Fabric Styles For Fashion Design

FABRIC STYLES
FABRIC STYLES
FABRIC STYLES
The importance of interior soft decoration lies in the fact that it endows a
space with certain qualities and tastes. If we take hard decorations as skele-
tons of our body, then soft decorations are the clothes we wear. As the charm
of a person is shown through the clothes he or she wears, a space stands
out with soft decorations revealing its taste. Soft decorations “dress” interior
spaces with different effects, modest, luxurious, or noble. All styles could be
realised by soft decorations.
DESIGN MEDIA PUBLISHING LIMITED
DESIGN MEDIA
PUBLISHING
LIMITED
Edited by Darren Du
Translated by Katy Lee
Edited by Darren Du
Translated by Katy Lee
DESIGN MEDIA PUBLISHING LIMITED
Edited by Darren Du
Translated by Katy Lee
FABRIC STYLES
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Soft Decoration: A New Direction of Interior Design

A space is not only a place where we live, but also a harbour for our souls. A bit of wisdom is in-
dispensable to interior design in that a good design could vitalise life by integrating itself into it. It
even goes beyond that to approach our souls and become an integral part of our spiritual pursuit.
Interior soft decoration is an important way to show wisdom in interior design. Fabrics are not only
adopted for the elegance of an interior space; more importantly, they are to reveal details in our

life, that would enhance the quality of the space, characterise it and create certain taste for it.
The importance of interior soft decoration lies in the fact that it endows a space with certain quali-
ties and tastes. If we take hard decorations as skeletons of our body, then soft decorations are the
clothes we wear. As the charm of a person is shown through the clothes he or she wears, a space
stands out with soft decorations revealing its taste. Soft decorations “dress” interior spaces with
different effects, modest, luxurious, or noble. All styles could be realised by soft decorations.
Furthermore, soft decoration plays a key role in an interior space by making it sense emotional
with a particular spirit. With soft decorations, a cold space becomes warm. No matter for resi-
dences, hotels, or other public spaces, interior design should emphasise the creation of particular
atmospheres, which would pull inhabitants or customers closer to the spaces. We nd soft decora-
tions quite helpful in achieving this goal. Soft decorations make spaces organic and live, instead of
cold and dead. A live space is to communicate with people in it, not to enclose them only.
The application of soft decorations can be various, with which, you can make a space light and
soft, or colourful and fervent. Different people like different atmospheres; thus they require differ-
ent ways of applying soft decorations. Besides, what is important is that soft decorations are quite
exible. You can change them at will.
Interior soft decorations include window curtains, curtains, carpets, tablecloths, cushions, as well
as beds and sofas.Textile is the most commonly used soft decoration. From a visual or tactile per-
ception, textiles make us feel soft and warm. Particularly in the modern context where hard and
cold reinforced concrete dominates our spaces, appropriate adoption of textiles could soften the
hardness and warm the coldness. In interior spaces, the amount of textile used has become an
important aspect to measure the quality of interior soft decoration. Furniture is also important in
interior spaces, which has gone beyond its basic functions; more importantly, it is a kind of decora-
tion itself. Nowadays people are becoming increasingly aware of the decorative effect of furniture.
Especially sofas and beds, as the main components in interior spaces, have become an integral
part of soft decoration.
This book covers two categories: Textile and Furniture Fabrics. The latest decoration design con-
cepts are included here with abundant exquisite pictures. The book introduces to its readers the
designs of soft decorations and their inuence in interior design.
Contents

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Soft Decoration:


A new Direction of Interior
Design

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Textile
006 Window curtains
028 Curtains

054 Carpets

088 Cushions
110 Tablecloths
134

Furniture Fabrics
136 Sofas
190 Beds
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Index

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As concepts like “decoration” and “cloth art” appear,
interior textile decoration is becoming a materialised

culture. “Tex tile conq uers spac e” has be come a
convincing principle in interior soft decoration. Textile has
some distinctive charm. On the one hand, it shows the
softness of a space; on the other hand, it expresses our
emotions. Textile in an interior space has become the
emotional link between people and the spaces in modern
architecture. Textile helps create certain atmospheres for
spaces. Textile in different forms, colours, and produced
with different crafts would bring to a space different visual
experiences and atmospheres.
Textile exists in interior spaces in various forms, including
window curtains, curtains, carpets, tablecloths, etc. Pieces
of textile could be hung or spread, adopted for a large
area or just for a corner of a table. Whatever way, if used
properly, a piece of textile could positively influence our
visual and psychological perception. Furthermore, textile
in the interior would even be our way of life, or something
special for sentiment. The creation of space atmosphere,
and the psychological impact it brings depend on the
choices of the textile in terms of colour, craft, pattern,
etc. Colour is the most direct way to influence our
perception. According to one’s habits, we could choose
different colour palettes, with different colours consistent
with each other or in sharp contrast. Different styles
suit different ways of thinking and living. In interior soft
decoration design, the use of textile could create a unied,
harmonious visual experience. For example, if you tend to
highlight the sense of luxury in a space, you could have
exquisitely-designed patterns on the textile. Pattern is
also a key element in interior textile decoration. Various

patterns combined with different ways of decoration would
create the space atmosphere we desire.
Textile
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Window curtains are most frequently used for interior decoration. In interior spaces, window curtains not only function
as sun-shading, dustproof, sound-proof tools, etc., they also serve as a kind of decoration. To some extent, window
curtains decide the “expression” of a room, and reect the owner's life style and taste.
The decorative function of window curtains is realised through the choice of colours, patterns, texture, and decorative
styles. Colour is the most direct way to create certain effects. Different colours have different connotations with them,
and thus would have different impacts on people. Pattern is an effective way of connecting window curtains to our
minds. Simple or exquisite, different patterns suit different needs of mind. The choice of texture of window curtains
could also inuence our perception. Gauze curtains would feel soft, while heavy cloth curtains would feel warm and
dignied.
Window Curtains
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Minimalist window curtains could add a modern sense to a space. Here, without any traditional decoration
element, the colour and the fabric of the window curtain are highlighted. The space is lled with an apparent
sense of simplicity and purity.
In this interior design, the colour palette is harmonious and coherent, with the colour of the window curtain in
accordance with that of the furniture and the fabric. The ambience of the space is hence created.
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The colour palette of a window curtain plays an important role in the creation of
the ambience of a space. Usually in interior decoration design, the colour of the
window curtain should go with the colour palette of the space, in order not to cause
any “jump” in the tone. Consistent in the colour palette, the window curtain would
naturally become an integral part in the interior design.
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In interiors of European classical style, colour palette is often highlighted in order to create
the sense of luxury in a space. Pattern and other additional ways of decoration are also
important. Here, rich and bright colours are adopted to bring a strong visual effect and
delicate patterns and tassels are also extensively used.
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In practice, when designing a window curtain, the size and the type of the
window (whether it is a French window) should be taken into consideration.
Large oor-to-ceiling windows would match heavy and giant curtains.
When window curtains are withdrawn, spaces would become bright and
open; when they are closed, the interior spaces would be isolated from the
outside, offering a sense of privacy.
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In order to achieve an elegant ambience in the space, the window curtains in this project are
particularly designed with hollowed-out patterns, making the curtains more delicate and offering
the space more permeability. A flimsy sheer curtain is adopted here, bringing out a sense of
obscurity and elegance.
Here, baby blue, as the primary tone, brings a cool feeling in a hot summer.
Here is the design for the window curtain in a children’s room. To match the nature
and age of children, the colour palette of the soft decoration is not very intense.
The same textured cloth is adopted for the window curtain and the bedspread.
They echo each other and jointly create the clean and simple style of the space.
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Pattern is an important element in curtain design. With patterns,
window curtains would be more decorative.

In this project, to match the elegance of the space, the window curtain
is designed to be off-white, and the circle patterns are adopted. With
such soft decorations, the entire space feels pure and elegant, and
an ambience is thus created.
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The creation of an atmosphere is the aim of the design of decorative curtains. In
this project, for the design of the window curtain, a sheer curtain is adopted as the
main part of soft decoration, adding certain mystery to the space, unconsciously
endowing the room with innite diversity and style.
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For the decoration design in this project, the colour palette of the window curtain is orange, with black
and brown framing blocks going well with it. In addition, the window curtain is not traditionally withdrawn
from the middle but from one side. When it is slightly pulled open, warm sunshine would cast soft light
into the room, producing a leisurely air, just suitable for those who have been busy all day long. It would
be pleasant to sit in such a room to enjoy the warm afternoon sunshine.
For some window curtain designs, maybe the feature of the curtain is not distinct, or
even the colour palette is quite simple, as shown in the picture. In such an interior
space, the window curtain is just like a listener, keeping a low prole. Maybe you
have never noticed its presence, but it is always there, silently helping you relax
both your body and mind.
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Curtains are a kind of very practical textile in interior decoration. They divide big spaces into pleasant small ones; they
demarcate as well as highlight certain sub-spaces. Apart from dividing spaces, curtains could enhance the privacy of
a space. Therefore, in a space enclosed by curtains, people would feel closer and safer. Consequently, it would be
easier to establish certain atmosphere and sentiment for the space.

As soft decoration is attracting more and more attention, the decorative function of curtains is increasingly highlighted.
On the one hand, curtains with their own textures, patterns and colours, as carefully designed, could be visually
pleasant themselves; in this sense, they are pieces of decoration naturally hanging there. On the other hand, curtains
are decorative for their function of “covering”, for the elegance of a space. Curtains could be used to cover some
unsatisfactory corners or to conceal something not very pleasing for the eye. That’s a more important aspect for the
decorative function of curtains.
Usually there are two kinds of curtains in the interior. One is the curtain hung around a bed, which is separated from
the rest of the space when the curtain is closed; inside there would be a closed, private space. When the curtain is
pulled, it becomes a kind of decoration for the bed, revealing a sense of intimacy and romance. The other is used as
soft partition to demarcate certain spaces. A comparatively big space could be divided into two or more parts. In this
way, we could make use of space more effectively without breaking the elegance of it.
Curtains
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To create a soft and comfortable space with curtains, a bedroom would be
the best setting. With curtains placed at bedside, you would feel not only
visually warm, but more importantly, a sense of safety. It would be more
appealing when there are your favourite patterns on the curtains.
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When the curtain is restricted around the headboard, it is more purely
decorative, rather than of a practical sheltering function. As shown in the
picture, the curtain is designed to be warm and elegant, being an integral
part of the interior soft decoration of the room.
The decorative function of curtains in interior spaces is self-evident, while its
practical function should not yet be neglected. Shown in the picture is an open
space, in which the curtain is designed to separate the bed from other furnishings
in the room. It is not a traditional bedroom; when the curtain is closed, an
independent, private sleeping area is created.
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Curtains are not necessarily restricted at bedside; rather, they could appear
in any place as you like.
As shown in the picture, the curtain is used between the bed area and
another functional area. It acts, to some extent, as a door, but apparently
with a more decorative effect.
The curtain here looks like a window curtain, but actually, hiding behind is
not a window but a Chinese-style carved wooden partition. The illusion to
be conceived as a window curtain is just to surprise you.
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In this project, the role of the bed is highlighted with the curtains around.
Meanwhile, the curtains are helpful in creating a sense of luxury in the
space, endowing it with the European classical style of decoration, offering
noble and elegant visual experiences.
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With the curtains around the bed, it becomes an integral but independent
part of the room. When the curtains are withdrawn, the bed acts as a
furnishing element for the room; when they are closed, it becomes an
independent private space.
In terms of interior decoration style, what if the classical encounters the
modern? What kind of visual effects would they produce? You would nd
the answers in this project with curtains.
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Nowadays as we begin to pursue a simple life, modern style interior
designs are more and more preferred. In interior decoration, we would
expect the comfort achieved with simple forms. The curtain in the space,
as shown in the picture, well exemplies this idea. Such a simple form of
decoration successfully offers the space the theme of romance.