Calling all shoppers - Zimmer + Rohde sample sale

Gearing up for Fall Market at the DDB? We knew you are!

Before showrooms can show off the latest and greatest, they need to clear some space. At Zimmer + Rohde that will include the introduction of two new furniture collections, Quintus and Caperton, in addition to a slew of new fabrics. Of course we'll share highlights here. But first, do you part to help them make room for Quintus and Caperton by shopping their sample sale, which just kicked off at the DDB (Suite 932).



Don't think this means anything outdated -- you just might score some yardage of your favorite patterns. Cut yardage will range from just $5 to $30 and pillows will start at $15. And though Z+R might be a favorite source for delicious wovens, don't forget about the furniture, too…At over 50% off, we know you'll thank us later.

Happy shopping!!

Studio visit: Suzanne Tucker Home

A few weeks ago, we ventured out to Brooklyn to meet Allison Kettlewell at her studio. The textile designer responsible for the lovely Suzanne Tucker Home fabrics previously worked with Donghia and Zimmer + Rohde. We were eager to hear about the process behind creating a fabric line, designed in Brooklyn, for a San Francisco-based designer. This year happens to be the 25th Anniversary of Tucker & Marks, the firm Suzanne started with her husband that now boasts a staff of 26 people. Here's what Kettlewell had to say.



"I make monthly trips out to the office in San Francisco. Most of our designs start from what Suzanne says she can't find in the market. Suzanne and I have a shared love of antique textiles, hand-stitching and translating the inspiration we gather on travels. I'm really a hunter and gatherer, and Suzanne is so attuned to the details -- like the ground cloth of a print and its quality."



"Truly, if I had to describe what differentiates us, it's that this is really a textile lover's line. No detail has been missed."

[We couldn't get enough of the amazing samples that fill her studio - hanging, folded, and amazingly orderly.]


"Even our plains aren't plain - like Vanessa [pictured below], with very subtle colors that you don't see at first glance, which make them more livable, easier to integrate into a space because they can "absorb" surrounding colors in the room."


"And Gabrielle, I call a weaving miracle. This design [pictured below] came from a tiny sample Suzanne found in Coco Chanel's private atelier."


"It's such a treat designing this line, because before when I worked with big fabric houses, I was always on a budget. But we introduce something when it's right, when the hand feels good and maybe has a tumbled feel, and the color saturation is right. Suzanne isn't conservative, but she's very thoughtful. She chose not to go the license route when she launched her fabrics, which certainly would have been easier."

This cotton-velvet Duma, is a perfect example of a touch-me hand. It was inspired by Suzanne's trip to Africa.



Check back soon when we'll share the rest of our visit - including all about color.

Have a look back at their new introductions from earlier this summer and from this Spring. See the finished product of their collaboration at Thomas Lavin at the PDC and Holland & Sherry at the DDB.

As seen in: Elle Decor

Earlier this week we saw some great DDB showrooms and products in the May issue of Elle Decor. Thomas Jayne and Katie Ridder selected an armoire by Julia Gray, and a Ralph Lauren Home end table, below:


Ralph Lauren Paint:




Romo:


Maya Romanoff:


Fabrics from Duralee, Clarence House, Ralph Lauren Home, Kravet and Manuel Canovas, Brunschwig & Fils, Fabricut, de le Cuona, Pollack and Zimmer + Rohde:

Product Pick: Marvic Textiles at Zimmer + Rohde

The quintessentially British fabric house Marvic Textiles is renowned on both sides of the Atlantic, and its refined look can now be found at the DDB. Zimmer + Rohde now represents Marvic Textiles, so you can get your fill of vast array of styles from classic English country house look to cool Britannia contemporary.

"Marvic Textiles offers a wonderful range of the highest quality fabrics from variations on historic documents to eye catching contemporary wovens," said design icon Bunny Williams. "They are experts in collaborating with designers and love the challenge of working on special custom projects."

Other long-time enthusiasts include British designers Nicky Haslam, David Mlinaric, and Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, as well as Ellie Cullman, David Easton, and Katie Ridder, in New York.

Zimmer + Rohde Now Represents Kate Forman Fabrics

We couldn't be more smitten with the union between Zimmer + Rohde and English textile designer Kate Forman. Known for timeless, commercial and contemporary styles, the color combinations and relaxed appeal of Kate’s faded linens ensures effortless, eclectic and stylish interiors.

"With a passion for creating unique, vintage and quintessentially European interiors, the chic fabrics and handmade wallpaper collections of Kate Forman are suitable for either a cosmopolitan city apartment or a modern country home," said a sales representative. "This is the kind of collection that you could pick and choose for not just one room, but an entire home, regardless of where you're living!"

The array of pretty floral prints neatly dove-tail back to the chic plain linens and ticking stripes, while the bolder-toned designs will enliven many contemporary interior schemes. We can't decide what we like best, but in the meantime, we're loving the selection Kate Forman had added to Zimmer + Rohde.

DDB Spring Market Buzz: Zimmer + Rohde New Fabric Introductions

If you made it to the DDB's Spring Market last week, you had the chance to preview tons of new fabric collections and product launches. We made our rounds to see as many as possible, and were particularly impressed by the newest fabrics at Zimmer + Rohde.

The newest introductions included fabrics from Ardecora, Hodsoll McKenzie, and Zimmer + Rohde.

Sales Associate, Luis C. Camarena showed us the collections and explained the variations between the three. We learned that Natural Elegance, from Zimmer + Rohde, orchestrates the elegant harmony of nature, while Boticelli from Ardecora reflects the Italian Renaissance and the era of renewal and re-evaluation in all spheres of culture. Hodsoll McKenzie's Oasis, on the other hand, reflects a commitment to fine craftsmanship and quality.

"Our Oasis fabrics have been enormously well received in the hospitality industry as our 'hotel collection' for Zimmer + Rohde," said Luis. "Collectively, though, the three are doing really well. There's been a great response to these new interpretations. Because we're an international company, our fabrics are used all over the world and the textures and palettes that we have used most recently have had a terrific international response!"

There's lots happening at Zimmer + Rohde, so get yourself to their showroom to see their new fabrics.

Friday Favorites: A Weekly Roundup of New Products

The latest edition of Marvic Crewels, Sunburst, captures a naive Tree of Life design with highly stylized florals, vines and leaves. Inspired by a Kashimiri decorative brass plate, Sunburst is a thoroughly fresh and modern approach to the centuries old technique of crewel working. Find Sunburst and Marvic Textiles full range of decorative fabrics at the Zimmer & Rohde Showroom.



The Dublin Console was designed by Luke Wong, the current Design Director for Niedermaier. The Dublin features a floating mirror and elegant pull out drawers.



Nella Vetrina introduces the Morgana chair and selected designs upholstered in eel skin, part of their new Visionnaire Collection. Smooth to touch with a glossy sheen, eel skin is a stylish choice available for Visionnaire chairs, credenzas, desks and beds. A choice of red, black, brown, blue and cream.

Send us your favorite new products for next week's "Friday Favorites."