New 2025 fabrics from Dedar Milano — part of the Contemporary Archives family

The new Dedar Milano fabrics collection creates a lively rhythm of variations when it comes to materials and techniques. It juxtaposes figurative and abstract elements, until the boundary between the two becomes seemingly non-existent…

close up image of blue fabric from Dedar Milano new collection

Reinterpreting classical practices in a new key, Dedar Milano’s latest collection of ‘experiments’ — aka fabrics and wallcoverings — introduces strictly contemporary treatments as part of the brand’s Contemporary Archives family.

A soft figurativism, at times tinged with oriental concepts, calls into question mountains and waterfalls, louds and starry skies, butterflies, branches and samaras; the abstract, strong and immediate pictorial imagery of the Za wallcovering opens the way to new interpretations, new materials and unprecedented contrasts. Enriched with heterogeneous techniques, the Za’s embroidery animates the clash between materials and brings to life graphical elements.

Ichi-Go Ichi-E, provides an invitation to cherish the unrepeatable nature of the moment. Offered in deep and saturated colors, an instinctive brushstroke characterized by a pure artistic flair is made of hand-laid flock.
Oscillating between painting and calligraphy, with imagery reminiscent of Yves Klein and Anish Kapoor, the Ichi-Go Ichi-E surface, delicate to the touch and intense to the eye, creates a sharp contrast with the textured and luminous Aristotele background in which the weaves emerge strong and three-dimensional.
Dedar’s other patterns, wavering somewhere between figurative narrative and abstract styles, rely on unusual techniques — between laser-burnished micro-holes and warm material textures. But even the jacquards breathe life into unexpected combinations and evokes impossible abstract tapestries, tormented incisions, and furrows in the ground all reminiscent of great Italian art.
Beowulf is a striking and geometric design reminiscent of a geometric tapestry that blends the fantastical with the impossible. Inspired by the tonal details of the 17th-century and the early 20th-century avant-garde movement, it features a large, textured weave. The fabric has a soft, smooth feel, making it perfect for seating, curtains, and decor.
drum set in dedar fabric

Image credit: Andrea Ferrari

The Texturologie category continues to explore the artistic potential of the material, drawing inspiration from the Modern Movement. Decisive movements create alternating rhythms, combining different thicknesses. Streaks and special dyes animate a lively debate between saturated, pale and mélange tones. On the rich slub textures, the contest between irregularity and rigour never sees a definitive winner.

The new Plain Classics from Dedar are characterised by a woollen side and a silky side. Whereby classic traditions such as tweed, and archetypes such as the chequered pattern, allow the story to come alive.

For the Plain Classics division, a selection of the finest wools breathe life into exuberant, natural velvets characterised by a bright shine, in which the long fibres of mohair, kid mohair — such as the Thank You for Sending Me an Angel fabric, with 7cm-long pile — or alpaca fuel a sense of voluptuousness.

Wild Katia silk is the protagonist of handcrafted fabrics, that seamlessly combines contemporary tradition and craftsmanship in a rich tapestry of curatorially woven yarns, materiality and unusual chromatic variations.

Designed with the hospitality industry in mind, among the other unexpected solutions found in the new collection, a false plain in full section chenille – durable and stain-resistant – and an innovative stretch bouclette, characterised by a soft touch and exceptional ease of use, find their home.

The fire resistant fabric offerings are also substantial: a vibrant and sophisticated jacquard, moved by a syncopated rhythm and looseness of the structure, is accompanied by a delicately textured satin, as well as a variety of small seating designs. All resistant and washable as well as fire-retardant, rich, textured jacquards, slightly opaque, in which damiers and metallic hints, twisted and slub yarns, and chromatic weaves combine to create a strong style characterised by a practical spirit.

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Main image credit: Andrea Ferrari