Fabric designs are teeming with botanical and floral artistry this Spring as always – plants are always on trend, every season, in one form or another. We particularly like those designers that avoid the well-known plants and floral cliches, going instead for something different. Ferns seem to be popular at the moment with both Sanderson and House of Hackney featuring good old Pteridophyta – everyone needs a frond or two. Trees are also ubiquitous, with Willow, Palm and Orange all featuring (see below). If we need any evidence of just how popular plants always are, look no further than Heals’ new, eclectic, own-brand fabric collection (the first since 1970), where a third of their designs have a plant-inspired theme.
Out of all plants, florals of course dominate, because there is just so much variety of form and colour in the world’s c.350,000 flowering-plants to inspire us. But living plants are never bland, so there’s no excuse for prints that render them to be either. Below we take a look at ten great designs, a few from each of our current favourite fabric producers.
SANDERSON – Tree Tops
“This boldly coloured graphic tree design has a Japanese feel and adds a vibrant contemporary look to any room.”
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HEALS – 1810 Killary Fabric in Lady Jane By Petra Borner
“Based on vintage horticultural images, this print combines floral imagery with bold lines and sharp colours, reminiscent of the English Arts and Crafts Movement.”
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LIBERTY LONDON – Mae Tree Linen in Clementine from the Nesfield collection
“Created in 1914, Mae Tree is designed in the style of many William Morris designs.”
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HOUSE OF HACKNEY – Inferno
“Featuring a climbing botanical fern”
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LIBERTY LONDON – Patricia Linen Union in Spice from the Nesfield collection
“The Tree of Life style designs are heavily inspired by Chinoiserie motifs which take inspiration from the orient”
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SANDERSON – Woodland Ferns
“Woodland Ferns comes from detailed botanical studies in pen and ink arranged in a repeat composition of three different species of fern..”
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HEALS – 1810 Killary Fabric In Trees by Cressida Bell
“Heavily influenced by the 1930s and 1940s trends, Bell has looked to such period illustrators as Eric Ravilious and Edward Bawden for inspiration behind this piece.”
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LIBERTY LONDON – Asaka C Tana Lawn from the Gallery of Prints collection
“Incorporating Hina Aoyama’s intricate hand-cut floral motifs, Asaka represents Liberty’s Japanese Print Department.”
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HOUSE OF HACKNEY – Palmeral
“Featuring an explosion of 70’s palm leaves”
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SANDERSON – Willow Tree
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