de Le Cuona Showcases 'Raw Echo' with Artist Julie Clapton in New York
Alpha Kilo — September 19, 2025 — Art & Design
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Globally renowned textile house de Le Cuona unveils 'Raw Echo,' an Autumn 2025 collection inspired by the strength and serenity of open space, natural light, and grounding textures. The range captures both the raw intensity and refined beauty found in nature, translating natural elements like stone, sand, and sky into luxurious fabrics.
Every element of Raw Echo is rooted in nature, from its fibres to its colours. Woven from superfine linen, linen-wool blends, and linen-alpaca, the collection showcases fabrics with a unique hand, exceptional drape, and enduring strength. The collection celebrates the interplay between the raw and delicate, echoing the principles of Brutalist Wellness, where materiality, space and light are harnessed to create a grounding sense of calm.
Raw Echo will debut at New York Design Center, alongside an immersive collaboration with textile artist Julie Clapton. Clapton's practice centers on care through material processes like weaving, spinning, and felting. She explores reciprocity by collaborating with farmers and communities, revisiting traditional fiber methods to deepen connection. Her work intertwines agricultural, historical, and folkloric narratives to honor the symbiotic ties between craft and land, which she will be infusing with the new artwork during What’s New What’s Next.
The Raw Echo Collection showcases fabrics inspired by desert landscapes, with highlights like Sandstorm’s striated mélange sheers, Saba’s linen–alpaca softness, and Petra’s artisanal space-dyed jacquard. Other standouts include Sahara’s reversible stonewashed linen, Tumbleweed’s robust interlaced structure, Strata’s layered wool-linen depth, and Mirage’s ombré jacquard sheer.
From airy sheers to tactile upholsteries, Raw Echo offers designers both beauty and performance, while continuing de Le Cuona’s tradition of championing natural materials, craftsmanship, and a quietly luxurious design language.
Every element of Raw Echo is rooted in nature, from its fibres to its colours. Woven from superfine linen, linen-wool blends, and linen-alpaca, the collection showcases fabrics with a unique hand, exceptional drape, and enduring strength. The collection celebrates the interplay between the raw and delicate, echoing the principles of Brutalist Wellness, where materiality, space and light are harnessed to create a grounding sense of calm.
Raw Echo will debut at New York Design Center, alongside an immersive collaboration with textile artist Julie Clapton. Clapton's practice centers on care through material processes like weaving, spinning, and felting. She explores reciprocity by collaborating with farmers and communities, revisiting traditional fiber methods to deepen connection. Her work intertwines agricultural, historical, and folkloric narratives to honor the symbiotic ties between craft and land, which she will be infusing with the new artwork during What’s New What’s Next.
The Raw Echo Collection showcases fabrics inspired by desert landscapes, with highlights like Sandstorm’s striated mélange sheers, Saba’s linen–alpaca softness, and Petra’s artisanal space-dyed jacquard. Other standouts include Sahara’s reversible stonewashed linen, Tumbleweed’s robust interlaced structure, Strata’s layered wool-linen depth, and Mirage’s ombré jacquard sheer.
From airy sheers to tactile upholsteries, Raw Echo offers designers both beauty and performance, while continuing de Le Cuona’s tradition of championing natural materials, craftsmanship, and a quietly luxurious design language.
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