Boyac November 26
MÉTAPHORES FRAGMENTS 2026
Above image: Métaphores Fragments 2026 – Photographer Christophe Coënon
THE BEAUTY OF RAW MATERIAL
For designers who lead with texture rather than pattern, Fragments is a quiet revelation. Unveiled during Paris Design Week this September, the new capsule collection from Métaphores sets drawings aside entirely. Instead it turns to grain, surface and touch.
Inspired by an exploration of natural elements, Fragments evokes raw materials in their most honest form. There is no unnecessary sophistication here. Natural fibres such as wool, cotton and linen are woven with technical yarns, giving each cloth volume, relief and soft bouclé textures with subtle shifts of colour.
Our Creative Director Susanna was in Paris for the launch, and saw the collection at the Métaphores showroom on Place de Furstenberg. “The whole collection is wonderful,” she said, “and I am sure it will be well received in Australia.”
Above image: Métaphores Fragments 2026 – Photographer Christophe Coënon
SEVEN DESIGNS, THIRTY-THREE COLOURWAYS
The collection brings together seven designs across 33 colourways, in calm, earthy tones that catch light and diffuse it softly. Wide-width sheers and drapery sit alongside textured upholstery weights:
- Murmure – 7 colourways, 302cm wide
- Latte – 2 colourways, 305cm wide
- Pelote – 4 colourways, 140cm wide
- Vapeur – 3 colourways, 330cm wide
- Silence – 6 colourways, 130cm wide
- Illusion – 4 colourways, 320cm wide
- Racine – 7 colourways, 144cm wide
Authentic, tactile and made to last, these are fabrics that sit quietly alongside furniture and architecture, and reward a closer look. Boyac has proudly represented Métaphores in Australia for almost 40 years.
Industry News
Above image: Thibaut – Taormina Mural in Green and Turquoise
WALLS THAT TELL A STORY: THIBAUT’S MURAL RESOURCE
Murals have decorated homes since prehistoric times, from early cave drawings to Greek and Roman frescoes. With Mural Resource, America’s oldest wallpaper house carries that tradition into the present, with six new designs and three returning favourites in fresh colourways.
Many of the designs draw on Thibaut’s own archive and on historical documents. Wild Wisteria is reproduced from an 18th-century watercolour panel, and Jardin Bloom from an 18th-century Chinese hand-painted mural. Roma is taken from an antique etching of the Tiber winding past St. Peter’s Basilica. Taormina, an original painting, captures the Sicilian coast in watercolour brushstrokes and fine pencil detail.
Pearlescent grounds, cork-like textures and silk-effect finishes bring a refined, tactile quality. Supplied in 12-foot non-woven panels, the murals pair with coordinating wallcoverings such as Chaumont Silk and Indira Cork for adjacent walls and ceilings.
Above image: Thibaut – Jardin Bloom Mural in Coral and Blue
What’s On
VISIONARIES 2026 – CURATED BY TALI ROTH
CRAFT VICTORIA, MELBOURNE
NOVEMBER 12 – FEBRUARY 6
POWERHOUSE PARRAMATTA – OPENING EXHIBITIONS
PARRAMATTA, NSW
FROM NOVEMBER 7
MAKE, BELIEVE, MAGIC: THE WORLDS OF JIM HENSON COMPANY
GALLERY OF MODERN ART (GOMA), BRISBANE
UNTIL 18 APRIL
In The Press
Above image: Belle/October 2026 featuring Métaphores – ‘Hamac’ in colour Tomette, curtains in the YSG Studio Doll
Insider Favourites
Above images: Métaphores – Vapeur in colour Savane & Silence in colour Blush & Illusion in colour Sunset & Racine in colour Genêt. Images courtesy of Métaphores.