Louvolite’s two fabrics – Alaska Berry & Dahlia Claret panel blinds at The Stress Exchange hair & beauty salon, London. Panel blind was needed to divide a room for a smaller area for equipment.
Customer chose one of Harlequin’s new designs called ‘Tempo Pod’ in orange, neutral & browns, and Louvolite ‘Bali Linen’ for their panel blinds. Cushions in the Tempo Pod fabric completed the look.
Panel blind in Louvolite ‘Dahlia’ Claret and Eclipse ‘Palette’ Sand.
The two side panels are a silk fabric from James Brindley, called Opulence Flower in colourway ‘putty’
More Shoji Panels! We’ve just fitted this this one the other day-
I was convinced this was a soft fabric when I saw the images from this recent order! When I discovered it was a stiffened fabric from Louvolite, I was a little surprised as I always prefer curtain material used on Panel Blinds and yet here was a design that looked like a soft fabric!
The patterned panels are Louvolite ‘Taffeta Chocolate’ and the plain panel fabric was Eclipse ‘Palette Sand’.
Shoji Blinds are based on Japanese Shoji screens but much simpler to manufacture. The rigid panels are fixed to a panel glide track and operated by cord or wand in the same wasy as a Japanese Panel Blind but the overall effect is of a Shoji Screen, diffusing light gently with excellent privacy.
Shoji blinds are popular in minimalist rooms, especially Apartments with a large expanse of glass to cover or as a room divider. Shoji blinds are also extremely affordable, unlike Shoji Screens and blinds can be removed easily, whereas screens are fitted permanently.
Using either traditional Japanese ‘Washi’ paper to manufacture Shoji Blinds or stronger material such as fabric, the effect is still authentic. Although the paper is fairly stong we wouldn’t recommend Washi paper if you have children or pets, so stronger materials that looks very similar to Washi paper can be easily substituted. In fact, a Shoji blind fitted as a room divider is ideal for families to section off living areas where toys are kept, especially when adults want to wind down in the evenings.
If you’d like a price for a Shoji Blind, call us on 0845 0944188 with approximate measurements and we will be happy to call out to show samples and give you a final quotation if you’re happy with the approx cost. We are also happy to send out samples of Washi paper or material. Alternatively email us an enquiry here
Hand embroided fabrics make ideal hanging (wall) panels. The ‘Gustav’ collection has taken inspiration from the work of the great artist ‘Gustav Klimt’ which is an evocative collection of the wonderfully rich and detailed paintings of Klimt using hand appliqué techniques.
‘Gustav’ has a climbing tree design with a scattering of the rich velvets across the fabric & also comes with an organdy base giving the design lots of different scope within an interior. We’ve made the fabric into curtains, blinds & wall hangings which look fabulous in any of the colourways.
An example of cost for a wall panel in the Gustav fabric, fully made up on a timber frame and sealed on the reverse to protect the fabric: 117cm width by 145cm length £250 inclusive of VAT.
‘Gustav’ fabric is also available per metre.
