My favorite fabric of all time is Sarafane (in the Ink colorway) by Nathalie Farman-Farma for her studio Décors Barbares. Sarafane is a fine cotton fabric, printed with a black ground and little red berries. The entire line of fabrics is just amazing-a lot of the patterns are inspired by Persian, Central Asian, and Russian folklore. Sarafane has always reminded me of a fabric Marella Agnelli used. It can go anywhere. We've used it in modern interiors and in very old-world interiors, and there's almost something a little punk about it. It has proven especially useful when a space requires a shot of black-it has this sharpness to it, a real depth, without being somber. The berries bring this lightheartedness, yet they are presented in such a dense, Victorian-style pattern, and I love that combination.
There is something thrilling about the interplay between different textiles, their materiality, scale, color, and patterns working together in a scheme to create magic.
My favorite fabric ever is Toile de Nantes by Pierre Frey in the original blue color. I love it for so many reasons. It feels graphic like...
As these designers prove, there's nothing better than a classic pattern with a distinctive twist.
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