Neisha says of this loop pile, Brussels weave design: ‘A fine needlepoint rug, circa 1900, kick started this pattern. It was the movement in the concertina fold motif that worked its way across the rug between the roses and birds that I liked. I had the picture of this rug on my wall for a while, and when I was in the midst of researching espaliered structures, I came across the Arcure technique used for growing fruit – it is when the branches of the fruit tree are bent to help tilt the diffusion of sap. Whilst designing the collection, I went to an exhibition of the Op Art artist Vasarely at the Pompidou Centre in Paris – this inspired the Op Art look of the gradual ombre shading, that Vasarely used so effectively.’ Available in Cobalt and Zebra Black. View the fabric details here.