Fabric of life
#1 A fine art
Up the wall
Liezie Mulder-Färbinger bought this striking tablecloth at Babylonstoren in Franschhoek a few years ago and decided to hang it up against a wall in her home on Thesen Island in Knysna, rather than use it over a table.
She nailed the tablecloth to the cornice but soon realised that this wasn’t ideal as it created small tears in the fabric. “Rather wrap the top edge of the fabric around a piece of wood and then nail the plank to the cornice or wall to prevent damage to the material,” she says.
“I love the colours of the fabric – and the extra material that pools on the floor gives it a luxurious feel.”
From ceiling to floor
Clarisse Coetzee also used a piece of fabric from Babylonstoren as an artwork on the wall behind the dining table in her Cape Town apartment.
