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WOOLF have collaborated with Fameed Khalique to produce a series of beautiful one-off embroidered Ombre fabric (also known as dégradé fabrics) for a tailored Deco inspired interior. For us Fameed has been a most intriguing supplier to work with, the range of fabrics, materials and techniques that he has at his fingertips is truly remarkable. We have been so inspired working in his studio pilfering each and every drawer, it is like Christmas for us; every drawer we open has another little treasure inside of it, which can produce an amazing array of great design possibilities for us to work with.
The resources that he has to work with have quite obviously been built over a decades. It is always fantastic to work with suppliers who are as devoted to detail and to sourcing fantastic crafts people, as we are at WOOLF. We really value working with people who have an endless understanding of materiality and who can look at our schemes and help execute them exquisitely. Fameed’s showroom is a renowned and respected resource, his collection is carefully curated with a designer’s eye for detail, finish and quality. Fameed has an unabated enthusiasm for tracking down the most original and interesting skills from far-flung corners of the globe. Explore WOOLF’s Art Deco project.
Our original brief to Fameed was really complex; we wanted to design three panels of decorative fabric but within that fabric we also wanted to create some texture and some movement with 3-D embroidery. A truly challenging brief to fulfil because the creation of Ombre fabric is a very particular and specialized technique. To be able to build in texture and form, using structures within the fabric, is incredibly difficult to achieve without ruining the entire fabric. We worked through a number of different ‘sample strike off’s’. The trick was to combine our beautiful samples into a trio of incredibly inspiring individual panels, but with a shared aesthetic. It was such an enjoyable process because there were no limits and the result was beautiful, and completely fulfilled what we had set out to achieve in our original vision. Explore WOOLF’s Art Deco project
WOOLF and Fameed Khalique are together uncovering new uses for techniques with a strong artisan quality or something which is made possible through new technology. His couture portfolio includes such gems as the intricate beadworks from hand embroiderers, who honed their skills working for top fashion houses; and incredible woven fabrics using a traditional Laotian technique to weave fragments of leather and silk together with stunning results. Explore WOOLF’s Art Deco project
Fameed Khalique – Curator of London’s most inspiring materials resource.
This eponymous company has become one of London’s leading suppliers of finishes for the global design industry. Whilst working on landmark projects with some of the very best names, the company provides a sourcing service to all clients big or small regardless of the scale of project. The team’s Specialism and raison d’etre, is to provide material solutions, whether from one of its couture ranges or one of the staple collections. The showroom has become a renowned and respected resource for those seeking the most technically advance products as well as wow-factor finishes for a project. The collection is carefully curated with a designer’s eye for detail, finish and quality. His enthusiasm for tracking down the most original and interesting skills from far-flung corners of the globe has resulted in a spectacular collection of high-quality lines. In any one month you may find him sourcing hammered brass in Morocco, visiting projects on site in Dubai, touring stone factories and mines, or visiting tanneries in Italy for quality control. Collections include high-performance commercial lines as well as artisanal products, a growing range of own-label faux leathers, and high-end finishes such as semi-precious stones and wooden floors inlaid with marble and stone.
Born in Yorkshire, Fameed developed a creative streak from an early age and showed a great sense of style and aesthetics. This continued to grow throughout his adult life into an appreciation for fine craftsmanship and design and fashion. Many of his design ideas still derive from a love for fashion, such as translating beautiful lace work, raffia and embellishments used in the accessories market for bespoke interior finishes.
Fameed is motivated by the thrill of discovering new uses for techniques and gets a buzz from the reaction of his clients when he shows them something new. Often this will have a strong artisanal quality or something which is made possible through new technology. He gets a great deal of satisfaction through surprising and delighting his designers and clients.
