Historically, drapery textiles have been limited by the looms they are woven on. Initially woven on two bed linen looms at 280cm wide, before evolving to maintain an industry standard of 310cm-320cm wide, and most recently achieving the capacity to weave extra-wide 350cm cloth. This advancement r...

Representatives from Mokum and James Dunlop were in New York City last month to greet the world at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF). We presented our collaborative exhibition with local wallpaper designer Emma Hayes Textiles, lighting designer David Trubridge, and Wakanine as ...

Our Mokum and James Dunlop Design Directors recently visited our European suppliers in Belgium and Italy, and attended Proposte, an annual textiles fair on the shores of Lake Como. In this article they share the slow evolution of textile trends led by the world’s most influential textile mills.

Passementerie adornments in both fashion and interior textiles date back to ancient Egyptian and Greek civilisations. By the 16th and 17th centuries these details were crafted from gold, silver, silk, or cotton threads and in the 19th were often colourful and embellished with beads, shells, wood,...

Emerging in the early 20th century, the Bloomsbury Group of painters, writers, and thinkers cultivated a bohemian way of life and revolutionary style, in response to the reserved society of Edwardian England. Influenced by classical frescoes, Cubism, Post-Impressionism, and the Arts & Crafts move...

Cushions are essential to the atmosphere of a room, creating a sense of softness and tactility whilst functionally increasing comfort and support. The cushion is an ancient article of decoration and function. Not only found within the home, cushions also adorned religious spaces and palaces from ...

The textiles industry was revolutionised by the introduction of digital printing in the 1980s. Not only cleaner to produce and requiring far less water than traditional printing methods, such as hand-block or silk screen, digital printing also allowed exact replications of designs to be produced ...

With an affinity for outdoor entertaining and a deep connection between our homes and the landscapes they inhabit, James Dunlop’s Alfresco Collection captures the spirit of the Antipodean lifestyle. Blurring definitions of interior and exterior, these textiles create outdoor spaces which feel lik...