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As an interior designer, textiles are one of the most important tools in my arsenal. As the clothes maketh the man, I believe textiles maketh a room. Without them, even the most expertly designed space can look a bit bare and bland.<\/p>\n
Layering up with textiles instantly adds texture, warmth and interest. And they\u2019re easy to change; if something isn\u2019t quite right about a space, I\u2019ll try moving the rug, replacing the cushions or swapping the curtains first.<\/p>\n
It probably comes as no surprise then that I\u2019m currently obsessed with one of the latest trends in textile design: tribal prints. These bold, geometric and often monochromatic prints are striking and inspiring. They represent history, culture and thousands of years of tradition. With that in mind, I want to show you a few designers who create tribal textiles with a lot of love and respect for the culture that influences them. Not only is their work thoughtful and considered it\u2019s gorgeous too.<\/p>\n
Eva Sonaike<\/strong><\/p>\n Eva Sonaike<\/a> is a London-based designer creating luxurious home accessories with African and European inspired prints. Eva\u2019s motto is \u2018Bringing colour to life\u2019 and her range of textiles dutifully feature bright hues and bold colour combinations.<\/p>\n Here are a few of my favourite designs:<\/p>\n Mum\u2019s<\/strong><\/p>\n Mum\u2019s<\/a> is a Scandinavian art brand championing beautiful design and traditional handicraft skills. The company was founded after a fateful trip to Africa back in 2006. My particular favourite is the MUM\u2019S loves Africa<\/strong> collection. This range was \u2018designed in Finland, inspired by Africa, handmade fairly in India\u2019. Just look at these beautiful designs:<\/p>\n Catarina Riccabona<\/strong><\/p>\n Catarina is a textile designer and weaver<\/a>. Her cushions and throws are made by hand on a traditional loom in her studio in Southeast London. Her work has an eco-friendly emphasis \u2013 her yarns are natural (linen, hemp, wool, alpaca), undyed\/unbleached and sourced from the UK and Europe. Her designs are a much more subtle take on tribal prints and feature a pleasingly neutral palette. A selection of her textiles can be purchased at The New Craftsmen<\/a> website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Image copyright Clair Strong Interior Design As an interior designer, textiles are one of the most important tools in my arsenal. As the clothes maketh the man, I believe textiles maketh a room. Without them, even the most expertly designed space can look a bit bare and bland. Layering up with textiles instantly adds texture,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2947,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interior-design-trends"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2948,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660\/revisions\/2948"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}