Animalier According to Sahco
20 May 2026

Animalier is one of those aesthetic codes that continually returns without ever losing relevance. For Sahco, references to the animal world move away from any idea of nostalgic decoration and take on a more contemporary direction.
Leopard, zebra and snakeskin motifs are reworked until they lose any predictable effect. Light moves across the jacquard surfaces, patterns dissolve into the weave, and tonal variations continuously alter the perception of the fabric. Rather than decorative patterns, they become presences that define the space.
Tablu
Tablu works with zebra and leopard motifs without overtly emphasising them. The pattern is present, yet absorbed by the depth of the fabric and its wool construction. The surface remains compact, almost dense, reacting differently to light depending on the angle. The colours avoid realistic references: they remain intense, at times unexpected, contributing to a design that feels less recognisable and more interpretative.
Satora
Satora rethinks the leopard motif through a more urban lens. The design is never entirely legible: it emerges and disappears within the jacquard structure, like a mark fragmented in its transition across the fabric. The effect feels less decorative and more atmospheric, with a surface that shifts according to light and distance. The palette also pushes the animalier code towards something less natural and more constructed.
Ozi
Ozi takes the snakeskin motif somewhere else entirely. The pattern is not emphasised, but fragmented through the jacquard structure and the luminous variations of the fabric. The result is an irregular surface, almost unstable in perception, that works equally well in drapery and upholstery. The colours also avoid any realism: dark metallics, artificial pinks and washed neutrals.





