Designers’ Collection by Claire Fouché
Claire Fouché is a multi-disciplinary designer whose work spans from jewellery design at Fabergé to interior decoration, textile art and textile design. With a passion for storytelling and a keen eye for detail, her designs reflect her diverse cultural experiences and creative exploration.
Furthermore, Claire Fouché’s collaboration with Turquoise Mountain brings a distinctive touch to the Pendula collection. Notably, she played a vital role in the redesign of a carpet for King Charles’s castle in Ireland. This project involved the reinterpretation of a 17th-century Persian carpet on a grand scale, infusing it with a contemporary design.
The Pendula Tapestry Rug Collection
Vandra Rugs is proud to announce its collaboration with designer Claire Fouché to unveil The Pendula Collection, a captivating tapestry collection inspired by British embroidery and South African floral motifs. Claire Fouché is a multi-disciplinary designer whose work spans from jewellery design at Fabergé to interior decoration, textile art and textile design. With a passion for storytelling and a keen eye for detail, her designs reflect her diverse cultural experiences and creative exploration.
Heritage Harmony: English Embroidery Meets African Flora
The inspiration for Pendula comes from Claire Fouché’s encounter with a magnificent 18th-century embroidery at Parham, a stately home in West Sussex. Captivated by the blend of intricate details and contemporary shapes, she sought to create a tapestry design with a similar sense of elegance but also a touch of modernity. Drawing inspiration from her time in South Africa, she incorporated native floral motifs like the King Protea, Protea Aristata and Pendula, as well as Cape Forget-me-Nots and ‘Fynbos’ evergreens. The tapestry rug Pendula is handwoven in sizes to your specification up to 10 meters in both length and width and is offered in three original colourways African Earth Brown, Eucalyptus Green and Noble Blue as well as in bespoke colours.
