Guest Designers & Commissions
Collaboration is at the heart of Wallace Sewell, and we’ve had the privilege of working on special commissions with renowned brands and institutions. Notable projects include our partnership with Rols, a heritage rug company, to create sustainable designs made from recycled PET plastics. We’ve also collaborated with Designtex for over 10 years, designing high-performance fabrics for the contract furnishing market.
For the Bauhaus centenary, we re-edited Gunta Stölzl’s original “Prellerdecke” blanket, working closely with her daughter and historical archives. We also recreated Jimi Hendrix's iconic bedspread for his restored London home, now part of the Handel & Hendrix museum.
These projects reflect our commitment to innovation, sustainability, and celebrating history through textiles. We welcome opportunities to collaborate on exciting new ventures.
DesignTex - Upholstery
Wallace Sewell has collaborated with New York-based Designtex since 2014, bringing their passion for colour to six distinctive upholstery fabric collections. From bold oversized checks to playful stripes and velvets, each range blends Wallace Sewell’s vibrant aesthetic with Designtex’s expertise in material innovation, pushing the boundaries of interior textiles.
Bauhaus Centenary - Gunta Stölzl Collection
To mark the Bauhaus centenary, Wallace Sewell recreated the iconic bedspread originally designed for the Prellerhaus student accommodation at Bauhaus Dessau. Collaborating with Monika Stadler, daughter of Bauhaus weaver Gunta Stölzl, they reinterpreted the geometric design using archive materials. Launched in 2019, the collection honoured Bauhaus principles while introducing new contemporary colourways.
West Elm - Interiors Collection
Discover Wallace Sewell's collaboration with West Elm over three seasons, from 2016 to 2018. The design team were invited to design a range of patterned furnishings for modern interiors, including throws, cushions and rugs.
Handel Hendrix House - Bedspread
Hendrix's bedroom was restored to its original state from 1968–69, and Wallace Sewell had the privilege of being commissioned by Handel Hendrix House to recreate his bedspread. This project involved some careful detective work, something they had encountered in similar commissions over the years. Working from limited photographic references, they needed to decode the woven nature of the original bedspread.
The first stage of the Hendrix bedspread design involved considering the type of fabric likely used. Based on trends of the time, the design team assumed that the bedspread was probably woven in India from cotton, with the patterning created through a combination of 'satin' and 'sateen' weaves. Using the available photographs, they meticulously plotted the visible pattern, calculating its scale to match the dimensions of the original bedspread.
One of the most challenging aspects was selecting the colours. The colours in the photos had faded significantly over time, so Wallace Sewell had to imagine what the original balance of hues might have been. They cross-referenced typical colour palettes from the late 1960s and used these as a guide for their final design.