Material gain

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Flake by Woodnotes, Bin Hendi.

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Darling by Dedar, from Warps and Wefts.

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Fresh, Valley Forge.

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Mezzaluna, Dedar.

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FR One, Al Aqili.

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Often viewed as an ideal way for designers to exert their artistic expressions, the use of textiles in interior design schemes can be manipulated more than any other design medium, in terms of appearance and application. Thanks to advances in weave technology designers can play with colours, patterns and textures in order to create the desired design ambience best suited to the commercial requirements.

We canvassed a selection of regional and international manufacturers and suppliers on the current market trends in the material world and their predictions for the future styles emerging from the fabric industry.

Trends

Every facet of interior design is influenced by the twists and turns of the trends in fashion, and nowhere is this correlation closer related than in the textile industry. Julie Wilkinson, regional manager, Valley Forge Fabrics, Dubai Branch explains: "There is an important textile trend to incorporate the upper echelon of haute couture from the fashion runways of Paris and Milan and place them directly into the world of hotel guestroom design." In addition, she points out that fabrics chosen for hospitality projects emulate the textiles gracing residential interiors. "A current trend, is fabrics that feel soft like linen and cotton, but woven in polyester to meet the stringent guidelines for durability. Subtle textures with hints of tonal colour are extremely popular with very little sheen. Fabrics that are being specified currently are not shiny, which goes back to the trend of soft and luxurious."

In the same way that ‘the ordinary' has no place in high fashion, textile designers too are ignoring the route of the expected and choosing instead to experiment, innovate and individualise. Gudrun Klöhn, export sales manager, Drapilux says: "Intense creativity in the weave has become a core element of the current trends. Tone-in-tone plains mixed with contrasting colours, three dimensional effects through special weaving techniques, shiny and matte effects that stand side by side are popular."

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