2.9.15 | New York, NY | It has been forecasted that geometry-inspired product design is a trend to watch in 2015. In light of this trend, we created a roundup of Designtex’s top geometric products including upholstery, wallcoverings, multi-use digitally printed textiles and more.

Henrik and Igna, two of the latest additions to Designtex’s Premiere Collection of digitally printed upholsteries and wallcoverings, offer Scandinavian style in two scales in bold, distinct color ways. PVC-free, non-woven substrate.

The Origami collection, inspired by the art of traditional Japanese paper folding, presents a multi-use textile to function as either a panel fabric or drapery. The unique method of shaping the pleats results in a three-dimensional textile with striking structural qualities, accentuated by the play of light and shadow. When installed as a drapery, this fabric has positive acoustic absorption qualities, helping to reduce sound levels in the immediate environment. When installed as a panel fabric, it has positive acoustic transmission qualities, meaning that it will not impede the performance of underlying acoustic panels.

Designtex paired with British design studio Wallace + Sewell for a colorful, graphic collection of wool fabrics in saturated, oversized plaid. The large-scale designs of stripes, grids, and oversized weaves find inspiration in the highly disciplined color explorations of Anni Albers as well as the urban landscape of Wallace Sewell’s working environment in London.

Wallace Sewell was established in 1990 by fellow graduates of The Royal College of Art, Emma Sewell and Harriet Wallace-Jones. The designers revel in pushing the capabilities of industrial looms to their limits to create fabrics that exploit color and structure in innovative and unexpected ways. Until now, Wallace Sewell’s focus has been on medium-scale textiles (scarves, cushions, throws); the Designtex + Wallace Sewell collaboration represents their first foray into the contract textiles market.