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Thinking Retro in Fresh Ways

By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, January 9, 2005

A. Aadvantage International

Spinner and its mate Double Diamond, shown in butter, showcase the latest stitching enhancements for microdenier suede fabrics. Polyester, $7.95 and $6.95, respectively.

B. Adesal

Lucy in the Sky, rocking with color and movement, hearkens back to the psychedelic days of the '60s. Cotton, acrylic, rayon and polyester, $10.25.

C. Big Kahuna

As cool as open-mike night for poets at the coffee house, Beatnik is a return to the funky '50s with its streamline motifs and line art printed on barkcloth. Cotton, $6.75.

D. Circa 1801

Malay has a tropical nature, with its retro take on leaves and blocks.

E. Cone Jacquards

Coco Chanel could have selected the chunky textures of Locksley or Hampstead for a classic suit. Polyester, rayon, acrylic and cotton, $7.95; and polyester and cotton, $5.95, respectively.

F. Craftex

Lush and upscale, Zoe is a heavyweight washed jacquard beauty. Cotton and rayon, $29.95.

G. Culp Velvet Prints

Up-to-date colors reminiscent of the 1970s are spotted on Stop and Go.

H. David Rothschild Co.

Loopy circles orbit one another in the bubbly pattern of Angelica, shown in an azalea colorway. Acrylic and polyester, $7.75.

I. Davol Fabrics

Ovaltine, shown in a fresh spearmint shade, is a playful geometric destined for trendy contemporary applications. Acrylic, cotton and polyester.

J. Decoviz

(High Five Textiles)
Brilliantly colored squares are woven into a clean block plaid on Pattern 12/9168 from Portugal. Cotton, $8.50.

K. Elegance

With Asian-inspired drawings of ships and gulls, Sunshine is part of the Coastal Chic group of residential fabrics for indoors or out. Acrylic, $7.95.

L. Glen Raven

Moby, a Sunbrella pattern, might remind you of an illustration from 10th-grade biology with its organic squiggles and curves. Acrylic.

M. Home Fabrics

Inspired by midcentury Pop Art, Chihuly's lustrous oval pattern has a wide range of potential applications. Polyester and rayon, $9.95.

N. Krelan

Important colors of turquoise and key lime come together on the silky surface of tropical Samoa. Viscose, polyester and acrylic, $15.95.

O. Mar-que

Zara, a selection from the Garden of Eden collection, frames blocks of elegant tropical orchids in a warm rose and green palette. Cotton, polyester and viscose.

P. Merrimac Textile

Gleaming spheres bobble on the warm chenille of Moonstone. Rayon and polyester, $6.95.

Q. Sunbury Textile Mills

Inspired by Art Deco of the early 20th century, Deco Swirl is a contemporary dream design for the early 21st century from the Inove collection. Rayon, polyester and cotton, $10.95.

R. Waverly

Grand Central's loose layout of circles and squares are printed on a jacquard with one-inch squares. Cotton, $7.

S. Weave Corp.

River Edge, a dimensional waffle-weave washed chenille, has a subtle ombre effect that evokes tie-dyes of the '60s. Rayon and polyester.

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