Make a design statement from every angle of the room by using contrasting fabrics on the front and back of your chairs. You can mix pattern or colour, scale or style to create stunning chairs that are central to your design. For the less experienced, fabric books will often offer patterned fabrics with complimentary plains, allowing you to select fabrics chosen by experts to work together.
Ikat Style
Ikat is making its comeback with surface designers such as Turnel and Gigon, Mulberry and Kravat all featuring it in their collections. To re-create these stunning dining chairs, go for large prints that won't repeat too many times. Taking the darkest colour from the Ikat palette, this designer has chosen a black velvet as a striking contrast.
Exceptional Perspex
Although this design does not entertain a contrast of fabrics, the use of soft and hard materials creates eye-catching impact. By using a plain neutral fabric, the delicate pattern etched into the back piece is intensified. Effects such as these mean that chairs need not be against a wall, but out in more unusual arrangements creating a more contemporary feel.
