Approaching textiles as the natural point of intersection between the worlds of fashion and furniture design, in this trio of new textiles Simons has investigated the potential of twill, a weave traditionally used for hardy cloth such as tweed, gabardine or denim.

Twill is distinguished by a strong diagonal pattern in the weave, which has been brought out to a greater or lesser extent across the three new designs – Noise, Masai and Sirocco – through the use of different coloured yarns. “The diagonal weave offers the perfect structure for our interest in merging a multi-colour mix with a graphically clean line,” explains Simons. “It felt new to us. The combinations of diverse yarn qualities and multiple twisted yarns create depth and the colour results are surprising and striking.”