Cushions in Mochaware Fabric by CommonRoom Product Ref: KHMO12

The Mochaware fabric was designed by Kate Hawkins for CommonRoom, inspired by a style of pottery that originated in Staffordshire in the 1770s before eventually spreading across the Atlantic to America. It was called mochaware because its decoration resembled the patterns found in moss agate also known as ‘mocha stone’, a semi-precious gemstone exported in large numbers from the port city of Mocha in Yemen. Combining clusters of cat’s eyes with bands of translucent colour this wallpaper borrows some of mochaware's more common motifs. The cat's eye markings were historically made using a multi-chambered slip pot. Kate mimicked this process in her studio by using liquid acrylic. Shown here in the Clay colourway.