Friday Forage | Dedar

(Illustrations by Caroline Jenkinson, The Interiors Almanac)

Last week The Interiors Almanac was privy to view the exquisite fabric collection by the Italian fabric house Dedar, in Chelsea. The atelier is renowned for creativity and technical prowess, founded in 1976 by husband and wife Elda and Nicola Fabrizio, the company was passed down to their children Caterina and Raffaele, who have triumphed since the late nineties and continue to produce textiles that are firmly rooted in the Como region.

Each of the fabrics are woven in textile mills around the region of Como, interestingly, the design house works with a number of manufacturers in the area; a collaboration that marries the skills and knowledge of each mill to produce the most innovative woven fabrics.

 In addition to the many jacquards, prints and velvets for curtains and upholstery. This year, Dedar launched a collection of outdoor woven fabrics; a pioneering technique that uses traditional textile looms to create classic patterns such as Houndstooth and Tartans, previously unheard of for outdoors. Not only are the fabrics durable and water resistant, they are superbly soft to touch. 

Visit the Dedar showroom at Chelsea Harbour, to view the full collection... Pssst Hermes fabrics are on show there too!