

This lime tree pattern has so many beautiful colors to pull from.

When I was researching this pattern I found that his design company in Svenskt Tenn still carries many of his fabrics here. Which goes to show that color’s ability to lift us up and great design is timeless. While the world was unraveling, he was finding a new way to thrive by drawing these vibrant and hopeful new patterns. In the late 1940s he created these colorful nature inspired drawings. He was of Jewish decent, so he had to flee his home in Vienna by emigrating to Sweden before World War II.

Both of these patterns were hand drawn by Viennese architect and furniture designer Josef Frank. Fabric and pillow ideas that that could give any room in your house a vibrant boost.įirst, up two vintage patterns by Schumacher called Citrus Garden and Exotic Butterfly. So this week I decided to dedicate a post to coloring your house happy. Perhaps the pandemic has us all feeling drained. I went to all of my favorite stores and I came away feeling very underwhelmed. So, last week I braved the cold and snow to go looking for a few new fabrics and pillows. I am working on some new projects around our house. It seems like all the color and fun has just suddenly vanished from home stores everywhere. It’s ebullient, endless boundless. When you walk into a colorful room you smile.” Ruthie Sommers “Everyone wants to talk about the color that is hot right now, but for me color is never just another trend.
