Julie Paterson’s new range of hand printed upholstery linens for her company ClothFabric, reminds me of summer.
Julie has been a big sustainability supporter for nearly 20 years and has developed many stunning ranges of soft furnishings designed and made here in Australia using sustainable, natural materials with low impact processes.
Her latest collection, Bloom, is available in three printed designs: Gum Blossom, Pod and Standard Stripe in a new palette of bright and saturated colours like Golden yellow, hot pink and bright orange. Printed by hand on heavy weight linen, they’re great for upholstery.
Gum Blossom, Pod and Standard Stripe.
Gum Blossom Golden with Standard stripe white in background.
The Gum Blossom print was inspired from a trip to San Francisco last year. ‘I saw these flaming red West Australian natives blooming spectacularly over there and did some drawings and developed the print from that moment.’ Says Julie.
‘Pod design came about from a more local source – the seed pod of the callistemon (bottle brush) growing near my studio – I had designed this one a while back but it never had a partner till now.’
Gum Blossom cushions in Golden and Surf with Pod in white and Standard Stripe in White and Surf.
Gum Blossom in Coral/Sky.
This is the first range to spring from the collaboration between Cloth and Ascraft. On the collaboration, Julie muses ‘Change is good. Working together and getting the perspective from other people helps freshen things up sometimes.’
About Linen
Linen is grown with little or no chemical fertilizer. As all parts of the plant can be used after harvesting to create multiple by-products, nothing is wasted. Linen is also cool and breathable, making it a great choice for summer.
Julie Patterson
Where to get it
NSW Ascraft – 5-11 Boundary Street, Rushcutters Bay NSW 2011 02 9360 2311
VIC Ascraft – 473 High Street, Prahran VIC 3181 03 9510 7734
WA Ascraft at Anne Bailey Agencies – G5/145 Stirling Highway Nedlands WA 6009
08 9389 907
QLD Ascraft at Scott Hutton Agencies – 17 Helen Street Teneriffe QLD 4005
07 3252 0911
SA Ascraft at Sanbama Agencies 15 Sydenham Road Norwood SA 5067
08 8362 2203