Harlequin
2,529 fabrics from Harlequin, photographed into our library across 120 collections. Narrow them in the finder, then feel the shortlist at the Heybridge showroom.
- Founded
- 1960s
- Where
- London, England
- Known for
- Contemporary British prints, printed in British factories
About Harlequin
Harlequin says it was founded in the 1960s, without giving an exact year, and its portfolio is a mix of techniques, artistic styles and textures across transitional designs. It came into its present group in 1987, when Walker Greenbank bought Wallcoverings International, a purchase that brought Zoffany and the Anstey Wallpaper Company with it.
That group renamed itself Sanderson Design Group in 2020, and Harlequin is one of its British interior brands. Harlequin was among the first of them to take up digital design techniques, and all of its printed fabrics and wallpapers are designed and made in the United Kingdom at the group's own manufacturing sites.
Anthology, which also appears on our roster, is now sold under Harlequin, so the two share a book in the pattern-book room.
It is the contemporary end of the Sanderson group and the one we suggest when a customer likes the idea of a British-printed cloth but does not want a period pattern. Printed in this country also means a reprint is weeks rather than months if a job needs more metres.
Sources, checked in July 2026: harlequin.design/about-us, harlequin.design/sustainability-at-harlequin, sandersondesign.group/about-us/history
The collections we hold.
Every one of these is photographed, tagged and searchable. Open a collection in the finder, or ask us to bring the book.
Colour 2 Fabrics
83 fabrics
Ario
76 fabrics
Mineral
75 fabrics
Colour 1 Fabrics
71 fabrics
Sheers 1
67 fabrics
Allegra
58 fabrics
Colour 2 Wallpapers
56 fabrics
Colour 1 Wallpapers
53 fabrics
Colour 3 Fabrics
53 fabrics
Fabric collections and photography by Harlequin.
The palette, as it actually falls.
Counted across the whole range we hold, not chosen. Each swatch opens the fabric it was taken from.
What it is, and what it will take.
- 69 cm wide
- the usual bolt width here, on 21% of the range
- Pattern
- abstract (527), geometric (494), botanical (445)
- Made for
- wallpaper (876), upholstery (867), curtains and upholstery (645), curtains (141)
- Types
- Fabric (1,363), Wallpaper (876), Velvet (192), Outdoor (98)
What this house publishes with every fabric, as a share of the ones we hold:
- Width 100%
- Pattern repeat 100%
Where we use it.
Curtains and blinds
British-printed cottons and linens, made up and dressed in our own workroom.
More on thisReupholstery
Upholstery weights and velvets for a piece that should read modern rather than period.
More on thisInterior design
Fabric and paper printed by the same factory, so the colours actually match.
More on thisHouses that sit well beside it.
Bring the room, we will bring the books.
Send a photograph and a rough size and we will reply with a personal quote, using an average price fabric.