Bespoke textile work for Nice — fabrics for the special light

The light in Nice is not a cliché but a measured quantity. Painters came because of it, and anyone who lives here knows the hours when the sun falls deep into the rooms. For textiles that means: whatever hangs and lies on the coast must be lightfast.

Lightfastness is a tested value — the resistance of a colour to UV radiation, measured on the scale up to eight. We carry weaves with high values and choose deliberately for southern exposures: pale linens, piece-dyed fabrics, tones that do not fade but ripen. The details are on the page Materials.

The difference shows after years: a cheaply dyed panel loses its colour first at the window edge; a good weave ages evenly and with dignity. At the fabric selection we are glad to show samples that have been lying in the light for years — it is easier to explain on the material itself than with numbers and scales.

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The apartments on the Promenade des Anglais and in Cimiez have dimensions from another era: windows over three metres, double-casement, with deep reveals and a view of the sea. For these we make bespoke curtains that take the height seriously — from the crown to the floor, on request double-layered: a light sheer for the day, a dense panel for the midday hour.

For the furniture the reverse of Hamburg applies: here it is not dark velvet that is needed but slipcovers in pale, washed linen — fabrics that take up the light instead of swallowing it. Plus bespoke cushions and upholstery in the tones of the city: ivory, flax, a grey like the sea in winter.

The loggias and glazed balconies of the old houses are rooms of their own too: half inside, half outside, closer to the weather than the apartment. For them we make pads and cushions from weatherproof weaves that still look like an interior — without the sheen and rustle one expects from outdoor fabrics. The fillings dry quickly after the summer rain; the covers are removable and washable.

The process does not differ from the one in Hamburg: measuring at the original, toile fitting with pins, production in the atelier, final fitting with steam and Textile Passport. We are on the coast several times a year and bundle the appointments — from Menton to Saint-Tropez.

What Nice adds: an eye on the season. Many apartments are lived in only part of the time; we plan final fittings so that they lie before the arrival, and recommend covers that can be taken off or protected during absences. The Textile Passport records what is to be done after months of rest.

Nice lies in the middle of the coast: to the east Monaco and Menton, to the west Antibes, Cannes and Saint-Tropez. Anyone who works with us in Nice works with an atelier that travels this stretch regularly — you will find the overview of the region on the page Côte d’Azur.