Living Line is a range of stylish, decorative fabrics designed to offer comfort in an unconventional kind. ‘Inspired’, the new collection from the ‘Living Line’, is guided by nature, especially in the selection of natural colours. Other spheres of influence for the Création Baumann design team were the distinctive brush strokes of several young designers as well as innovative materials and textile technologies. The collection features hand painted floral designs on silk taffeta, filigree embroidery on ultra fine leno weaves and jacquards with three dimensional effects. It also now includes a broad range of upholstery fabrics alongside the curtain fabrics.
Amongst the highlights is ‘Serafina’ – the nucleus of a whole series of hand drawn floral and organic patterns. This decidedly artistic panel features hand sketched flowers in an abstract look – a highly personal signature piece by a young designer. With ‘Serafina’, Création Baumann graphically illustrates that in an ever more digitalized world, individuality in design has attained greater importance and found a new role to play. The sketch was transferred to the fine semi sheer cotton muslin as a screen print.
‘Cosmea’ features hand drawn colourful flowers and grasses that are reminiscent of classic floral prints, with arrangements and colouring that deliberately deviate. The silk taffeta ensures that the fabric assumes a contemporary and fresh look. This also applies to ‘Ava’, a print on silk taffeta with a hand painted check design. The personal note emanates from the broad, irregular brush strokes.
As in every ‘Living Line’ collection, the textile virtuosos from Langenthal in Switzerland captivate with textile mastery and special techniques. ‘Maurice’ is a curtain fabric in a jacquard weave which features a high wool content and a three dimensional look. The 3D effect results from an interwoven shrink yarn which shrinks with exposure to heat to create a wash board effect pattern. ‘Rosalie’ is a soft wool cloth with punched out motifs , which is suitable for curtaining and throws.
‘Amethyst Fleur’ is conceived as a masterpiece in embroidery technique. The ultra fine and highly sheer curtain fabric displays embroidered floral climbers on Trevira CS leno weave. New to this collection is the broad range of CS- fabrics. Due to their hard wearing, easy care and flame retardant properties, the textiles excel in applications in the contract sector, particularly in the hotel industry. ‘Sergio’, a tri-coloured upholstery fabric with a small check, ‘Vida’, a soft velour in 19 different colours and ‘Vidalargo’ with its narrow velour stripes; all harmonize beautifully for great combinations. This applies to the entire collection.
