3 Bold Materials to Bring to Your Interior Designer Right Now
Safe choices make boring rooms. If you want a space that actually turns heads, the difference usually isn't the floor plan — it's the materials. As a San Francisco interior designer, these are three textures I keep bringing into projects when a client wants a room with real character, not just a well-arranged one.
one | Moiré
Moiré (pronounced mwah-RAY) is a fabric technique made by pressing two layers of ribbed material together under heavy rollers, which creates a signature "watered," rippled optical effect. The pattern literally shifts as you walk past it, catching light in a way flat fabric never can. I bring this into projects on statement drapery, accent seating, or upholstered wall coverings when a client wants instant drama without adding another pattern or color to the room, the movement alone does the work.
two | pojagi
Pojagi (poh-JAH-gee) is a traditional Korean textile art built from a flat-felled seam technique that pieces together sheer ramie, linen, or silk into geometric patchwork. Used as custom drapery or a room divider, the exposed seams act like architectural stained glass, diffusing sunlight into a soft geometric pattern across the room. It's one of the few window treatments I've used that gets treated like gallery art rather than just window coverage.
three | parchment paneling
Parchment paneling brings real goat-skin parchment onto custom cabinetry, credenzas, or feature walls. This material was made famous by 1920s French Art Deco designer Jean-Michel Frank. The mottled, luminescent texture has a rich, tactile warmth that paint or standard wood veneer simply can't replicate. It's a material I reach for when a client wants their millwork to feel bespoke, not just well-built.
Ready to bring a statement material into your next project? Book a design consultation with Spearman Spaces and let's find the detail that makes your space unmistakably yours.