Posts Tagged ‘Osborne & Little’

Friday, March 11, 2011

fabric friday: nina campbell for osborne & little

I love a col­lec­tion with a story, espe­cially if there is a lit­er­ary inspi­ra­tion behind the design. Nina Campbell's Par­adiso col­lec­tion for Osborne & Lit­tle ref­er­ences Dante Alighieri's poetry (1265–1321) and Renais­sance Flo­rence. A fresh take on tra­di­tional is always…refreshing!

This scrolling pais­ley is named for Beat­rice, whom Dante met as a child of ten and remained entranced with for the rest of his life.

nina campbell 'beatrice' for osborne & little

nina camp­bell 'beat­rice' for osborne & little

Again ref­er­enc­ing Beat­rice, this embroi­dered damask on linen is named for her home Porti­nari. Her char­ac­ter served as Dante's guide in the last book of The Divine Comedy.

nina campbell 'portinari' for osborne & little

nina camp­bell 'porti­nari' for osborne & little

This opu­lent pat­tern is aptly named Par­adiso, after the final book. With a ver­ti­cal repeat of 30", it would be divine for drapery.

nina campbell 'paradiso' for osborne & little

nina camp­bell 'par­adiso' for osborne & little

The Par­adiso col­lec­tion includes mul­ti­ple col­or­ways in the pat­terns shown, as well as a selec­tion of weaves and coör­di­nat­ing wall­pa­pers. Shown below, 'Rosa Alba' as fab­ric and wallpaper.

nina campbell 'rosa alba' for osborne & little

nina camp­bell 'rosa alba' for osborne & little

Who knew cab­bage roses could be so chic? Check out the entire col­lec­tion online, or con­tact me for a closer look.

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