The Arabian Tent Company has launched a new Latin American themed interior for their wedding tents and marquees called Viva La Fiesta. The interior was inspired by Mexican and Argentinian designs and features bright colors, floral patterns, and hand-embroidered fabrics. The design process involved collaborating with a friend to incorporate South American influences like those found in the textiles of Salta, Argentina. The final design features a lace background with a bold flower print on top.

1. Viva La Fiesta!
The Arabian Tent Company Launches New Latin
American Theme to its Range of Interiors

2. The Arabian Tent Company (ATC) has announced the launch of a
new themed interior for its wedding tents and marquees.
The new interior was inspired by Latin America design - in
particular Mexican and Argentinian influences - and will offer a
new fresh, summery look to the company’s already wide range
of colourful interiors.

3. “I love bright colours,” say Katherine Hudson,
ATC’s founder and chief designer, “and love
creating interiors that will lifts your spirits
when you enter them. And being a huge fan of
South American fabrics, colours and designs
combined with the popularity of street food
instead of the standard sit-down meal, the
fashion at events for bright pops of colour on
white backgrounds, and the opportunity to
theme it with delicious rum-based cocktails,
I’m hoping the new Viva La Fiesta interior will
really make parties go with a swing.”
(Frieda Kahlo inspired Viva la Fiesta interior)

4. The original inspiration for the new interior came during an Argentinian
road trip “My best friend is Argentinian and on our road trip we found
ourselves at a place called Salta which produces lots of tribal textiles with
the most amazing patterns using natural dyes and bright colours which
triggered the idea of a Frieda Kahlo style, South American interior.”

5. “Then, back home, I got together with a friend and designer – Rowenna
Harrison - who studied screen printing at Saint Martin’s School of Art and
has always been fascinated by Mexican culture. We were both excited
about making something that was really current and wanted to use a really
fresh colour palette and include Pantone’s colour of the year – Radiant
Orchid.
(Viva la Fiesta colour palette)

6. Rowenna really understood the medium of screen-printing that we
were working in as her jewellery is all printed on leather and very
similar to the style I wanted to use.
(Rosita Bonita jewellery with South American influences)

7. The path to the final design was an interesting one with elements from
many different patterns being considered (see pictures below).
“We looked at loads of motifs, colour palettes and design elements
which inspired us from flowers with interesting shapes to embroidery
which we wanted to echo in the screen print,” continues Katherine.

8. “One design gave me the idea for the cushions and soft furnishings while
another inspired the pompoms on the ceiling for the chandelier.”
And we sourced some hand embroidered Mexican fabric from a new ethical
Meixcan furnishings company ‘Montes and Clark’ to become the lamp
shades, cushions and bedspreads for the Boudoir versions of the tent.
(Mexican hand embroidered fabric used as cushions,
lampshades and bedspreads in the tents)

9. The first design the team came up with
combined influences from many of these
different elements put together with a new
fresh twist but in the end Katherine decided it
was just too busy.
“There were certain stylistic elements we
were determined to keep like the white
background with splashes of bright colour
but in the end we pared it right back and
went for a lace background with a bold
flower design on top.”

10. “It was a journey that was well worth taking as we were forced to focus on the
key elements of the design and discard anything that wasn’t absolutely
necessary.
And at the end of it all, we couldn’t be more excited with the result!”

11. The Arabian Tent Company designs, creates and develops the most
extraordinary marquees.
The collection of eight exquisitely themed marquee interiors ranges from
the subtle and romantic to the bold and beautiful with ornaments and
furniture to compliment each style.
The showroom is based just outside Lewes, East Sussex – calls are
welcomed to arrange a visit or for more information - 0800 88 15 229.

12. Contact Sheet
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