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Interwoven fall preview- upholstery fabrics that emphasize

Published: November 13, 2024
Author: HFT

High Point, North Carolina — Following the High Point Market in late October, the biannual Interwoven Textile Fair begins on November 19 and features some of the newest leathers and textiles that will be available in furniture showrooms in early 2025.

There were many fabric designs with a natural theme among the upholstery launches at High Point Market. In addition to leaf and branch themes that evoke the aesthetics of opulent lodges and comfortable cabins, pine green hues were common.

While some introductions for the upcoming Interwoven focus on color, others use designs reminiscent of the English countryside to further the outdoor lifestyle narrative.

Representatives in the textile industry predict that a palette of rich colors and warm neutrals will be among the “it” hues of November’s Interwoven. The introductions include layered textures, performance features, and trend tales that are intended to appeal to the current consumer desires for a safe haven of home, in addition to the nod to a non-monochromatic rainbow.

Covington Fabric & Design

Covington focuses on sustainable multipurpose fabrics manufactured from recycled plastic bottles, coordinated upholstery and print lifestyle groups, and indoor-outdoor weaving upholstery goods. PFAS-free and bleach-cleanable, the indoor/outdoor upholstery product comes from Covington’s SPF brand.

“This newest product helps address our customers’ increasing demand for eco-friendly and easy-clean products,” said Stefanie Wotton, vice president of marketing and contract services. Our indoor/outdoor product answers the need for a more easily cleaned product within the house. More informal styles are among the other trends we are concentrating on. We offer some fantastic modern abstract jacquards and a number of internationally inspired patterns that complement any room in the house.

“We think that providing a variety of products truly meets the needs of our customers,” senior vice president Chari Voehl stated. “We provide good, better, and best products and are the source for multiple segments.”

Crypton Fabrics

According to officials, the collection at Crypton satisfies current expectations by combining new textures in boucle, velvet looks, sustainable materials, and natural fibers — all in high-performance textiles. The introductions merge historic and contemporary motifs.

According to Grainne Coogan, vice president of design, “this season’s palette is rich with color, ranging from jewel tones to the midtone mineral shades.” Warm earthy browns are fashionable right now, and they mix well with warm golds, floral tones, and subdued mineral tones. They provide a wide variety of colors, comfort, and durability.

“We are providing a combination of classic and trendy styles in distinctive patterns and textures,” she stated. A piece of furniture can appear much better with texture, whether it be plain or patterned. Boucle is still a popular option, and multicolored yarns continue to gain popularity. Chenille and velvet designs and patterns that draw inspiration from embroidery also exhibit rich texture.

Additionally, Crypton is bringing back new traditional styles.

“At Crypton Mills in North Carolina, we have searched our archive for pieces of art that we can reimagine for the modern customer,” Coogan stated. “Everyone can find something they enjoy.”

Culp

According to senior vice president Tammy Buckner, Culp’s new collections, which include Tranquility, Incantara, and Aetheria, were created with customer preferences in mind.

“In recent years, traditional dressy workwear has been replaced by more relaxed and comfortable options, and we are witnessing the same trend with regard to home furnishings,” Buckner stated. Buttery soft textiles with a warm, inviting appeal are replacing heavy textured white boucle, while round and plump furniture is giving way to a more relaxed lived-in style.

We unveiled our new Tranquility collection in response to this trend. Tranquility creates a soft, supple hand by combining pile yarns, soft chenilles, and men’s tweeds and heathered boucles.

“A new trend in home design is’sensorial design,’ which aims to make everything in the house appeal to all of your senses,” Buckner added. “In addition to being aesthetically pleasing and textural, upholstery fabric must also evoke a sense of touch and sensation. Every fabric must captivate your attention and entice you to touch it.

De Leo Textiles

The company’s most recent trend analysis, “A De Leo State of Mind,” serves as the inspiration for the fall introductions. Officials described each introduction as “a gateway to a unique destination or a state of mind,” stating that carefully chosen color schemes like South Beach Luxe, Desert Garden, and Fairytale are meant to stimulate the imagination and arouse feelings.

“Our carefully curated shades — such as the whimsical charm of Fairytale, the vivid bloom of Desert Garden, and the sumptuous vibes of South Beach Luxe — are intended to arouse feelings and stimulate imagination,” stated creative director Katie Atwater Williams. “We’re thrilled to present new, creative constructions that complement our fabric offerings in addition to these vivid palettes.”

New embroidery techniques that provide depth of color and texture, as well as fil coupe techniques that produce distinctive fringe details, are examples of the new constructions. Additionally, De Leo is introducing cutting-edge velvet structures with multicolored patterns and improved print capabilities for a wider color palette. According to officials, the introductions are ideal for purchasers wishing to design immersive, transforming rooms since they use color and texture to honor the natural world.

According to De Leo executives, consumers of upholstery are currently looking for subtle relief textures and smaller-scale patterns that may be used on larger items, such as chairs and couches. A wider variety of patterns with significant volume potential are now possible due to the comeback of patterned textiles on couch bodies.

“We’ve worked hard to ensure that even our most luxurious offerings remain competitively priced without sacrificing our boutique appeal,” Williams said, adding that customers are also searching for the greatest available value. “We are providing a wider variety of textures, even if velvety boucle fabrics have reigned in recent years and are certain to stay popular. Our latest collections add a layer of texture to any area by combining luxurious features with elegant, smooth textiles.

Europatex

One of Europatex’s high-performance textiles, Mosaic, is a significant introduction. Mosaic, which comes in a range of hues, has a “touchable texture” that is intended to provide a “home-like feel,” according to officials.

“Our goal for the new collections is to create fabrics that are beautiful and elegant while demonstrating exceptional performance and durability,” Fernando Sanchez stated. These textiles take a multifaceted approach to meeting the demands of modern upholstery buyers.

“Low-maintenance materials that are simple to clean and maintain are becoming more and more popular among consumers today. They look for long-lasting materials that can resist deterioration in high-traffic residential and commercial environments. These textiles, which have fashionable patterns and textures, also put comfort first.

Three trends that Europatex is emphasizing include geometric designs, textured textiles, and unified color schemes. Sanchez pointed out that while geometric designs and vivid colors allow purchasers to express their own aesthetics and personality, textured fabrics provide living spaces depth and coziness.
“In order to ensure a unified and cohesive themed look, our collections offer opportunities to use these elements throughout spaces,” he stated.

Moore & Giles

At Moore & Giles, color, comfort, and texture are the three most important factors. The characteristics are offered by a range of leathers, according to officials, who named three for the 2024–2025 season: Mont Blanc, Haven, and Treccia.

According to company spokespeople, a “extensive palette of color choices that deepen over time, a supple drape, and a beautifully nuanced surface achieved through layers of wax finishing” are some of the unique characteristics that make Mont Blanc appealing. Through certified carbon offsets, each of the 64 shades of Mont Blanc, which is tanned on enormous English bull hides in Northern Italy, promotes environmental care.

Haven emphasizes workmanship by using hand-selected hides that have been chosen for their distinctive natural markings. During the tanning process, the leather is hand-stained to provide rich hues while maintaining its inherent beauty. Haven, which was created in Thailand, is long-lasting and has a smooth, velvety texture. The leather has a genuine aged look thanks to the hand-applied staining technique.

Inspired by traditional woven patterns, Treccia includes a complex embossing method applied to Moore & Giles’ Cottswald nubuck. According to officials, this Italian-made grain gives the leather a classic tactile quality.

“The key to leather’s success in retail is comfort,” stated director of sales Bo Gravely. “Soft, buttery components appeal to consumers, and our latest additions provide an unparalleled seating experience. All of these leathers provide outstanding comfort without sacrificing the premium appearance that consumers have come to expect.

Regal Fabrics

“Seeing color trending again is really refreshing,” said Sarah Surace, Regal Fabrics’ creative director. Warm neutrals, somber blues, greens with olive undertones, caramel browns, and rich spice tones abound in our fall 2024 collection.

“Our striking layered, color-curated collection, which sits at the nexus of excellent value and exquisite design, reflects the ongoing trend of consumer preference toward more complexity in color and design.”

The textiles that Regal has introduced feature intensified color lines on popular patterns like velvet, chenille, boucle, woven, and washable and washable constructions. Regal is also launching five trend groups during the exhibition, according to officials. These include:

  • The estate aesthetic is influenced by English country house décor and includes classic patterns in contemporary hues, such as delicate embroidery, vintage flowers, and sophisticated damasks.
  • Globe Trekking: Combining traditional craftsmanship with modern design, this style incorporates nubby boucle, luxurious chenille textures, intricate ikat patterns, and primitive motifs.
  • Modern Casual: The foundation is made up of geometrics, curving lines, and vivid colors from the 1970s with a current West Coast feel. Chunky textures blend in with new hues.
  • Coast Home: This conjures a laid-back seaside vibe by combining tailored refinement with informal transitional charm. It emphasizes textures and clean-lined plaids, checks, and stripes.
  • Classics: These textiles exhibit the peaceful fusion of contemporary living and traditional artistry by fusing traditional Asian design motifs with rich textures and modern hues.

This season, Regal is also showcasing an extended sustainable Kindred line that includes 300 stocked SKUs and 30+ patterns, along with carefully picked artisan designs that include new dobby, print, stripe, and embroidered additions.

Brentwood Textiles/ STI Fabrics

Design director Glen Read stated, “We have devoted our time this season to carving out greater domestic price values within our offerings.” “Our domestic pattern options start at $6.95 a yard, and domestic bases start at $3 a yard.”

Read also mentioned that by combining new ingredients, STI created new warp and filler yarns. Recycled chenilles, recycled boucles, and new polypropylene boucles are the main yarn introductions in the design process.

In order to get an exceptionally soft touch, Read stated that “a strong emphasis was placed on providing as soft a hand as possible, whether it is a chenille or a flat woven cloth.” “The new recycled chenilles and boucles are part of our Revolution Performance product line.”

The product line at Brentwood Textiles features a variety of textures, jacquards, tiny designs, stripes, and plaids, according to textile designer Kathy Dotterer. The “commonality is the softness, recycled and upcycled with a goal to give natural fiber looks with manmade materials,” she said, adding that variation is key.

Style motifs and a color story are important trends at STI and Brentwood. The deep green hues that are popular in 2024 home furnishings are included in Evergreen, a new color for boucles and recycled yarns at STI/Brentwood. STI officials have called this shade “very livable,” a “new neutral,” and one that “draws its strength from the natural world around us.”

According to officials, there are two fashion trends: Mid-Century-Modern-inspired designs that symbolize “the pairing of simple lines and materials with inspiration garnered from ancient cultures such as those found in Africa, Asia, and South America,” and nature-inspired palettes that incorporate flowers, leaves, and other natural motifs.

Customers will also discover natural ideas in the STI/Brentwood showrooms, along with “ready to wear” themes including timeless hues, woolen styles, houndstooth, and graphic blocks.

Sunbrella

According to Amy Gillam, designer director, inside, Sunbrella’s introductions pay homage to fashion influences with “luxurious and linen-inspired textures that convey a sense of casual ease” and “highly textural, elegant wovens” influenced by traditional tweeds.

Sunbrella will launch over 150 new SKUs for Interwoven.

“Our new introductions reflect the trend toward a warmer, calmer palette, which buyers are seeking in versatile fabrics,” she said. We keep developing new materials that enable us to highlight color and texture while maintaining all of Sunbrella fabrics’ performance attributes since texture is still a top concern for consumers. With its velvety texture that combines the powerful elegance of our chenille yarn with a buttery-soft feel, we are especially thrilled with our new body cloth, Risty.

“The Interwoven introductions are also a study in contrasts,” Gillam continued.

“When carefully paired, these opposing forces—whether they be through color combinations like black and cream, competing pattern scales, or variations in texture—are intended to help a space feel dynamic and bold,” she said. Our introductions, which are meant to feel artisanal while maintaining their refinement, also feature humorous inspirations. When creating a home that feels unique, cozy, and inviting, these whimsical components are essential.

Valdese Weavers
Modern Roots is Valdese Weavers’ most recent collection.

According to authorities, Modern Roots is inspired by “laid-back, California cool looks, combining both modern elements with vintage traditional.” The collection incorporates pattern and texture from all four of Valdese’s primary brands: Sustain, InsideOut, Valdese Weavers, and Circa. The combination of traditional and contemporary styles demonstrates the Archival Revival collection’s ongoing development, which was unveiled earlier this year.

According to Ann Reynolds, vice president of design, “these new introductions address current buyer demand because the fabrics are designed to pair well with warm wood tones and offer a casual, laid-back coziness.” Customers can mix modern pieces with family treasures by mixing traditional and modern patterns and textures.

“As always, our priorities are rich color combinations, well-designed patterns, and sustainability.”

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