Textiles A/W 20/21

Considered
Comfort
Systems for living

Textiles are designed for nesting, with ultra-

padded quilting, raw yet soft fibres, and
subdued natural colours

Kasthall
Considered Comfort
Systems for living

Considered Comfort explores how design and interiors will

respond to our changing relationship with home, as it
becomes a multifunctional system for living.

Already, fluid working patterns are changing how we use

our homes, and tech is enabling us to bring out-of-home
activities inside. Hi-tech exercise systems, for example,
connect to virtual trainers to simulate the experience of a
fitness class from the living room. And when we are not
home, we can control it remotely through devices and
appliances synced to our phones.

For interiors, this will alter what we want from our products
and spaces, and what we expect from them. Expect a push
towards soft, natural and tactile materials, and items that
move seamlessly between private and public, lounging and
living, supporting work, rest and play. In 2021, our homes
will be multi-tasking, and our products will be following suit.

Agnes Studio
 Action Points
Textiles enhance wellbeing and evoke a feeling of warmth
and comfort with soft textures, padded forms, muted
colours, and tactile surfaces.

1. Create a nesting space: Upholstered furniture is

designed for comfort first and foremost, with generously
padded textiles.

2. Focus on textures: Creating a tactile experience is key

in this trend, with super-textured elements such as shag-
pile fringing and finely frayed raw edges.

3. Update traditional techniques: Upgrade fabrics such as

cotton waffle with new dye effects or top-stitching. Focus
on worn, lived-in qualities to give fabrics a sense of
familiarity, comfort and security.

4. Use sophisticated colours: Use calming muted colours

such as baked peach, sand, and nature-inspired greens to
enhance a sense of wellbeing.

5. Simplify your patterns: Focus on simple florals,

stripped back motifs, and linear designs, and use block
printing to create textural two-colour designs.

CB2
Mood

Ruohong Wu

Fermoie

Studio Truly Truly

• The concept of home comforts is increasingly

important, as it becomes a more multifunctional
space for working, relaxing and socialising.

• A sense of wellbeing is fostered through the use of

lived-in materials, soft textures and padded forms.

• Raw untreated fibres provide a connection to the

natural world.

John Lewis

Society Limonta
 Key Directions
Soft forms, surfaces and colours are key, while tactile details and subtle designs elevate interior textiles

Relief Florals Waffled & Puckered Padded Forms Block Prints

Secret Linen Store Antonio Salgado Prestigious Textiles

Finely Frayed Shaggy Textures Pleated Effects

Urban Outfitters H&M Home Agnes Studio Pertile

Relief Florals

Urban Collective

Revisit and deconstruct chintz florals to

Misia Paris create simple linear designs
Urban Outfitters
• Traditional vintage florals get a delicate
update in muted pastels.

• Relief textures are key for tone-on-tone

designs created in devoré velvets and
appliqué stitched surfaces.

• Use botanical designs in soft colours to

give modern interiors a delicate and
feminine quality.

Urban Outfitters

Lora Avedian Wedgewood

Waffled & Puckered

Ib Laursen Mario & Antonio

Urban Outfitters
Update waffled fabrics and incorporate
puckered surfaces to add a sense of soft
tactility to interiors

• Use woven waffled surfaces to give

textiles an appealing sense of depth and
tactility.

• Finishes are slightly weathered and worn,

giving furnishings and accessories a
relaxed and lived-in feel.

• Colours feed into our Saturated

Minimalism trend, with a focus on richly
pigmented natural tones.

CB2

Hearth & Hand with

ATHENEA Texathenea Magnolia
Padded Forms

La Perla Home Ferm Living

Create textiles that encourage mindful

nesting, tapping into consumer focus on
self-care and personal comfort
Shine by SHO Visser & Meijwaard

• Cosy curves and soft edges encourage

consumers to recline, rest and recharge.

• Create a snug sensibility through soft-

touch surfaces such as brushed cotton or
velvet.

• Use muted single colours inspired by

nature, such as olive green, spiced pumpkin,
and even powder pink.

Bolia

KHEM Studios CB2

Block Prints

The Block Shop H&M Home

Casa Botelho
Use block-print techniques for upmarket
hand-printed furnishing fabrics, or replicate
the look through commercial screen printing

• Focus on delicate repeat patterns in

single soft colours.

• Repeats are small-scale and have an

irregular hand-rendered feel.

• Soft grey-blues and sage greens are key,

while pops of burnt orange and saffron
yellow add accents.

Fermoie

La Redoute Fermoie
Finely Frayed

Ruohong Wu

H&M Home

Adds a raw sophistication to interior textiles

with soft frayed edging
Anna Gravelle

Adelene Simple Cloth • Use fine and raw edging and fringing to add
tactility to textiles.

• Highlight two-colour weaves with fringed

edges in contrasting colours.

• Take this story forward into fresh territory

with fine, feathery fringing across the surfaces
of textile accessories and furnishings, rather
than at the edges.

Decor Therapy

Parachute Home
Shaggy Textures

Khanna Carpet Urban Outfitters

Perch & Parrow

Shag-pile is back – bigger, better and more
sophisticated than ever – evolving from the
S/S 20 Wild Fringing trend

• These high-pile textures have a cosy

quality that calls to mind nesting –
especially relevant for cooler climates.

• Celebrate the natural colours of woollen

materials, or use richly dyed shades of
forest green and ruby red for a more
contemporary look.

• Accessories are the most commercial

application here, however shag-pile can also
be used for directional furniture.

Tamar Mogendorff

Urban Outfitters Agnes Studio

Pleated Effects

Meg Callahan

Pleating techniques are incorporated in

textiles and referenced in tactile print effects,
Anna Gravelle nodding to origami structures

• Fabrics are creased, pleated and ruched,

creating softly ridged surfaces.

• Score or emboss surfaces to recreate the

look of pleats in a creative and expressive
way.

• Pleats should be imperfect, hand-crafted

and irregular.

• Use muted tones for a calm look, and use

different fabric grades to create a contrast
of light and shadow.
Wilko

Casa Shops H&M Home


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