Sahco's wild side

New for Fall, Sahco presents a collection called Urban Safari. Featuring faux furs, velvets and other alluring textures, the 12 fabrics come in a palette inspired by nature and the materials they capture. It's the ethical way to add a dash of fox, leopard, lynx, ostrich and Persian lamp to an interior.

Nandu, pictured above is available in five colors. A three-dimensional surface and gloss accents captures the look of ostrich leather, with its easy-care, durable properties making it ideal for tight upholstery. It can also be made flame-retardant for commercial applications.

Persian:

Persian, available in four colors, starts out woven as a plain velvet in viscose. It's then piece-dyed and hot embossed to look like Persian lamb.

Grizzly:

It's hard to believe Grizzly, virtually indistinguishable from real fur, is actually a woven. Only available in this one colorway, it offers a variety of tones to complement a range of palettes. Grizzly will also be available for purchase as throw. (It's at the top of our wish list!)

Zambia:

The jacquard velvet Zambia, available in four colors, has a Sahara-meets-ikat effect. A viscose "web" contrasts with the light base and makes a statement on upholstery.

Stop by and "pet" the entire new collection, encompassing nearly 50 colors, at Donghia showrooms at the DDB (Suite 700), DCH (Suite 1000), DCOTA (Suite C250), and PDC (Suite G196).

Tending Trends: Plethoras of Perforation Pock the DDB (Part 2)

Less is more for our newly spotted design trend at the DDB. With perforated products popping up in showrooms all over the building, we love seeing what creative ways designers are spinning perforations and cutouts throughout collections.

The new Donghia showroom boasts perforated patterns in fabrics such as Mirror, Mirror, which creates a sparkling statement by combining hand-woven silk with small pieces of mica embroidered into laser-cut spaces in the fabric, or Stella, part of the Sahco collection that features a dense white ground weave from which small pieces are cut out by laser. At the same time, the heat of the laser seals the edges of the polyester weave. The effect is lace-like, and the intricate floral design seems like a silhouette.

"Perforated fabrics and products add a new facet to design," said a designer who was shopping at Donghia. "By adding the texture with laser-cut designs, instead of with the more traditional uses of texture, the possibilities within a space widen even further and the whole design process really gets fun and creative. I personally love the way perforated curtains can look, because they affect a room so, so much in every single kind of light the day is giving you outside!"

If you're looking for more perforated perfection in the DDB, you can visit Création Baumann, Donghia, Romo, Jerry Pair, and more. Let us know what you find!

Tending Trends: Plethoras of Perforation Pock the DDB (Part 1 of 2)

It's a brand new year, and as we see new collections pop up all over the DDB, we're noticing a few trends.

Our first trend isn't so much about what is there, but rather what isn't there and all of the creative ways of designing fabrics and products by using perforation, cutouts, and “holes”!

Less is more when it comes to fabrics whose design is based on cutout pieces and intentionally designed absences in their making. The voids that we've been seeing create dramatic effects and, when used in fabric, use window light as an even larger part of a room's design. Création Baumann is a perfect example of perforated fabric that is both dramatic and fresh.

"Création Baumann offers an enormous library of laser-cut fabrics that have been wildly successful over the past several years," said a sales associate. "Cutting our fabrics by laser allows for exact dimensions wanted by the client and lets our designers use patterns ranging from strong, geometric designs to soft, flighty, and whimsical designs. They allow for such a wide spectrum of atmospheres and tastes."

Création Baumann's Curl pattern, part of the Création Baumann Line collection, is one of our favorite examples of geometric design. The Curl curtain fabric in established burn-out quality features transparent shapes emerging from dense, wave-like bases to generate an intriguing and puzzling interplay of shapes and shadows.

Sahco's Gala collection by Brentano balances sophistication and playfulness in the fabric Nightlife. Nightlife features geometric twisting and turning patterns inspired by stained glass windows and brought to life using an innovative laser cutting method.

Check back with GoDesignGo tomorrow for more on showrooms full of perforated product throughout the DDB.

Event Spotlight: Donghia Shares Spring 2012 Textile Collections at WESTWEEK

If the Pacific Design Center's WESTWEEK Market isn't already enough to get you excited, Donghia is adding to the excitement. Andrea Rubelli, Donghia/Rubelli CEO and Carolyn Reed, Donghia Vice President of residential sales invite you to an exclusive preview of the Spring 2012 Collections from Donghia, Rubelli and Sahco.

The event takes place today, from 1-2 p.m. at the PDC's Donghia showroom in Suite G196. A reception in the showroom will follow. For more information and reservations, email Lwinterstein@Donghia.com.