Dimensions
240 x 260 x 25mm
This book offers a groundbreaking approach to the subject that invites the home decorator to use fabrics in a whole new way. It takes a new and fresh attitude to this most sensual of decorating materials, focusing particularly on texture as a source of inspiration and choice, as well as new approaches to colour and pattern.
Contemporary decorating is all about creating fashionable mood and effect in our homes. It opens up a world of touch and feel. Organised into chapters inspired by texture, we begin with cottons and knits in 'Natural', relish suedes and velvets in 'Luxurious', and explore sheers and lace in 'Translucent'.
'Reflective' delights in satins and metals, while 'Embellished' explores embossing, embroidery and quilting. 'Printed Fabrics' celebrates fashionable ideas and more traditional patterns, and finally, 'Colour: Simple and Exotic' takes us through dyeing techniques and important colour themes.
It is texture that gives today's interior its character, whether the fabrics are rough or smooth, shiny or silky. To run your hand along the back of a sofa covered in wool boucle, enjoying its knubbly roughness, is to feel in touch with your surroundings.
To lean back against cushions covered in knitted cashmere or smooth velvet pile is to indulge in luxury. New technology has also resulted in a new range of irresistible, contemporary fabrics such as washable faux suede, which are explored here in new exciting approaches to interior design, while more traditional favourites are placed in the context of their fascinating history.
