The Nile Lotus Fabric: Teal & Ivory | 1925 Deco Collection

About This Design

Teal and ivory lotus blooms open against a black ground here, each one built from layered, feathered petals that curve outward like wings. The two tones trade the lead throughout the repeat, teal deepening into the shadowed edges while ivory catches the light at each petal's centre. The impasto effect gives every petal a raised, almost carved edge, so the black ground stays true and dark while the blooms rise off the surface.

Up close, the layered feathering inside each bloom feels genuinely botanical, dense and precise. From across a room, the black lets teal and ivory do all the work, the pattern reads as bold and graphic without losing the softness of the floral form underneath. Against the warmer, more geometric pieces in this collection, The Nile Lotus carries a quieter kind of drama, organic rather than architectural.

The Inspiration

This one is another nod to the Egyptian revival that swept through design after 1922, when lotus motifs turned up everywhere, on furniture, on jewellery, on the borders of formal invitations. The lotus itself carried real symbolic weight in ancient Egyptian art, tied to renewal and the Nile. The Nile Lotus takes that same bloom and lets teal and ivory carry it against black, formal but never cold.

What It Carries

There's a quiet richness to this design that suits a room built for calm sophistication, a bedroom, a formal powder room, upholstery that wants presence without noise. The black grounds it completely, teal and ivory keep it from feeling heavy. It's a design for people who want a room to feel considered and a little exotic, 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 Nile Lotus 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.