Originally published in the September/October 2015 issue of Robb Report Home & Style as “Material Obsessions”

Nodo d’Amore fabrics featuring a “fil coupé” technique, from Loro Piana Interiors’ Maharaja Collection; Chelidonio from the Windrose Collection (drapery shown), which pairs linen with contrasting cotton embroidery; passementerie, a January 2015 debut; Graham gloves; Levante, a diaphanous linen fabric (drapery shown) with an embroidered design. In…