Do: make old look new. Don’t: go too trad
A new collaboration between fabric house Sanderson and the fashion designer and illustrator Giles Deacon has ushered in a collection that evokes a certain feeling of grandeur and nostalgia, but is intended to be used in any style of home, whatever its size. Existing designs from the brand’s archives have been repainted and re-coloured, and complemented by illustrative touches by Deacon, such as bows, calligraphy and trompe-l’oeil motifs that incorporate draped curtains, bows, ribbons and tassels.
“I have found myself increasingly drawn back to the natural world, especially in our age, with its emerging dominance of technology,” says Deacon of the miniature insects that feature in some designs. The archive patterns that he worked with were originally designed on a grand scale, but the intention is that the new patterns don’t have to be used only in large spaces. “These are for those entranced by eccentricity, decadence and comfort, who wish to live among enduring and timeless beauty, whether in a pied-à-terre or a stately home,” he says.