The Cairo Palmette Fabric: Navy, Gold & Burnt Orange | 1925 Deco Collection

About This Design

Deep navy sets the stage here, with gold palmettes fanning outward in tight, symmetrical bursts across an ivory ground. Threaded through the upper fronds of alternating palmettes, a burnt orange edge deepens into red at the tips, giving those forms extra weight against the cooler navy and gold surrounding them. Each palmette is built from layered fronds that narrow to a point at the base, echoing the palm motifs found on temple columns and revival era furniture. The impasto effect raises every frond edge slightly, so the gold catches light in a way that feels closer to gilt work than print.

Up close, the linework inside each palmette rewards attention, dense and precise. From across a room, the pattern settles into a formal, almost architectural repeat, navy and gold trading dominance with the burnt orange surfacing at intervals like a heartbeat. Against the softer, more organic pieces in this collection, The Cairo Palmette carries real formality, the kind of design built to anchor a room rather than simply decorate it.

The Inspiration

This one is a direct nod to the Egyptian revival that swept through interiors and fashion after 1922, when the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb turned palmettes, lotus forms and gold detailing into the height of fashionable taste. The Cairo Palmette takes that same visual language, the fanned frond, the formal symmetry, and gives it a navy and gold palette suited to a modern room.

What It Carries

There's a gravity to this design that suits a room built for entertaining, a formal dining room, a study, a hallway that wants to make an impression on arrival. The navy grounds it, the gold gives it warmth without softening the formality. It's a design for people who want a room to feel considered, even ceremonial, without tipping into excess.

Design Size Options

This design is available in three layout scales:

Grand: A larger-scale composition that reads with authority across statement furniture and feature walls.

Classic: A balanced, repeated layout with natural structure and rhythm. Works across most applications.

Detailed: A fine-scale repeat where the impasto texture becomes the surface itself. Ideal for scatter cushions, smaller upholstery panels, and layered soft furnishings.

💡 Style tip: Use a measuring tape to mark out 50cm on your planned project surface. That window shows you exactly how the Detailed scale brings texture and rhythm into a smaller space.

Fabric Options

Available on all base fabrics. Select your option at checkout.

Upholstery (140cm wide): Chenille, Plush, Natural Slub, Lux Velvet, Daryl, Poly Linen Upholstery
Wide fabrics: Poly Linen 280cm, Velvet 280cm, Sheer 300cm
Blockout (280cm wide): Dekota, Soho, Dimout, Quattro Passi
Specialty: PU Vinyl

Each order is custom-printed to order. Sold per metre.

Matching Wallpaper

This design is also available as a feature wall statement. Visit the The Cairo Palmette Wallpaper, 1925 Deco Collection to see it at full room scale.

Preview Disclaimer

Please note: Slight tonal variations may appear between previews and your final printed fabric. This is a result of base fabric texture, lighting conditions in styled photography, and natural variation between fabric substrates. Preview images are styled to show the design's potential across different applications.