New Collection - Glencoe
Be transported to the Scottish Isles with Madeaux’s latest collection of fabrics; Glencoe.
With six brand new designs and four updated colourways of woven fabrics from Madeaux’s existing catalogue, the collection is a celebration of the colours of Scotland’s vast landscape, inspired by founder and designer Richard Smith’s travels across the islands and the highlands.
WHY WE LOVE THIS
A luxurious wool-rich paisley inspired by a nineteenth century document typical of the jacquard woven shawls made in Scotland in the second half of the nineteenth century. It would make fabulous curtains and looks handsome on a sofa; we love the unexpected combination of colours – a fine scarlet warp appears as flecks of saturated colour where it binds together the wefts of teal, mustard and plaster pink – making it a truly unique fabric.
01 Jewel Tones
WHY WE LOVE THIS
A new colourway of our popular Hotchpotch weave that combines a multitude of colours with a lustrous and useable construction. Obsessed by blue as we are in the studio, we decided to develop a new colourway of this popular design, combining every shade from indigo to seacloud with some grounding neutrals in the mix.
01 Jewel Tones
02 Ocean Dune
WHY WE LOVE THIS
A popular Madeaux weave inspired by ancient Persian rugs. Jajim uses wool and a touch of alpaca to give a gloriously soft handle. It works beautifully as toothsome, unlined curtains and is brilliant for sofas, ottomans and armchairs – the construction is really durable and the heather effect of the different yarns makes it very forgiving for a well used piece of furniture. The two new colours Heather and Mineral offer a fresh update to a Madeaux classic.
04 Heather
05 Mineral
WHY WE LOVE THIS
A gorgeous curtain weight fabric combining a Belgian linen weft that runs in tandem with a chenille accent yarn, both running horizontally on a very fine warp. The linen gives a moiré like texture and a certain crispness to the fabric while the chenille brings a shot of accent colour to this glamorous changeant fabric.
01 White Sand
02 Seafoam
03 Oyster Shell
04 Scots Pine
WHY WE LOVE THIS
Three stripes of a stylised espaliered shrub work in repeat and climb up the length of our new printed linen ‘Harebell’. The watercolour artwork has allowed us to give a twist of shade within the two colourways and the name was informed by the cluster of small bell-shaped flowers inspired by the Scottish bluebell.
01 Natural
02 Blue Grass
WHY WE LOVE THIS
Zarafa was a female giraffe who lived in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris in the early 19th century. One of a series of diplomatic gifts made by the Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt in 1827, here she is reimagined in a park in Scotland. The scenes within this updated toile plot her journey from boat to ruined folly, the guile of the mission suggested by a coach and horses. The antiqued texture of the design makes for a softened effect and adds to the intrigue.
01 Sea Mist
02 Old Gold
WHY WE LOVE THIS
Embroidered floral motifs in an open trail wind their way up this soft woven linen stripe. Depicting wildflowers of Scotland in blue and plum, the generous, meandering repeat works in harmony with the wide blue and white stripe of the ground and makes a truly elegant statement as drapery.
We decided to introduce Ella Stripe to coordinate with her sophisticated sister, the richly embroidered Petronella. The two can be used alone or combined for an elegant scheme – for example chic bed hangings made of Ella and lined with the more decorative Petronella, as we’ve shown in our image. Woven from 100% linen in a soft cornflower blue.
01 Sky
01 Sky
WHY WE LOVE THIS
A mixture of linen and rayon gives this dual-purpose fabric a soft lustre, whilst the combination of alternate colours in the weft adds a twist reminiscent of shot silk. Now available in additional colourways; a sandy Ecru and pale Menthe, this fabric looks tailored on furniture and makes the most luxurious drapery.
06 Ecru
07 Menthe
WHY WE LOVE THIS
Named after the most westerly isle in the Inner Hebrides, the colour combination in our single colourway references the deep blue sky, clear waters and golden sands of this magical place. Woven from 100% inherently FR polypropylene, it has exceptional durability and lightfastness and can withstand any weather.
01 Ocean Cove
WHY WE LOVE THIS
Taking its name from the French word for ‘loop’, this clever take on traditional bouclé fabric is woven using polypropylene yarn, giving it a lovely, heavy weight and making it the perfect choice for outdoor upholstery. We have used it on a bathroom chair where it makes a stylish nod to classic towelling.
06 Cream