In the 1960's Old World Weavers launched the Tigre Silk handwoven velvet, first woven in Italy on an 18th Century loom and is currently made in the United States by expert weavers. This handsome woven velvet is a longstanding icon of Scalamandre.
This timeless silk velvet in it's ivory, gold, and black colorway is a statement maker in both traditional and modern interiors. In many well-designed rooms it can be found in small to grander doses. When you hold this fabric in your hands you know it is like no other, not only in it's pattern design but far more in the dense weave expertly accomplished by a time-honored traditional weaving process. It feels like a blanket.
The Tigre Silk Velvet is definitely a pattern on pattern layering necessity while still holding its own in a more neutral design plan. It gives a playful vibe that I love when used to upholster very ornate furnishings, classic and timeless without stodginess.
In 1910, Elsie de Wolfe began using leopard print as an accent in rooms of the rich and famous and not too many years later it started emerging in the fashion world. Christian Dior is credited as the first designer to put leopard print on the runway in 1947. Animal prints are a love or hate pattern, but for some it is not so much a dislike as it is a brave step. A secret love of sorts, until a designer adds it too a plan and the love affair begins.
The iconic Tigre Silk Velvet is the "once upon a time" opening to a room's design. A story that lasts over many generations. Classic, yet perceived as having a chic, hip granny when discovered in her wardrobe or a vintage piece of furniture she bought that way and never changed over time because it always fit into no matter where it called home.
Animal print coordinates with any color palette so if you decide you just have to have a pillow made from it or cover a bench with it - you will never lack for finding a place for it.
Oh, back to holding this fabric in your hands - wait until you turn it to the backside and take in the intricate detail of each thread's placement and marvel at the craftsmanship. It is a wonder to behold. Tigre Silk Velvet is not inexpensive so consider it an invest of a classic when you are including it in your design plan. And take care of this element because it is yours forever until you gift it to the next lucky person.
Yes, another interior design reference story to bring into your home or admire in another's. Scalamandre's Tigre Silk Velvet is a icon to be sure.
Source: Scalamandre, Instagram, Alexa Hampton, Veranda, Architectural Digest, Melanie Turner Interiors, The Peak of Chic, CNN, NW Interiors, Pinterest
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