Textile Report: Spring 2016 Introductions

by Mallory Budy | April 4th, 2016

  Spring is a time for change, and no area of contract furnishings manifests that change quite like textiles can. We’ve been inspired this spring by new introductions from a few of the brightest talents in the textiles game. Below, we present new collections that show the diverse ways textiles can be designed, crafted and formed into imaginative, yet logical/rational collections. Teknion Textiles: Side By Side Collection Designed by Teknion Textiles Creative Director Suzanne Tick, Side by Side “thinks differently about color, texture and pattern” and includes Angulo, an upholstery fabric, and Percept, a multi-purpose fabric designed for upholstery, panel and wrapped wall uses. The two new textiles work well “side by side” with each other, as well as with other Teknion Textiles. >Angulo: “Inspired by contemporary building facades, the strong geometric pattern stretches and compacts vertically creating dramatic impact. An ombre stripe of tonal color runs in the opposite …