For his fall-winter 2023 collection, Joseph Altuzarra sent a fleet of warp prints reminiscent of Rorschach tests down the runway. Fashion lovers immediately saw antidotes to the monochromatic pantsuits that had dominated the shows that season. But interior design buffs jumped to another logical conclusion: Those fabrics would make for incredible wall coverings or upholstery. Now our wish has been granted thanks to Altuzarra’s new line with Kravet Couture.
“We’re a very print-heavy brand—we’re not a minimal brand,” the fashion designer explains of the collection’s imaginative patterns, among them a riff on that moody inkblot. “Bringing that into the home is something I’ve always wanted to do.”
The colorful, eclectic mix builds on Altuzarra’s long-standing homages to nature and craft. Izumo at once conjures a watery horizon and the painterly glaze of a ceramic pot; Rhea and Kasos reference Japanese shibori dye; Caspia, covered in leafy fronds, and Moth Weave both feel ever so Art Nouveau. All come in a range of colors, from washed-out jewel tones to softer hues like blush, sand, and a muted sage similar to the one that Danielle St. George, Kravet Couture’s senior vice president of product development, spotted in Altuzarra’s spring-summer 2024 show. She’s deemed it a “new neutral.”