British studio Bill Amberg has been around for 30 years and is now considered one of the leaders in the leather goods and custom furniture sector. Offering saddlery, leather goods, bindery and other forms of leather work, Bill Amberg wanted to go further by offering a modern, almost revolutionary interpretation of the decoration of leather. How? By using a complex technology of specialised digital printing, which required 3 years of research and development, while preserving the natural character and the grain that is so particular to this material.

For his first series, Bill Amberg appealed to 5 international designers. Alexandra Champalimaud, based in New York, is one of the most renowned interior designers. She imagined Lua, meaning moon in Portuguese, a cluster-like print of nebulous circles moving across a vast plain. Alexandra uses watercolours to create the initial motif. The mixture of hues brings a feeling of depth and subtlety. 

The Timorous Beasties studio, founded by Alistair McAuley and Paul Simmons, is the origin of the Omni Drips print. Developed from a damask pattern, the studio has created a fascinating mix of stains, splashes and other marbling effects in powerful colours. A wonderful paradox of order and chaos.

American designer, Natasha Baradaran, wanted to combine her fascination for Italian furniture from the 70s and Californian aesthetics with her Elle print, imagined in 2 colours. The leather juxtaposes subtle laces, like fish scales and bone fragments. Applied repeatedly, it almost confuses the leather with a delicate textile.

Famous British designer Tom Dixon has meanwhile created 4 prints exploring the notion of materiality in the digital age. Hyper realistic results that aim to surprise the eye by diverting patterns unexpectedly. We thus discover a rock type impression, transparent plastic sheeting effect, hair and perhaps the most impressive impression of crumpled aluminium foil! An amazing result!

And finally, spotlight on the exclusive creation of British designer Faye Toogood, called Sketchpad.  With its particular aesthetic touch, Faye has imagined, for Bill Amberg, an abstract and colourful print with an almost childish result. Inspired by sketches of his personal notebook and embellished with washes of watercolours, the result is a return to basics. The designer also draws on the links between animal skins and the oldest human art, in a tribute to the prehistoric works of Lascaux or Altamira.

Bill Amberg already plans to launch two collections of this type each year with different designers each time!