Textiles A/W 20/21

Tech-tility
The space between the
real and the virtual

Textiles are influenced by nature and digital

culture, with iridescent finishes and a
skewed, off-kilter take on reality

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 Tech-tility
The space between the real and the virtual

Distinctions around real and virtual, authentic and fake, and

truth and fantasy are blurring. Tech-tility explores how
interiors will inhabit the space in between.

As we spend more time interacting through screens, it’s

becoming harder to tell what is real and what is digital –
and we are caring less about the distinction. Studios such
as The Fabricant, for example, are creating digital
visualisations as an alternative to photo shoots, with the
added bonus that they can go beyond physical limits to
create seemingly impossible shots.

In this new landscape, prints and patterns will be created

not just for how they look in real life, but also how they
appear on screen. And as technology's influence on
interiors grows, it will also materialise in more tactile ways.
It's time to rethink the rules of what your designs can be.

Ella Doran
 Action Points
Texture and layering are key in this trend, which where
designs sit somewhere between the natural and fantastical,
incorporating organic elements and metallic finishes.

1. Embrace layering: Layer surface designs and textures

in delicate ways to give textiles an intriguing sense of
depth.

2. Look to nature, then twist it: Nature is a key reference

in this trend, but in a skewed or subverted way. Organic
references are so far removed from their original source
that they become fantastical. Animal skin prints look like
they could have come from mythical beasts.

3. Go 3D, not flat: Use innovative cut piles,

contemporary surface finishes and 3D weaves to create
dimensional textiles with a futuristic look.

4. Make designs pop with metallic and iridescent

surfaces: Explore how metallic and iridescent elements
can be used in new ways. Multicoloured petrol-like
sheens call to mind 1990s two-tone fabrics, and warm-
toned metallics can be layered and distressed to create
tactile furnishing fabrics.

Anthology
Mood

Mika Barr

Prestigious Textiles

Patterne

• Designs blur the lines between real and digital

with abstracted organic references, unique surfaces,
and textiles that seem to morph with their interior
settings.

• Take a futuristic outlook when designing textiles.

Update traditional constructions in experimental
ways – think rugs with 3D textures, and multi-
layered patterns and surfaces.

Lelièvre

Verhees International Textiles

 Key Directions
Play with distorted perceptions by using 3D and iridescent surfaces, and include metallic details for a futuristic aesthetic

3D Geometrics Digital Codes Natural Camo Precision Details

Missoni Home Lelièvre Swisstulle

Sci-Fi Skins Two-Tone Jacquard Iridescent Finishes

Made.com Osborne & Little H&M Home Kam International

3D Geometrics

Ella Doran

Wyndenhall

Angular forms interplay with geometric

designs to create intricate 3D surfaces for soft
Frigerio Salotti
interior textiles
Josef Anstoetz
• Use clever fabric manipulation, cut piles
and quilting techniques to add depth and
form to furnishings and fabrics.

• Focus on purple and blue tones, and use

accent brights to make a statement.

• Dimensional surfaces create a contrast of

light and shadow.

Enrico Franzolini

Paola Lenti
Digital Codes

Angie Parker Designers Guild

Take inspiration from data and digital

overload to create intricate and highly
decorative designs
Designers Guild Emek Sunday

• Weave detailed small-scale geometric

designs into furnishings fabrics.

• Use a range of colours, but stick to similar

tones to retain a sense of harmony.

• Closely-packed fine stripes take

inspiration from barcodes, which can be
added to with cross-hatching details.

Romo

Missoni Home Harlequin

Natural Camo

Zara Home Rubelli

French Connection Home

Distressed textiles offer a nature-inspired
update for camouflage, as called out in our
Trend Concepts report for A/W 20/21

• Irregular designs and organic surfaces are

worked into woven surfaces to give them a
subtle tactility.

• Keep products simple. Add interest with

aged surface effects.

• Use cool oxidised greens and blues

balanced by warm neutrals to create a
weathered look.

Anthology

Beate von Harten Filtes Filati Tessuti

Precision Details

Gan

Add micro marks using either hand-crafted

or machine-made techniques to give textiles
Made.com
a digital look
Woven Form
• Create small-scale textures in woven
textiles, or exaggerate them via stitching,
calling to mind the patterns of digital
chipboards.

• Use matte felt fabrics to give these retro-

style designs a utilitarian aesthetic.

• Yellow and grey offer a commercial two-

colour option, while dark olive, tomato red
and burnt orange can be used as statement
hues.

Elliott Barnes x La
Manufacture Cogolin

Yulia Mamedava Pauline Deltour x Hem

Sci-Fi Skins

Bordino

Seemingly random and organic surface

designs create unnatural and fantastical
Rubelli animal-skin patterns

• Create innovative surface effects by

layering textures and tonal neutrals, along
with a mix of high-shine and matte finishes.

• Concentrated metallic detailing gives

textiles a glamorous and futuristic look,
suitable for commercial soft accessories.

• For colour, use a mix of morphed metal

tones, from burnt copper to rose silver.

Saum & Viebahn

Jess Feury Armada Fabric

Two-Tone Jacquard

Margrethe Odgaard x
Kvadrat Verpan

Amara
Create sophisticated two-tone textiles using
subtle variations in colour and surface
sheen.

• Patterns focus on retro-inspired curved

geometrics, as well as more abstract forms.

• Keep styling simple with clean-cut shapes

and no-frills forms.

• Use on-trend colours such as Golden

Verde and Velvet Cake from our seasonal
palette to give designs a rich, yet organic
quality.

Lelièvre

Orla Kiely AYTM

Iridescent Finishes

Fiorete

Duenda

Use dichroic and iridescent surfaces to give

textiles an alluring and changeable quality,
Roche Bobois
inspired by digital aesthetics
Objects of Matter
• Lustrous velvet heightens the impact of
multi-hued surfaces, and devoré techniques
can be used to create liquid-like patterns.

• Create an ethereal and otherworldly

aesthetic with textured and multicoloured
metallic surfaces.

ONdesign

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