Those who like their interiors pristine and orderly may not be enthusiastic about a current trend: overly crumpled fabrics.
These fabrics, which at their most dramatic resemble the fur of a Shar Pei dog, are increasingly being seen at design fairs and in high-end stores. And they're not just being used on soft furniture; hard tabletop accessories are being given the same treatment.
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka's Cloud couch, which he made for Italian firm Moroso, is essentially reams of crumpled white paper stuck together. While that remains a prototype, in production is Yoshioka's Bouquet swivel armchair, also created for Moroso, which consists of small pieces of coloured fabric crumpled and sewn together like a bed of rose petals (US$9,888 through online retailer Unica Home; unicahome.com).
The motif is showing up elsewhere: the Bin Bin, designed by John Brauer for Danish brand Essey (essey.com; represented in Hong
