Iris’ Fleece Magic

Fleece (or interlinings) is a very mysterious word which derives from german language. In polish there are two versions of that word which serves to indicate a sort of fabric used usually to put between two ‘external’ fabrics of a cloth. Therefore, it’s a quite ordinary material without any special features… But, believe me or not, it also can be used in the field of interior design. The most original products made of fleece are produced by german designer, Iris Maschek, who creates fleece wallpapers.

Iris studied interior design on the University of Art in Krefeld. After that, in 1994, she started her own business, focusing on projects which have been widely appreciated by the designers community. The patterns on Iris’ wallpapers are produced in a digital print technique, and then are printed on the fabric.

Iris  formed the Iris Maschek Wallpaper manufacture in 2006  and since then she has been associated with a specific style hallmarked with simplicity, beauty and natural imaginery. What’s more, we can see that unlimited inspirations with baroque style play a crucial role in her design.

Her mostly monochromatic wallpapers are based on a recurrent symmetrical geometric forms mixed with floral motives. We can see on the wallpapers’ surfaces some exquisite geometries which sometimes remind the antique chandelires’ structure, sometimes baroque ornaments, winding festoons and twisting ribbons.

Iris Maschek’s wallpapers are available in two ‘variants’: strongly contrasting with the background or nearly in the same color as the background. This design reminds me playing with line drawing – the forms overlap and look like a complicated web tangle. The contrast between black and red colors is accentuated by beige and red colors, the feature which leave the space to play with our imagination. A fusion of positive and negative optical sensations is a key element of that style which creates an impression of translucent, ingenious curtain.

It seems that the secret of Iris is a magic hidden in a simplicity and ingenuity, both attract the viewer’s eyes. Too flamboyant? May be, but surely for people who gamble on the mix of the modern style and the specifically conceived eclecticism.

[photos: Studio RASCH]