A Frank Lloyd Wright House Inspires A New Textile Collection

Family-run Los Angeles design studio Block Shop has launched its first line of performance fabrics with Sunbrella. The collection, called Hollyhock, takes its inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1919 Hollyhock House, which became the city’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site on its centennial. Wright’s design for the home melded Mayan and Art Deco influences into a style he called California Romanza, and its geometric and floral ornamentation has been freshly reimagined by Block Shop into dynamic, textural patterns. The collection includes 12 exuberant designs, each expressed with the studio’s signature hand-block print aesthetic. Highlights include Crescent, a zig-zag stripe with a moon motif; Jetty, a wave-like pattern punctuated by bouclette dots; and Posey, stylized flowers set within pinstripes. The soft yet durable fabrics exude a bespoke feel and are designed for indoor-outdoor living in a palette of natural colorways including Cardinal, Brick, Sea Glass, Juniper and Prairie—a sophisticated yet subtle line perfect for the gentle California fall.