Designers Guild

Charting an imaginary Frenchwoman’s journey from Arles to the capital city, Christian Lacroix unveils Air de Paris, the fashion house’s second collection for Designers Guild.

Mark McMenamin -- Interior Design, 4/1/2012 2:00:00 AM

Carnations are strewn across stripes and polka dots in cotton Incarnation; silk satin striped Sol y Sombra contrasts with the cut-velvet harlequins of Nimes. Wallpaper, Souvenir, a faux collage of memorabilia.
Charting an imaginary Frenchwoman's journey from Arles to the capital city, Christian Lacroix unveils Air de Paris, the fashion house's second collection for Designers Guild. Modern-minded graphics and reinterpretations of classical motifs figure prominently in the 14 fabrics and seven wallpapers. 203-359-1500; osborneandlittle.com.
Black-and-white jacquard En Lace Moi coordinates with oversize satin damask Guipure. Wallpaper, Intuition, with its trompe l’oeil wood grain; Nouvelle Me, modeled after a pinup board; and ornately flocked Paseo.
printed cotton Ps’Ikat offers its own take on Asian tie-dye. Wallpaper, Voyage, inspired by an antique map of the Camargue region.

Firm: Christian Lacroix Project: a collection for Designers Guild Photo: Courtesy of Osborne & Little