Collection by Kelsey Keith

Bright British Textiles by Wallace Sewell for Designtex

American upholstery manufacturer Designtex taps British studio Wallace + Sewell for a colorful, graphic collection of fabrics.

Designtex, an American upholstery manufacturer and Steelcase company, has tapped Harriet Wallace-Jones and Emma Sewell of the British textile studio Wallace Sewell for its newest collaboration, a series of wool fabrics in saturated, oversized plaid. The large-repeat stripes and grids are inspired in part by Bauhaus textile artist Anni Albers and in part by Wallace Sewell’s London neighborhood. In keeping with the duo’s focus on industrial production within Britain, the fabrics are being woven at the Hield Brothers mill in West Yorkshire. Click through the slideshow to see the line.

The studio works closely with a mill in Lancashire, England, which weaves the larger pieces and batch production. Check out even more textiles here.
The studio works closely with a mill in Lancashire, England, which weaves the larger pieces and batch production. Check out even more textiles here.
The large-repeat stripes and grids are inspired in part by Bauhaus textile artist Anni Albersand in part by Wallace Sewell’sLondon neighborhood.
The large-repeat stripes and grids are inspired in part by Bauhaus textile artist Anni Albersand in part by Wallace Sewell’sLondon neighborhood.
The wool fabrics in saturated, oversized plaid could function as graphic blankets or wall hangings.  Check out some more plaid here.
The wool fabrics in saturated, oversized plaid could function as graphic blankets or wall hangings. Check out some more plaid here.
Royal blue textile by  Wallace Sewellfor  Designtex.
Royal blue textile by Wallace Sewellfor Designtex.