WORDS Debbie Loots
No where was too far to go, no ocean too deep to swim or border too far to cross in search of inspiration for Tessa Sonik’s new fabric range, Trans Continental. Back home, and forming part of her Contract Collection, the gatherings from this epic journey have translated into a new fabric language.
Trans Continental is a cross-pollination of all sorts of cultures where everything is possible, everything works together in this magical melting pot. It’s a place where Yinka Shonibare’s headless Victorian couple can dance in their dreams. African and Mexican dallying is thrown into the heady mix, resulting in a zooty graphic Afro/Aztec combo – something VISI’s simply crazy for.
There’s also even more marvelous fusions between cultures and customs – picture symbols of ancient Chinese civilisations permeating English traditional design with special enchantment and you get the idea.
An exclusive corporate and hospitality collection, Trans Continental is available in a myriad contemporary colours – fresh off the 2014 catwalk – hitting home that nowhere was too far to go for reeling revelations of distant lands.
For more information tessasonik.com

