Upholstery Art
FORM & FASHION
Print artist and fashion designer Saz Mifsud has made a name for herself creating colourful fashion accessories in silk. Now, through a collaboration with Form, she’s venturing into the world of soft furnishings and linen with a collection that will beautify any home. Iggy Fenech indulges in some pillow talk to find out more.
PHOTOS: MATTHEW MIRABELLI
IT’S BEEN five years since Saz Mifsud burst onto the scene with her scarf collection that featured vivid and eclectic nature-inspired patterns printed on silk chiffon and silk satin. Since then, the young designer has built on her brand, regularly introducing new creations – including silk handbags and purses, headbands and silk bow ties for him. Nevertheless, it’s her latest collaboration that is pushing her out of her comfort zone and getting interior designers talking. “It’s been quite an intricate process,” Saz explains. She’s talking about her new collection of soft furnishings that includes upholstery fabrics in a blend of linen and cotton, which can be used for armchairs, sofas and footstools, as
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well as cotton sateen cushion covers, bed spreads and matching pillowcases. “I worked very closely with the interior designer at Form – the lovely Sara Brincat – and together, we selected fabrics that would make sense for soft furnishings. In other words, upholstery fabrics that are durable and have passed abrasion testing, and fabrics for bedding and cushions that are soft and washable. Both textiles had to allow the patterns to shine through. “Then, we looked at my designs from several collections, and we edited them to fit within the dimensions of each object. So, the floral and bird patterns were tailored to fit the size of an armchair and then made smaller for cushions, for example.”
