de Le Cuona | Mackintosh Cushion with Inserted Fringe – Anthracite

The Mackintosh cushion is built around a foiled and stonewashed linen that has been given a metallic lustre, so it catches light differently depending on where it sits in a room. The stonewashing softens the hand of the cloth, taking away any stiffness the foil might otherwise bring, and the result is a cushion that looks worked rather than finished off a bolt. The inserted fringe around the edge gives it a defined outline rather than a simple flat seam.

It measures 35 x 60cm and weighs 1,140g, filled with a feather and down pad that gives it good weight and a soft, settled fill rather than a firm bolster feel. The linen is Mackintosh in the anthracite colourway, and the fringe is made from cactus yarn, worked in three layered, frayed layers by hand. It is sold as each.

We would put this on a large sofa or a bed where its rectangular shape and fringe read well against plainer cushions, using it as the piece that anchors a group rather than one of several matching ones. It sits well against dark timber, aged metal and other textured linens, and works in a room that already has some pattern, since the cushion’s interest comes from texture and trim rather than print.

Given the handmade fringe, we would keep this cushion away from heavy daily handling, such as an entrance bench, and treat it more as a considered addition to a sofa or headboard. The feather and down pad will need occasional plumping to keep its shape, and we would spot clean rather than launder, given the foiled finish on the linen. Check the 35 x 60cm proportions against the scale of the sofa or bed before ordering.

• 35 x 60 cm
• Weight 1
• 140 g

• Foiled and stonewashed linen; Cactus yarn fringe; feather and down pad