Kravet Inc., established in 1918, it is the industry leader of the trade home furnishings industry. Up until today, their fifth-generation family business distributes fabrics, furniture, wall coverings, trimmings, carpets and accessories. The family’s commitment to innovation has helped the company transform from a small fabric house to a global leader, representing brands and designers from all over the world, all high-end fabric houses that specialize in style, luxury and exceptional design. With locations in North America and worldwide. Kravet Inc. is known for its compelling storytelling with each new offering, whether it be a tale of coastal or African inspiration or one-of-a-kind archival document-based designs or even a breathtaking tribute to Japanese elegance fable.
Izu Collection
In the Summer heat it’s a great time to turn towards a more zen and leisurely style. The newest collection from Kravet Fabric is made for one who wishes for the minimal in taste and still wants to have a chic and tasteful style. Izu has come to offer the beauty of ancient Japanese art and time honored traditional dyeing techniques.
A highlight of this collection is its self-lived history of innovation, drawing inspiration from living the experience itself, the design team dipped into the renowned Kravet Inc. archive to find a unique story to tell. They found inspiration on past trips by Creative Director Scott Kravet to Japan and submerged into the trip of imagination until flourishing this remarkable collection of patterns.
Art, culture, landscapes and nature; This exclusive collection of luxurious fabrics is a dynamic assemblage of bold color, dramatic pattern and sophisticated textures and qualities. This collection features a gorgeous assemblage of new patterns and updated colorways highlighting on Japanese tea garden and temple culture in its color schemes and nature inspired aspects like the calming and serene koi ponds, and the rolling mountains and hillsides that surround this culturally rich region. Let’s dive into a small fragment of the highlighted patterns.
Bamboo Stitch:
Using a combination of cotton and blended fabric in neutral cool tones, and simple geometric embroidery bamboo stitch creates a structured and minimal look that easily adds satisfying texture to any piece.
Kaiyou
This artful fabric is highly inspired by the iconic Katsushika Hokusai wave paintings known by many. This rendition by Kravet features more circular repeatable weaves to add luster and detail to any furniture piece.
Onsen
A tie-dye colored fabric boasting defined ridges amongst its faded stripes for a highly geometrically satisfying look that doesn’t feel too overpowering. The fine details of this print are perfected and is recommended for upholstery.
Modern Luxe Izu possesses many decorative qualities with distinct custom patterns executed in a varied range of fabrics highlighting the very saturated Indigo color found in in so much of Japanese shibori dyeing and ancient paintings. Sparkling aquas, greens, corals and golds found in the silk jacquards of traditional kimonos are used throughout the collection as well.
To satisfy a more subdued look, these decorative patterns are also executed in clean, warm neutrals and dramatic, stormy grays. Modern Luxe Izu has the perfect balance between luxurious construction and natural elements.
