Martyn Lawrence Bullard

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Lorna 

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On Tuesday, February 21st, I attended a seminar led by Martyn Lawrence Bullard, a designer from the television show, Million Dollar Decorator.  The event was hosted by the Washington Design Center in Washington DC and was moderated by Karen Sommer Shalett, Editor in Chief of DC Modern Luxury.

Since I had just selected some of his new fabrics last week from the Schumacher showroom for upcoming projects, I was thrilled to attend.

Martyn explained the process and development of designing his new fabric collection. Much of his inspiration comes from his many travels, particularly to Instanbul. He adores paisley but when designing the fabrics he tries to take traditional elements and giving them a fresh slant. Other examples in the collection such as the modern handmade ikats show this mixture of elements. It is easy to see the exotic twist in these patterns that come in striking color combinations.

I’m drawn to his fabrics because of their strong color palettes and global influence.  Here are some of my favorites from Martyn’s collection. To see his full line from Schumacher you can go to:

http://www.fschumacher.com/collections/martyn-lawrence-bullard.aspx.

Raja Embroidery - 65812 Jewel

Nebaha Embroidery - 65792 Charcoal

Romanesque Velvet Stripe - 65840 Caravan

Darya Ikat - 174834 Jewel                  

Raja Embroidery - 65813 Stone 

For more information on Martyn and his work you can visit his website at http://www.martynlawrencebullard.com/; and to purchase his recently published book Live, Love, and Decorate you may go through http://www.rizzoliusa.com, the publisher’s site.

Until next time, Lorna Gross, SAVANT Interior Design