Inspiring editorial from MIX Magazine
Recently, candy cane stripes have exuded a playful Barbiecore energy, but when a more sombre, sophisticated palette is adopted, this once familiar motif takes on an entirely different identity.
Wall & Decò | Paolo Badesco & Constantino Affuso | Edinburgh
Think stripes, and navy and white Breton or pretty candy colours spring to mind. Both these options are safe but unsurprising. In contrast, moody stripes are decidedly more arresting, their inspiration mined from eclectic sources.
Wall & Decò | Studio Salaris | Ōku
Firstly, there is the strong aesthetic taken from minimalist Japanese screens, juxtaposing light and dark, as seen in an interior space by Paola Maré. This is accentuated by Beton porcelain stoneware by Casalgrande Padana (featuring a subtle striation).
Paola Maré | Casalgrande
Wood panelling can also be used to draw vertical stripes with acoustic benefits, as seen at The Wood Veneer Hub.
The Wood Veneer Hub | Acoustic Wall Panels
The classic stripe found in traditional Savile Row style men’s suiting and couture is another strong strand of reference moving from fashion to interiors. Thick and thin stripes are best in sober, discreet colour-ways where close tones almost blend into each other. This is the underlying message of Moon’s Naturally II interiors collection. And at MINDTHEGAP, there are nods to other textile drivers, with stripes adding structure to ikat motifs.
Moon | Naturally II Interiors Collection
Black and white stripes continue to make a stark graphic statement in fashion that is now filtering through to interiors; look to blankets at Pappelina® and fabrics at Pierre Frey for example.
Pierre Frey | Bellagio | Photo Alice Mesguich
Other nods to couture include Arte’s striking jacquard Majesto, part of its Le Couturier collection. Here, textured stripes are made up of stitched thread overlaid on a diamond motif.
Arte | Le Couturier | Majesto
In wallpaper and upholstery fabric, there are moves to use stripes as a kind of underlying structural device, overlaid with organic imagery. We see this at Wall & Decò with Edinburgh, by Paolo Badesco and Constantino Affuso, where strong vertical striping is intersected with ethereal garlands of blossom. At Studio Dean, a subtle stripe in a charcoal palette hints at a dark forest.
Studio Dean | Sylva
Finally, this story wouldn’t be complete without a nod to the 70s when moody stripes, inspired by Pop Art and graphics of the time, were at their apogee. The effortless retro feel of this take is evident with Draga & Aurel’s renovated and redesigned Otis sideboard, featuring a blend of vertical colours, in epoxy resin. And there’s a definite 70s feel to Wall & Decò’s ku by Studio Salari, where interconnecting stripes instantly evoke that decade’s glamour.
Draga & Aurel | Otis
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