Here we have two very similar fabrics.
The top image is of Fauve by Clarence House, which is printed on a smooth upholstery weight cotton with a soft hand.
The bottom two images are of Arbre de Matisse by China Seas. Printed on a linen ground with a slightly stiffer hand, and which is also available in the reverse.
The reverse is the original print that Billy Baldwin used in Woodson Taulbee's living room, not the very similar Fauve which is more flowing in its design.
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Monday, 12 November 2007
Mystery solved
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Thank you for clearing this up! This ranked up there in my top 5 design mysteries (I'm quite serious).
PoC - I knew I was right, I just needed to prove it.
I would love to see a picture of the room that Billy Baldwin used the reverse of this fabric in. Do you have it?? BTW love the China Seas version.
PG - it is on the cover of Billy Baldwin Decorates.
I do prefer the China Seas.
Doesn't Schumacher make a similar fabric too? I can't think of the name right now. In fact, I thought the first piece you showed was the Schumacher fabric.
Hi TTI - that I will have to check on. Watch this space.
The Schumacher fabric is not exactly the same as these two, but it has a similar feel. You can see it on the pillow here (in red, it comes in other colorways incl brown):
http://piecesinc.com/node/1264
TTI - Ha, you have just saved someone at the Schumacher showroom a search - thanks.
Baldwin may have used the fabric, but Woodson Taulbee's late and highly lamented company, Woodson Wallpapers (which also printed fabric), made the actual yardage. It was based on a Matisse print that Taulbee owned. The fabric, I believe called Matisse, is still manufactured by Hinson & Company, which owns the rights to the Woodson line, to the best of my knowledge.
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