DEPARTURES HAS ARRIVED

When Departures Magazine wanted a forecast of the best fabrics and papers in the world of interior design, they asked me to seek out the latest and greatest. What follows is my roundup of vibrant fabrics and wallpapers with an artistic bent that is appearing in the current September issue. This special design issue is filled with pages exploring where design is going, who's on the go-to list to watch, what is new and worth having a looking at. Take a peek.

Photos courtesy of Departures

On The Wall

Two Times from Paper Mills, $76/yard (studiofournyc.com).
Prunus from Fromental, $393/square yard (pictured, bottom left; fromental.co.uk).
Anniversary Collection Snowflake from Maya Romanoff* (mayaromanoff.com).
China Lack from Stark Wallcovering* (starkwallcovering.com).
En Plein Air from Porter Teleo* (dessinfournirshowroom.com).
Antique Toile by Walter Knabe* (pictured, top left; 212-319-7979).
Ascot from de Gournay, $547/three-foot panel (degournay.com).
Attendants from Katie Ridder, $137/roll (pictured, bottom right; harbingerla.com).
Flutter by Catherine Hammerton, $300/meter (catherinehammertonshop.com).
Golden Hill Feather from Schumacher* (pictured, top right; fschumacher.com).
Painters Studio from Ralph Lauren Home, $431/roll (ralphlaurenhome.com).
Madagascar from Island Collection by Eskayel, $16/square foot (studiofournyc.com).
*Available to the trade only.
—Compiled by Marisa Marcantonio

Swatch Watch
Artisan Eduardo Garza created this fabulous custom board with embedded stones. A glamorous moment to set off the fabric's dazzling colors.
Gemstone by Jim Thompson, Tony Duquette Collection* (jimthompson.com).
Hardwick plaid from Ralph Lauren Home, $234/yard (ralphlaurenhome.com).
Rundell from The Royal Collection* (osborneandlittle.com).
Manisa embroidered linen from Vaughan* (vaughandesigns.com).
Shanghai from Manuel Canovas* (cowtan.com).
Bukara from Dedar Collection* (dedar-usa.com).
Montespan satin from Oscar de la Renta Home for Lee Jofa* (leejofa.com).
Ikat from Peter Dunham Textiles, $123/yard (310-273-6200).
Arabesque from Peter Dunham Textiles.*
Embroidered Suzani linen from Idarica Gazzoni, $175/meter (harbingerla.com).
Cecily from Romo* (romo.com).
Betwixt from Celerie Kemble for Schumacher* (fschumacher.com).
Delacroix Eucalyptus Leopard from Sabina Fay Braxton* (sabinafaybraxton.com).
Janpath from Peter Dunham Textiles.*
Fado by Miradouro from Osborne & Little.*
Venezia from Sahco* (bergamofabrics.com).
Tosca by Fadini Borghi from Pierre Frey* (pierrefrey.com).
Gala by Fadini Borghi from Pierre Frey.*
Tristan Sang Sacre from Sabina Fay Braxton.*
* Available to the trade only.
—Compiled by Marisa Marcantonio