We are interested in what fabric can bring to life. This journal is a celebration of the lifestyle, culture and design that influences what we do.
Trends & Inspiration
Melbourne-based interior designer Tali Roth is known for her confident colour combinations. Launching her eponymous studio in New York, where she lived and worked for twelve years before returning home to Australia, her style is a curated fusion of mid-century California, traditional New York, an...
"I'm always drawn to the tension of teetering on almost-ugly colour combinations."
"I'm always drawn to the tension of teetering on almost-ugly colour combinations."
There’s just something about mid-century modern (MCM) design that captures the imagination. Emblematic, exciting, and nostalgic, interiors of the 50s, 60s, and 70s respond to social behaviours and cues that are no longer the norm, so there’s something contradictory yet enthralling about the way p...
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.
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...
Sheer curtains disperse the soft glow of sunlight into a space either through a fine, almost translucent construction, or a loose construction with open fibres. Whilst linen and linen-look sheers are an eternal favourite, we are seeing a growing desire for soft, optimistic colours and patterns at...
From researching interior design and colour trends to understanding the best-selling shades across substrates, Stephanie Moffitt, Mokum Design Director, discusses the process of designing a thematic textile collection and how to colour your space with a confident eye.
Our International Brands Manager, Sarah Fox, attended Deco Off 2024 this January. Here, she shares insights into the colour, design, and construction trends that caught her attention in the showrooms and on the streets of Paris.
Central to our 2024 trend forecast is the application of colour and the treatment of it as an evolving, interactive, living thing. The influence of colour on the mood and atmosphere of a space is so pronounced that simply by altering one colour an undeniable ripple effect permeates across everyth...
