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DESERT DREAMS SPRING 2023

DESERT DREAMS SPRING 2023
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wallcover ings for the ultimate in refinement de ultieme verfijning in muurbekleding le revêtement mural dans sa quintessence Wandbekleidung für raffinierte Eleganz With over forty years’ experience, Arte is well-known in the world of luxury interiors. Nowadays our sophisticated wallcovering is used all over the world, which is something we are really proud of. Every year we create an exquisite range of new collections which are designed in-house by a team of experienced designers. The emphasis is always on quality and innovation.

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DESERT DREAMS

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In the silence of the desert the wind whispers softly, the warm sand forms high dunes, the red evening sun disappears into the night and billions of stars twinkle in the sky… Will you join us on an adventure? Discover the different designs of wallcovering with the intriguing facets that the desert has to offer as a common thread. Desert Dreams takes you on an unlikely journey through the Sahara where desert sand, traditional textiles, the sun, colourful oases and all other elements of nature served as inspiration for the choices of materials, colours and textures.

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Geloma is a refined jacquard-woven textile in glossy multicolour threads. The dancing horizontal lines create a playful effect on the one hand, while the dark background and warp provide relief on the other. This design owes its name to the word ‘loom’, which in turn comes from the Old English word Geloma.

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Tatami means folded and stacked in Japanese, referring to the way in which traditional Japanese floor mats are manufactured. The substrate of this design is a playful reference to this authentic technique. The shiny geometric embroidery perfectly comes into its own against this background.

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Ténéré, an area in the southern Sahara, is known as one of the driest deserts in the world. The dehydrated and cracked desert soil forms the inspiration for this lacquered imitation leather.

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The ochre sandbanks in the Sudanese Bayuda Desert are dotted with rocks. Here, gold prospectors tried their luck in the shallow mines. The whimsical lines combined with the sparkling gold in this pattern are clear references to their source of inspiration. Kharga • Barkhan 7400

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Babylon truly appeals to the imagination... The world’s first big city, Babylon formed part of Mesopotamia, the cradle of civilisation. This is the birthplace of arable and livestock farming, astronomy, mathematics and writing, to name just a few. Cuneiform script was created by people carving and drawing in clay tablets and rock walls. And it is this technique of sculpting in clay that serves as inspiration for the Babylon collection. You could easily call the designs works of art: large clay tablets are shaped by hand with extreme precision and then translated into detailed creations that...

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The Ruban design plays with different thicknesses. Narrow raffia strips are glued by hand to a non-woven backing, which in turn is cut into wider strips. These strips are woven into a whole using an ultra-fine thread, ensuring a successful interplay of narrow and wide.

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Pentagono has the soft, tactile appeal of luxurious bouclé. The fabric was designed with a graphic pattern of pentagons. This sleek design creates an interesting contrast with the typical casual look of bouclé.

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This luxurious bouclé fabric contains real alpaca wool. Alpacas live on the high plains of the Andean Mountains, including the Atacama Desert in Chile. This tactile design has a direct link to the traditional costumes of the inhabitants of this region.

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This tile-shaped design has a great deal of relief, due to the technique used and the voluminous material. The pattern is inspired by date palms, a common plant in the Middle East.

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Alaya • Katan Silk 11514 An incredibly detailed impression of Katan Silk, a very light, luxurious type of silk. The minor irregularities that are typical of this fabric are also found here.

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As soon as night falls, millions of stars appear in the clear sky of the Gobi Desert, one of the coldest deserts in the world. The comparison with a magnificent starry sky is unmistakable. The contrast of the glittering dots with the deep or soft colours literally elevates this pattern to higher spheres.

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This wallcovering will transport you back in time and take you on an adventurous journey along the Silk Road. Silk plays the leading role in the collection, alternating with impressive decors based on views of the Himalayas. The Kharga oasis was an important stop on the ancient trade route that connected various different oases in Egypt. This tour through the Sahara brings every aspect of the desert to life in the Kharga collection, from the dazzling afternoon sun to the star-studded sky at night and from the shapes of the dunes to the fine structure of desert sand. Even the details and...

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