Interiors
New fabrics and wallpapers to bring a room to life, chosen by Amelia Thorpe
Floral symphony
Textile designer extraordinaire Molly Mahon has created Indian Summer, a collection of heavier-weight, washable table linen inspired by the rich colours of India, including the pretty sunshine-yellow Peony tablecloth, from £165 (01342 825700; www.mollymahon.com)
Treasure trove
Craven Street Flower cotton in Woad, £75 per m, is drawn from a wallpaper fragment found at No 37 Craven Street in central London, which dates from 1731. It forms part of the new collection of fabric and wallpaper designs inspired by the treasures in the archives of English Heritage, produced in collaboration with Designers Guild (020–7351 5775; www.designersguild.com)
Dramatic reinvention
William Morris’s Golden Lily design has been reimagined in vibrant colour and grand scale by House of Hackney, shown here as Jacquard in Sky colourway, £150 per m, as has his Quercus motif, as glorious wallpaper in Auric, £195 per roll of 4m by 3m panels (020–7739 3901; www.house ofhackney.com)
English charm
Inspired by English country-house charm, Acanthe wallpaper in Jadeite, £246 per 10m roll, has been created by Richard Smith of Madeaux in his East Sussex studio overlooking the landscape of the south coast, shown here with curtains in Claudette Sea Glass pure silk stripe, £150 per m (020–7352 9977; www.madeaux.com)
Keeping cosy
‘Wallpapers have the power to make small spaces look cosy, rather than cramped, and larger spaces appear grand, rather than minimal,’ advises the interior designer Sarah Vanrenen, whose latest collection includes Indiennes Monochrome Aubergine wallpaper, £190 per 10m roll, available from The Fabric Collective (020–7384 2975; www.thefabriccollective.com)
Pattern world
From a collection of wallpapers by Abi Ola, Chequerboard in Black, £156 per 10m roll from Common Room, combines a fragment of an African textile with a detail from a William Morris wall hanging, representing the designer’s identity as a British artist of West African heritage (07464 947838; www.commonroom.co)
The art of design
Italian textile house Rubelli has partnered with English artist and designer Luke Edward Hall to launch Return to Arcadia, a romantic collection of jacquards, prints and weaves. Each of the designs started with a drawing, many inspired by the artist’s love of Ancient Greek and Roman art. Lyres Pink cotton lampas weave with a shiny-matt contrast, £144m, is shown here (020–7349 1590; www.rubelli.com/en/)
Layers of colour
British fabric designer and manufacturer Fermoie is launching Hackford, inspired by an early English damask and made as a single-colour design on li
