Fabric

-- Interior Design, 5/31/2009

Loop Tuareg, Iriquois, Eora, and Innu Stripe

Join the Global Tribe. The robust collection of five high performance polyester blends takes its cues from ancient civilizations across the earth. Intriguingly, tribes from Africa to the northeastern United States and Australia have artistic commonalities. The patterns include the geometric Tuareg; Iriquois, a series of radiating lines; Eora, a field of scattered checkmarks; and Innu Stripe. This group's palettes mix vivid reds and oranges with chartreuse, charcoal, and browns. 866-523-4437; looptextiles.com. circle 385

Hinson & Company Juliet Embroidery

Look to the east, for Juliet Embroidery is the sun. And she rises here in a delicate new fabric. The generous tree-of-life design gracefully twines vines and flowers in red, white, green, or natural-colored stitches over a lovely natural ground, made of 55 percent cotton and 45 percent linen. 718-482-1100; hinsonlighting.com. circle 390

Pollack Lodge, Rebound, and Oasis

It's not easy being green. But the Green Designs collection makes it look like a beautiful breeze. Lodge's bouclé is made of worsted wool and is rapidly renewable, while Rebound uses recycled polyester fibers to create a chenille stripe. Oasis's blend of organic cotton and bamboo is also rapidly renewable. Kermit would approve. 212-627-7766; pollackassociates.com. circle 389

Edelman Leather Perennials

Everything's coming up Perennials. The cheerful flowers that bloom each spring sport the perfect palette for trying times—and they never clash. The European full-grain, aniline-dyed cowhides come in the sunny shades of Lemongrass, Zinnia, Iris, Coral, Rose, and Daffodil. The average hide size is 50 to 55 square feet. Plant some today. 800-886-8339; edelmanleather.com. circle 386

Carnegie Fabrics Ola

The popular Creation Baumann collection gets a versatile addition in Ola, a bold, large-scale ogee pattern. It is reversible, comes in 14 colors, and does double duty as drapery or upholstery. Like the rest of the line, 59-inch-wide Ola is in Trevira CS, making her flame retardant and luxurious. 800-727-6770; carnegiefabrics.com. circle 387

Textile Arts Ruhtinatar, Karmiini, and Valmuska

Finnish design institution Marimekko is breaking out spring flowers large and small with two vintage designs from Maija Isola. Ruhtinatar, the large rose, is offered in four colorways, including orange, green, and white. Karmiini, the small circular floral, comes in two colors, including green. Valmuska, the giant graphic floral and last fall's big hit, debuts in orange. All are cotton and measure 54 inches wide. 888-343-7285; txtlart.com. circle 388

Le Studio Anthost Piscine 1

With Piscine 1, Astrid de Saint Anthost riffs on the swimming pool paintings of British artist David Hockney. To replicate the water's shimmering patterns, she created a stencil and painted the pattern onto white organza with black and silver lacquer. The result is perfect for draperies because as the sun filters through the sheer organza, the painted areas cast watery shadows. Also available in linen. Both materials measure 58 inches wide. 718-267-8907; lestudioanthost.com. circle 404

Momentum Group Charade, Inhabit, and Soma

The Soma collection makes moderate scale and multicolor harmonies sing in public spaces. Charade mixes sinuous curves and lines. Inhabit is a simple yet elegant geometric, while Soma, a fun grid pattern, was named for South of Market Street, a neighborhood in San Francisco. All are part of the Crypton Green line, and made of post-consumer recycled yarns. 800-366-6839; memosamples.com. circle 403

Jim Thompson Fireworks

Get ready for Fireworks. Designer Hutton Wilkinson created this vibrant reversible silk pattern for the Tony Duquette collection. Duquette, the late creator of baroque interiors, sets, and costumes, adored fireworks and used them as a motif in jewelry and chandeliers. They live on here in five gorgeous colorways, including Evergreen. 800-262-0336; jimthompson.com. circle 402

Luna Textiles Optique

Yes, we can! The Optique collection draws inspiration from optimism, and it shows. The resulting graphic patterns have a childlike, whimsical spirit that brings a smile to any face. Made of cotton and wool, the fabrics measure 54 inches wide. 415-252-7125; lunatextiles.com. circle 400

Gretchen Bellinger Look and Glisten

Look and Glisten to this elegant silk dupioni weave. This shining star gets its sparkle thanks to a weave of lurex metallic yarns in the warp and silk in the filling. The silvery cast shimmers through five colors: snow crystal, frosted pine, shimmering sand, new penny, and mercury rising. 518-445-2400; gretchenbellinger.com. circle 401

Nomi Fabrics Eden

Go east of Eden. This linen floral whispers of the casbah, and no wonder. It is inspired by Turkish, Arabian, and Islamic historical references. Designer Nomi Franklin looked not only at textiles, but architecture and the decorative arts. It measures 54 inches wide, with a 27-inch horizontal repeat and 21-inch vertical repeat. 831-728-4335; nomiinc.com. circle 417

Rosemary Hallgarten Ombre Fabric

For the ultimate in luxury, look no further than Ombre Fabric. The treasured wool from baby alpacas is machine-woven into a light and soft fabric, colored Forest, Graphite, or Mocha. It is then hand-painted to create a subtle, shaded effect. Perfect for drapery or upholstery, but we'd like to snuggle up to it as a throw. 203-259-1003; rosemaryhallgarten.com. circle 416

Powell & Bonnell Picnic

The Toronto-based design firm is rolling out Picnic, bringing its stable to 21 fabrics, three leathers, and three faux leathers. The 54-inch-wide polyester-rayon weave comes in a dazzling 30 colors. 800-272-2058; powellandbonnell.com. circle 415

Laura Leinhard Textiles

Enjoy a Sunburst this spring. The elegant motif surprises with square, rather than round borders. Taken from a series of woodcuts, the pattern dazzles against a grid background. The silk, cotton, and wool blend is woven in India, and offered in dusk, gold, and haze. It measures 54 inches wide. 415-419-7356; lauralienhard.com. circle 413

Cloth & Paper Sublime Lace

While awaiting fabric impresario Marcie Bronkar's forthcoming contract line, Luca Textiles, thrill to the delicate pattern of her Sublime Lace. The 40-inch-wide, hand-embroidered fabric, offered in Angel and Ebony, was inspired by French lace of the 1930's. After extensive work in France's textile archives—Bronkar has consulted to the Louvre—she knows what she's talking about. Ooh-la-la! 877-313-0313; clothandpaper.net. circle 414

Place Textiles Painted Desert

The Painted Desert collection brings you the outdoors, without the risk of snakebites. Its four patterns grew out of photos of the surreal colors and sensual textures of the California desert. Each measures 56 inches wide and can withstand 50,000 double rubs. Offered in a total of 34 colors. 212-255-7978; placetextiles.com. circle 422

Paul Brayton Designs Majic Stripe

Let's go to the circus. The Big Top collection has it all: High Wire, Majic Stripe, and Brite Lites. Majic Stripe is a shimmering ombré stripe, offered in seven rich colorways. Made of polyester and Crypton, it can take 102,000 double rubs. Top that, Cirque du Soleil. 336-882-5200; paulbraytondesigns.com. circle 421

Prismatek Cenon

This reseller of European fabrics has snared a winner in Cenon, from Germany. The polyester sheer measures 118 inches high, and features a weighted hem to keep it from billowing away. A prominent vertical stripe adds interest, while the sheen soothes the eye. It comes in 22 colors, from pastels to brights. 386-446-5050; finefabric.com. circle 418

Yoma Textiles Coco

Taking a cue from its namesake, Coco is keeping it simple and elegant. The cotton-linen-rayon blend comes in 10 colorways in a classic, small-weave texture, serving as the ideal canvas for the rest of the manufacturer's patterns. It measures 55 inches wide, and is perfect for light upholstery and drapery. 212-431-4794; yoma.com. circle 419

Valley Forge Fabrics Volumes of Velvet

Jonathan Adler longed for a "rich and juicy" color palette for velvet, but could never find one. Volumes of Velvet is his solution. It includes 18 patterns that run the gamut from sculpted scrolls and unexpected textures to nifty stripes. Measuring 54 inches wide, the fabrics are a blend of acrylic, cotton, polyester, and viscose. 800-223-7979; valleyforge.com. circle 420