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We are delighted to announce our first collaboration with interior decorator Emma Grant. The result of a close and rewarding creative partnership, the collection features three outdoor fabrics and a new rocker design.
The collaboration took shape initially as a collection of printed outdoor fabrics, designed by Emma exclusively for ODD, aiming to offer a quality and beauty we felt was hard to come by in performance fabrics.
Last Spring, an Old Rocker nestled at the bottom of Emma’s countryside garden sparked a new intention. The result is the first new rocker design in almost 20 years: an imaginative reinvention of our much-loved swinging sofa.
Emma’s designs feature not just her new fabrics, but a reworked sofa with an upholstered back and shapely arms, an interior ‘tent lining’, drapes and hand-turned wooden finials inspired by ornate 18th century clocks.
It has been a labour of love that has brought together artisans across the country - specialist carpenters, valance cutters and passementerie-makers as well as ODD's own upholsterers and printing partners - united by Emma's unique vision. We hope you'll agree the rewards have been great.
Discover Emma Grant's fabrics and rockers below, and please don't hesitate to get in touch if you'd like to discuss an order or see a price list.
THE DESIGNS
VAAS
The Vaas motif was inspired by a Dutch 18th century tin glazed ceramic Emma acquired years ago.
The ‘Delft’ colour-way mimics the royal cobalt Blue pigment that was widely used in 18th century Delftware.
The monochrome ‘Manganese’ colour-way is inspired by magnesium dioxide pigment that can achieve black brown and purple in ceramics and was popularly used in the late 17th and 18th century Delft pottery.
BARACCA
Baracca’s inspiration is drawn from two sources: an 18th century Portuguese metal threaded tent lining and a Spanish Manises ceramic.
These were developed respectively as a block print and watercolour then unified in Baracca’s lively pattern repeat.
The fabric is available in two blues: Indigo & Mid-Indigo, inspired by the natural dye, as well as the sepia-toned Fawn.
ATLAS STRIPE
Atlas Stripe takes its inspiration from a berber textile in Emma’s collection.
The broad stripes, reminiscent of Edwardian beach tents, are bordered by a North African motif which was developed as a block print to run along the stripes.
Atlas Stripe is available in Madder Red & Indigo and the softer tonal Ochre colourway, all recalling historical hues achieved using natural dyes.
"There is something about the rocker design that, for me, evokes a tent-like structure. I have long had a fascination with historical tents in their many guises and so was thrilled by the prospect of creating new fabric designs with the ODD rocker in mind. After all a tented form is a suitably splendid way of bringing patterned textiles into an outdoor setting!"
Emma Grant
ABOUT
Emma's collection of rockers is characterised by the depth of knowledge that makes her as articulate a designer as she is a decorator. It references country house pelmets and 18th century window treatments, it recalls Edwardian beach tents, mediaeval tented pavilions and French 19th century campaign structures.
Throughout, the designs for the rocker and the fabrics were developed synchronously, finally coming together as a dramatic reinvention of the rocker: something completely new yet rooted in history.
"Amid the ODD team, there is a valuable network of skilled upholsters, seamstresses, carpenters and expert printers dotted all over the country. Working with specialist tradespeople has always been such an important part of my business and so it’s wonderful to be working with a company whose philosophy of using accomplished UK based makers is so in line with my own."
Emma Grant
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