Designtex’s Vibrant Fabrics Nod To A Noted Pattern

Meet you at the Monaco Grand Prix? Racetrack, a new indoor/outdoor textile from the applied materials manufacturer, alternates solid-colored plush velvet stripes with black-and-white-check strips resembling a final-lap flag and produced in a raffia-style texture. Corresponding polypropylene upholstery Emblem is a small-scale checkered basketweave made from tapelike nylon snaffled from the fashion industry. It, too, resembles natural raffia. “Racetrack and Emblem make me daydream,” says Designtex VP of design Catherine Stowell. “They conjure up sumptuous spaces, delightful hospitality, and a love of intricate detail.” Finally, there’s Convene, a Sunbrella solution-dyed acrylic-polyester with a hexagonal motif and subtle pinstripe. Talk about a trio of attention-grabbing, summer-ready fabrics.