Shaking Things Up a Bit:
Quiet Riot by Dorothy Cosonas for Wolf-Gordon

Purr

Stripe Zone

| New York, NY - July 11, 2023 | Acclaimed textile designer Dorothy Cosonas has developed an upholstery and wallcovering collection consisting of seven patterns for Wolf-Gordon. “Quiet Riot” is an exploration of impactful pattern and interconnected, colorful linework. Each pattern speaks through color and interrelates through a mix of scale, organic forms, and texture.

Cosonas is inspired by such diverse sources as books, art, fashion, craft and nature, and through decades of experience has tremendous depth of knowledge of the specific technologies required to both execute her design vision and create high performing products for commercial interiors. Significantly, all “Quiet Riot” items take advantage of the latest constructions and components, and are PVC-free. 

“Quiet Riot” provides Wolf-Gordon with a fresh perspective, offering patterns and colorways that look both backward and forward – a collection that stands on its own, but also works seamlessly with our current upholstery and wallcovering offering.

— Marybeth Shaw, Chief Creative Officer, Design & Marketing

Upholstery

Mischief, the headliner as far as graphic expression is concerned, is an abstracted floral/camouflage design, and is a larger scale complement to the other patterns in the collection. Organic forms paired with a tri-colored irregular ground give Mischief an upbeat rhythm and energy in a 52% post-consumer recycled polyester/25% acrylic/23% nylon construction with a PFAS-free stain resistant finish.

Lineage, inspired by the depth and movement of both raffia and knitted textiles, has an underlying stripe pattern that is intertwined with an organic, yet orderly weave with a variety of ticking and stitching effects. Acting as a true palette builder, accent colors that appear throughout the repeat give each colorway a distinct personality. Lineage is a 62% post-consumer polyester/22 %nylon/14% acrylic construction with a PFAS-free stain resistant finish.

Square Not is a 100% polyester upholstery fabric in which Cosonas challenged herself to create a geometric pattern that can double as an all-over texture. Consisting of raised squares made up of a five-color twist boucle yarn, contrasted by a subtle ground, this pattern moves the idea of a small-scale weave to a dimensional level, with yarns that appear to float on the surface. Square Not has a Nanotex PFAS-free stain resistant finish.

Stripe Zone is a Tekloom construction (85% polyester/17% TPE/3% silicone) inspired by striped geometrics from Cosonas’ extensive collection of books on design. A woven fabric with a high performance stain resistant coating, Stripe Zone is digitally printed with four different colored stripes interconnected with small open links that reveal a consistent white ground. 

Wallcoverings

Purr, a runway-inspired blurred leopard print with a diffused, ikat overlay, is subtle, sensual, and sophisticated. Cosonas opted to develop Purr in Wolf-Gordon’s CLAIR® construction, which is PVC-free, Type II and bleach cleanable.

Smooth Operator acts as one of the foundational products in “Quiet Riot” with a simple, small-scale plain weave. Smooth Operator was designed and developed as a high-performance hybrid wallcovering by combining a woven polyester ground with a light thermoplastic olefin film topcoat. This combination allows it to have the look, appeal and tactility of a woven wallcovering with the added bonus of non-woven Type II properties.

Mirror Image, a textile wallcovering that integrates a polyethylene tape yarn into a polyester construction, is extremely elegant, adding a hint of glam to Wolf-Gordon’s wallcovering category. Cosonas blended contrasting yarns to create a distinct level of depth and texture, with a play of light and tonal shifts of luster on the wall.

Manufactured by five different mills, each with distinct skill sets, Cosonas was able to execute her overall design vision in the development of the collection. Free of harmful chemicals, these high-performance textiles can live in a variety of environments including hospitality, corporate, healthcare, education, retail and residential.

About Wolf-Gordon
Wolf-Gordon is an American design company dedicated to inspiring the creation of outstanding interiors. Founded in 1967 as a commercial wallcovering resource, our high performing product line has expanded to include PVC-free and natural wallcoverings, RAMPART® wall protection, upholstery textiles, Scuffmaster® paint, Wink® dry-erase surfaces digitally printed materials, and now, GATHER® Acoustical. We develop products that are provocative and of our time. Wolf-Gordon Design Studio regularly collaborates with leading international designers to bring fresh perspectives to our A&D clients. Our growing portfolio includes designs by Laurinda Spear, Karim Rashid, Petra Blaisse, Grethe Sørensen, Kevin Walz, Boym Partners, Frank Tjepkema, Mae Engelgeer, Aliki van der Kruijs and V Starr/Venus Williams. We focus on the aesthetic, technical and sustainability issues that are essential to being a trusted supplier to the commercial design industry. For signature, site-specific environments, WG Customs Lab works closely with clients to design and produce custom and digital print concepts. Wolf-Gordon account executives are based in all major markets in the United States.

About Dorothy Cosonas
Fine art and international fashion are powerful influences for artist and designer Dorothy Cosonas, the former Creative Director for both KnollTextiles and KnollLuxe, the fashion forward component of KnollTextiles. After earning her degrees in both fine arts and textile design from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in New York, Cosonas worked as the Design Director for distinguished textile designer Sina Pearson’s contract textile company Unika Vaev. 

After spending a total of 21 years at Unika Vaev, in 2005, Cosonas was named the 11th Creative Director of KnollTextiles. Her inaugural collection won a Best of NeoCon Gold – her first in a long line of awards. Additionally, Cosonas contributed her own work to KnollLuxe as well as collaborated with fashion designers including Proenza Schouler, Rodarte, and Maria Cornejo. Responsible for the design and development of all collections for over 16 years at KnollTextiles, Cosonas was not only the longest running, but became the last and final Creative Director coinciding with the merger of MillerKnoll. Devoted to modern design, Cosonas is known for combining clean, clear color with elegant patterns and textures. In 2016 she received the IIDA Titan award for her career contributions to the interior design profession.