The recently launched Bloom collection by Portuguese fabric brand Aldeco, now available locally, is inspired by the biodiversity of nature, birds and the rainforest.

The range, which features a blend of florals, geometric designs and tropical touches, is focused on the richness, beauty and rhythms of the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.

The collection is made up of 30 new designs and is available in South Africa at Black Fabrics.

For more information, visit blackfabrics.co.za.

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UK-based brand Scion has launched the Pepino range, a collection of cheerful fabrics that is now available locally from Black Fabrics.

The Pepino collection features nine different designs in 43 colourways, and reflects an affinity for the cosy Hygge trend.

Pepino showcases a range of motifs, including a barcode stripe, candy stripe, stylised graphic floral and playful owls and cranes. The designer behind Scion, Hannah Bowen, explains how she came up with the range: “I created them using paper-cut collage to give them a slick, contemporary look. I played with the idea of tessellating shapes and motifs that would fit together to form simple, cheerful prints.”

The colour combinations includes bilberry, rhubarb and indigo; blush, honey and raffia; jade, forest and denim; pink grapefruit, sky and julep; cinnamon, sky and hemp; jade, sunshine and coast and limeade, hemp and glacier.

For stockist information, visit blackfabrics.co.za.

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Wallpaper is making a comeback. Give the walls of your home or office the wow factor with eye-catching designs, bright colours or textured prints.

Browse the gallery above for 24 fantastic options.

1. Christian Lacroix Nouveau Monde Collection – Design & Colour: Canopy Turquoise

2. Christian Lacroix Nouveau Monde Collection, Design & Colour: Parati Grenade

3. Eijffinger Bloom Collection – Design: No. 340051

4. Living Walls Werner Aisslinger Collection – Design: No. 95579-2

5. Living Walls Werner Aisslinger Collection – Design: No. 95577-2

6. Osborne & Little Pasha Collection – Design & Colour: Kayin Dark Steel Blue / Metallic Pewter

7. Pierre Frey Racines Collection – Design & Colour: Cajon Jaune

8. Osborne & Little Intarsia Vinyls Collection – Design & Colour: Zirconia Cappuccino / Dark Linen / Metallics

9. Harlequin Anthology 01 Collection – Design: No. EREE110758

10. Osborne & Little Pasha Collection – Design & Colour: Rombico Silver Holographic

11. Designers Guild Shanghai Garden Collection – Design & Colour: Shanghai Garden Fuchsia

12. Osborne & Little Pasha Collection – Design & Colour: Tulipan Multi / Caco

13. Eijffinger Bloom Collection – Design: No. 340033

14. Living Walls Werner Aisslinger Collection – Design: No. 95582-3

15. Pierre Frey Les Dessins Collection – Design & Colour: Boheme Taupe

16. Christian Lacroix Nouveau Monde Collection – Design & Colour: Mariposa Perroquet

17. Designers Guild Shanghai Garden Collection – Design & Colour: Bamboo Lemongrass

18. Osborne & Little Pasha Collection – Design & Colour: Pantanal Metallic Silver / Stone

19. Osborne & Little Pasha Collection – Design & Colour: Folyo Aqua / Metallic Gilver

20. Osborne & Little Pasha Collection – Design & Colour: Marmara Hyacinth / Sapphire

21. Scion Levande Collection – Design & Colour: Kelda Pebble

22. Zimmer + Rohde Treasure Collection – Design & Colour: Feather 50030 982

23. Pierre Frey Racines Collection – Design & Colour: Maracas Argile

24. Zimmer + Rohde Treasure Collection – Design & Colour: Tree 50024 888

Not sure where to find these beautiful wallpapers? Find the relevant stockist below.

Black Fabrics stocks the Harlequin and Scion wallpaper ranges: blackfabrics.co.za

Dreamweaver Studios stocks Eijffinger: dreamweaverstudios.co.za

Home Fabrics stocks Christian Lacroix, Designers Guild, Osborne & Little, Living Walls and Zimmer + Rohde: hf.co.za

Mavromac stocks Pierre Frey: mavromac.co.za

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These fabulous contemporary fabrics can be mixed and matched for a creative pattern clash.  

It’s all-out heartwarming that some of our favourite heritage prints and fabrics, like paisley, houndstooth and velvet, are getting a colourful contemporary makeover  – but what really takes the cake is that it’s also super-trendy to throw just about any cloth, print and colour together.

Now you don’t have to choose from this eclectic selection of upholsteries we found all around, just pick and mix your favourites – you can have them all!

1. Black Edition, Astratto Elasona Multi R3 800/m, Romo South Africa

2. Fandango, Colorido R1 129/m, Mavromac

3. Louvre, Amalgame 01 R1 100/m, Home Fabrics

4. New Miami, Eastside R530/m, Black Fabrics

5. Fandango, Gracia R730/m, Mavromac

6. Fandango, Hippy Square R616/m Mavromac

7. Baskerville, Dumfries R412/m, Black Fabrics

8. Fandango, Flower Child Hot pink R616/m, Mavromac

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Offset your furniture with some of these striking suggestions for wallpaper.

Remember when wallpaper was about covering an entire room in one chosen pattern? These days, that kind of commitment is no longer necessary. Using wallpaper in much the same way you would use an artwork – as a feature on a wall to offset a furniture arrangement – is far more striking, and also more complementary to modern spaces. 

Should you wish to change the pattern at some point in the future, this solution makes it that much easier to follow your heart’s desires. Be inspired by some of our favourite examples…

www.blackfabrics.co.za, www.5rooms.com, www.stleger.co.za, www.hf.co.za

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It’s 2013 and things are a-changing. Gender roles are morphing, and with them so are textile trends, according to the trend report from this year’s Heimtextil Fair in Frankfurt.

At the fair, the key fabric trends were represented as four personalities:

• The Historian, who treasures the past and its contemporary value.
• The Eccentric, who hunts for eclectic collections.
• The Inventor, who experiments with a free thinking spirit.
• The Geologist, who loves nature and preserves precious imperfections. 

To represent trends as human personalities was one thing, but then Heimtextil went on to narrow down fabric trends even further, based on gender. A research paper released at the fair reveals that women are wearing the pants these days and that fabric decisions may be more complex than we think.

1. A high benchmark

The modern woman is more ambitious than ever. She sets herself high standards of living and wellbeing, and is determined to achieve these. Around 75% of textile decisions are therefore influenced by a woman’s desire to feel content. There’s nothing wrong with knowing what you want. 

2. Keep calm and carry on

The hectic demands of modern life call for flexibility and management. Gone are the days of strict routine, and in are the days of organising (or juggling) one’s private and professional lives. Quality is key to create a sane “control centre” for living. Both sexes, therefore, value lifespan, durability, functionality and practicality when purchasing interior decor. 

3. Girl power

Women are starting to dominate in terms of education and qualifications and, slowly but surely, they’re conquering the creative sector as professionals. Male dominance in design has shaped our landscape over the past century, but this is all changing as we enter an exciting new era of female-dominated design. 

4. A fine balance

Yin and yang. What goes up must come down. The rising independence of women has resulted in new expectations and standards for men. We’ve watched the evolution of the metrosexual and, whether you like him or not, he’s here to stay. Men are now commonly judged against “softer” measures and, in 2013, he’s only “got it all” if he can colour coordinate.  

The local trends

Stephen Black, Black Fabrics: “This season we’re all about handmade vintage stripes in linen; graphic, linear and contemporary Scandinavian prints; technology-enhanced synthetic fibres; novelties with substance becoming classics; and African geometric weaves.” 

Black Fabrics, 9 Kramer Road, Kramerville, Johannesburg, 011 262 3130, www.blackfabrics.co.za

Tessa Sonik, Tessa Sonik Fabrics: “Some of the trends we’ve picked up on this year are chunky knitted fabrics that are sophisticated, organic and crafted; novelties in a neoprene fabric; felt in amazing colours; lots of linens in different finishes, such as washed, brushed and stonewashed; lots of geometrics; and vintage mid-century designs.”

Tessa Sonik Fabrics, 03 Desmond, Kramerville, Johannesburg, 011 444 9211, www.tessasonik.com

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