Philip Pikus Fabric Collection

WORDS Maciek Dubla PHOTOS Jan Ras

He started an interior design business at the age of 19, the fashion brand Bitter Chocolate years later, and recently returned to interiors… Now, drawing on 25 years’ design experience, Philip Pikus has launched his first fabric collection, Contemporary Classics.

Philip has made use of cotton, linen and blends thereof, as well as bamboo, and opted for a neutral palette of taupe, grey, bone and linen. “The range has been edited so colours, tones and textures complement and coordinate with each other,” Philip says. “As with fashion, interior trends come and go… There’s always the new black.” Simply put, if homes had collections designed for them, the Contemporary Classics collection would be the Chanel equivalent: refined and timeless, perfect dressed up or down.

Philip is committed to sourcing ethically and locally wherever possible with the main ethos of his brand being “design with a conscience.”  He works closely with artisans, empowerment projects and local mills to produce exciting fabrics and accessories. And with every metre of fabric sold, a portion of the profit goes to a cause that is close to his heart.