutely love this book.
The other books in the collection certainly don’t let the side down. Chandigarh is a collection of velvet textures and weaves, containing modern geometric patterns such as Jeanneret, along with Manipur - a dynamic and refined rich pile velvet weave, comprising of perfectly scaled hexagons with a unique woven ground, and Varese Lambusa – a gorgeous irregular stripe, printed on a rich, dense cotton velvet.
Zardozi is a vibrant and versatile collection of contemporary jacquards with graphic geometrics and exuberant stripes in a rich, sensuous colour palette that encompasses both vivid tones and calm
neutrals.
The wallpaper book, also entitled Zardozi, is a captivating collection of decorative designs, subtle textures and sophisticated geometrics, incorporating glamorous metallic highlights and stunning scenes. There are some really usable papers here, in fabulous colourways. I must say, however, that for me the two stand-out designs are both wall panels, neither of which are for the faint hearted (please refer back to paragraphs two and three of this article). Indian Sunflower is a sweeping scene of (believe it or not) Indian sunflowers, zinnias and botanicals, brought to life via vibrant colour. Aruna Leaf is an immersive scene of beautiful hand drawn botanicals, leaves and palms in striking viridian tones, available with or without a resplendent peacock.
And before you get to thinking that Designers Guild only offer fabrics for the super-bold, the collection is completed by Birkett weaves - a wonderfully diverse collection of robust upholstery weaves, all with an easy-to-clean finish, Calozzo - a sophisticated washable taffeta, woven with subtly contrasting yarns for an iridescent shot effect, and Melton Wools - a book of pure wool plains with eco credentials.
Something for everyone I’d say – but just you try wrestling the Jaipur Rose print book from my hands !!!
JOHN BIDDELL - JOHN CHARLES INTERIORS 349 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B17 8DL T. 0121 420 3977
www.johncharlesinteriors.co.uk
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