Inside the Dreamscape: Discover the Surreal Beauty of Figueres Upholstery Fabric
In the sun-soaked town of Figueres, nestled in Catalonia, the boundary between reality and imagination is famously thin. This is the birthplace of Salvador Dalí — the flamboyant master of surrealism, whose dreamlike worlds continue to captivate and confuse in equal measure. Dalí’s hometown still pulses with creative energy, not least because of the theatre-museum he designed to celebrate the impossible, the irrational, and the emotionally charged.
It’s this very spirit that inspired the creation of the Figueres Upholstery Fabric Collection — a dramatic, highly expressive range of scenic textiles that break away from conventional pattern design. Just as Dalí invited us to question logic and enter a world of subconscious storytelling, Figueres invites you to bring that same emotional intensity into your interior space.
At first glance, the fabrics appear painterly — bold colour blocks, warped perspectives, and ethereal landscapes. Look again and you’ll see archways morphing into trees, moons rising over surreal forests, and abstract shapes evoking the tension between order and chaos. This isn’t just scenic fabric — it’s a journey through subconscious design, echoing the emotive quality of our wider abstract upholstery fabric collection, but with its own fantastical edge.
The palette is equally evocative: inky blues, glowing ochres, rich greens, rusts, and moody mauves. Whether it’s the architectural arches of Figueres No.1 or the lunar dreamscapes of No.16, each design evokes a surrealist interior narrative waiting to be told.
All fabrics in the collection are printed in-house in the UK on our signature linen-blend basecloth, which is suitable for curtains, blinds, and upholstery. The tactile quality and substantial weight make them ideal for statement drapery or boldly upholstered furniture. If you’re unsure what makes a textile truly upholstery-worthy, our recent guide on what makes a good upholstery fabric explores durability, rub count, and more.
The Figueres Collection also reflects the growing appetite for deeply expressive materials in interiors — part of a wider trend toward layered artistic storytelling. You’ll find that many colourways, particularly the emerald and teal tones, pair beautifully with others in our green upholstery fabric collection, ideal for building rich, evocative palettes.
If you’re exploring upholstery fabrics more broadly, don’t miss our full upholstery fabric collection — a curated library of modernist prints, painterly motifs, and textural essentials that complement and contrast with Figueres in expressive ways.
With this collection, Saint and Poet invites you to reimagine what upholstery can do. These aren’t just fabrics — they’re dreamscapes, memories, and surrealist scenes stitched into every thread.
