Suzani-sational

Globalism isn’t all bad. I’ve been seeing a huge build-up in the past several months of textiles influenced by the suzani, a vibrant hand-stitched cloth fabricated by women in central Asia for centuries. The look keeps coming in this spring’s new offerings. Whether it’s the real thing you’re after, or fresh updates on the theme, feast your eyes:

The real thing: This eye-catching textile screams for attention, available with many others at Yurdan:

The Washington, DC-based Beautiful Pillows and Home have two new pillow collections that echo the suzani theme:

“Passage to India”

and “So Beautiful”

The venerable Brunschwig & Fils, whose suzani-inspired Dzambul pattern has been around for almost 30 years, just introduced five new colorways. “These glorious suzani designs are enjoying huge popularity with a new generation of admirers,” the press release says.

Laneventure will have a new suzani pattern in the fall:

Baker just introduced furniture collection called Baker Studio, which is aimed at younger customers between 34 and 45. Most of the pieces have heavy Asian influences. I couldn’t help but notice a suzani whisper in the bedding and upholstery on this bed:

And finally, you know the look has gone mainstream when Pottery Barn starts selling it.