Baker Introduces New Fabric Collection by Designer Philip Gorrivan
Furniture World News Desk on
12/23/2017
Philip Gorrivan Collection. On Sofa: Calhoun in Empire Blue; On Chair: Preble in Empire Blue.
Baker, a designer and manufacturer of fine home furnishings, fabric and wallpaper recently announced that designer Philip Gorrivan’s new and exclusive textile collection, a very special new selection of luxurious weaves, rich textures, and ravishing colors. The Philip Gorrivan Fabric Collection for Baker includes eleven precisely created and edited fabrics, representing Baker’s first guest designer textile collaboration since launching its flagship fabric showroom in New York City last year at 200 Lexington Avenue.
The new fabric collection ranges from a lustrous silk and cotton sateen cloth to crisply tailored men’s suiting adaptations, along with a lightweight silk and wood blend in a tweed effect that’s offered in thirteen updated and sophisticated colors. The new assortment is in addition to over 1,300 fabrics that form part of the company’s offering of textiles, including various colors and patterns of velvet, wool, mohair, linen, silk, chenille, embroidery, prints, metallic textures, stripes and damask.
“I believe that ‘tailoring’ and the concept of classic menswear fabrics have a very practical and handsome application for the home, so I’ve created a collection ‘evocative’ of suiting, but not a direct representation necessarily,” said Philip Gorrivan.
Gorrivan’s goal is to simplify, not over complicate, the essence of this story so that there is a defined relationship between the parts of the whole, an inspiring “intellectual” connection.
Among highlights of the collection are “Kingsland”, a fine woven mohair with a touch of silk that’s sumptuously soft and tactile.
“Malcontenta”, his printed signature pattern, uses Gorrivan’s signature Palladian tile motif as a graphic pattern on linen.
“Montfort” is a very well-appointed and precise wool plaid. This classical cloth has a perfectly tailored pattern, and reverses to a different pattern that’s surprising and delightful.
With “Palladio” he has mastered the complex art of “flocking”, a time-consuming technique that requires a specific plate created for each pattern. His signature flocked pattern is offered in five different colorways.
For “Sheridan”, a soft and supple wool jacquard, Philip dares to re-invent fashion’s current “darling” pattern, camouflage, in a stunningly sophisticated version, with a dash of humor.
Other exciting offerings are in washed linen, textural sheers, a wool/cashmere blend with a reverse pattern, and a lovely wool/damask with a pattern that appears to “float”. All are upholstery weight, with the exception of four “drapery only” fabrics. The collection is for indoor residential use (with the exception of the four “drapery only” fabrics).
In keeping with Baker’s legacy of artisan craftsmanship crafted all around the world, Gorrivan worked closely with top mills in Europe, India and Scotland to research and re-invent traditional luxury cloths. Specifically, his fabrics are crafted by leading, traditional European boutique mills (mainly Italian) with the exception of the silk sateen whose origin is India, and the sheers from Scotland. The fabrics offer designers new ways of adding distinction and character to their projects.
Within each quality, a breadth of color is showcased across five color families that artfully unfolds a layering effect (in true suiting fashion) that eloquently tells the most complete and compelling story of Philip Gorrivan.
Color stories are narrated using Aegean and Empire Blue (a medium hue with gray toward indigo), a Sand and Earth (a warmer neutral palette), Elephant and Ash Grey (a modern neutral palette). In addition, Gorrivan has selected more powerful and delicious tones, including Fig (a rich berry/ plum/ Bordeaux coloration) and Limone (a dash of citrus color).
Philip Gorrivan Collection. On Sofa: Calhoun in Empire Blue; On Left Pillow: Monfort in Elephant Gray; On Middle Pillow: Calhoun in Empire Blue; On Right Pillow: Calhoun in Elephant Gray.
More about Philip Gorrivan: Philip Gorrivan opened his acclaimed Manhattan-based designed firm, Philip Gorrivan Design in 2001. Today he is known worldwide for stylish interiors with the deft demonstration of chic modernism and décor with elegant historical references.
His newest projects range from pure and classic elegance to eclectic and exotic. His client locations criss-cross the globe, from California to Manhattan and Paris and London. His commissions encompass Park Avenue apartments and downtown lofts and a traditional country residence in Connecticut.
Gorrivan, an avid art collector and lover of textiles and crafts has traveled across Europe researching textiles for his new Baker collection. Philip Gorrivan and his family reside in Manhattan and in Connecticut's lovely Litchfield Hills. Bustling metropolitan life and the calm demeanor of his country estate inspire and illuminate his décor and his new fabric collections.
More about Baker: Since its founding in 1890, Baker has been the hallmark of design excellence and uncompromising quality. It is distributed worldwide through a network of interior design trade showrooms and luxury home furnishings retailers. The company is a division of Baker Interiors Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Samson Investment Holding Co. Baker Interiors Group is comprised of Baker, Milling Road and McGuire Furniture Company.
For further information, please visit www.bakerfurniture.com.