Nature's Opera

Nature's Opera

Nature’s Opera, a fabric collection that beautifully blends quiet drama and wild wonders of the natural world.
  
A fabric collection that pays tribute to the quiet drama and wild wonders of the natural world. In this orchestrated edit materials play the lead. A cast of classic fibres: linen, silk, and wool are joined for the first time by hemp. Together they create an ensemble of naturally beautiful drapery and upholstery qualities that express tactility and evoke emotions. Textures add depth and comfort, Paisleys add interest and pattern, whilst colours dance in harmony. The palette is soft, muted, and warmly romantic.
  
Nature’s Opera is a virtuoso performance in craftsmanship where expert artisans work in harmony with the world’s finest grown fibres. The sumptuous simplicity of a filigree sheer is created from the finest flax. Wool is cocooned with silk that morphs into a graceful paisley. Virgin wool and hemp are recast as supple cloths with weight and fluidity. For the finale, a lustrous vintage-style velvet completes this symphony of the wild.
“Paisley is a heritage pattern that is open to endless reimaginations. Our two new designs show how this classic textile genre can be reinterpreted in strikingly different ways, from the dramatic to the delicate.”

Bernie de Le Cuona 
  

HEMP

Innovations in hemp cultivation and production bring this sustainable fibre to centre stage. This low impact crop requires minimal water and no pesticides. It is very fast growing making it a highly renewable whilst maximising land productivity. Like linen, hemp is breathable, absorbent, and has antibacterial properties, is cool in the summer and warm in winter. 
  
  

PAISLEY

The drama unfolds with a celebration of the patterns of the natural world. Two new Paisleys showcase this classic textile reinterpreted in strikingly different ways, from the dramatic to the delicate. Leaves and foliage swirl across the surface of Elizabeth Paisley a sumptuous cloth crafted in fine wool, whilst the beautifully detailed design of Heirloom is woven in ultra fine linen yarns.