Sferra Looks East, and West for Fall '08

By Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 6/23/2008 12:00:00 AM

New York —

For two collections Sferra Bros. will premiere at the New York Int'l Gift Fair in August, the fine linen maker is looking on the one hand to the ornate styles of the East and on the other to the cool chic of 1960s Las Vegas.

The Italian-made Sferra line will bow a Shangri-La Collection. Emerson is a yarn-dyed Egyptian cotton sateen jacquard with Moorish-inspired flowers and arches on duvet covers and shams with punto ombra hem treatments. Alanya features elaborate medallions reminiscent of Turkish designs. Pillows include Ilsa, a dupioni silk with embroidered leaves and flowers; Blair, a soft 100% linen; and Chestnut, a neutral vine damask embroidery with woven piping.

The 1891 by Sferra line will debut the High Life Collection, with a nod toward the personalities of 1950s Vegas life.

The Blue Eyes ensemble, a sateen duvet cover and shams, has geometric patterns of organic colors on dark walnut. Martin sheets show an intricate, all-over mosaic. The Bishop quilt and shams sport a chevron pattern; the Garland bed skirt features inverted pleats and elaborate embroidery.

The Mai Tai duvet cover and sham set carries an abstract print of bright gold and green on rouge. Highball sheets are detailed with blossoms and rouge piping. The Gimlet quilt and shams in avocado are etched with floral and leaf embroidery.

Beyond bedding, Sferra will debut Sferra Crystal Cloth 100% linen towels for drying crystal and other stemware. Linen leaves no lint and is highly absorbent.