Atelier Soleil and SAIPL Global Unveil Vietnam-Inspired Textile Collection

Atelier Soleil, a sensory design studio dedicated to hospitality spaces, has partnered with SAIPL Global to create a new collection of printed and plain textiles inspired by Vietnam. The collaboration brings together the sensory design vision of Florence Mussou, founder and creative director of Atelier Soleil, with the textile design and manufacturing expertise of Jaipur-based SAIPL Global.

The collection explores textiles as a language of place, translating landscapes, colours, materials, plants and local craftsmanship into patterns and palettes designed for hospitality projects and residential spaces.

Florence Mussou: Creating from What a Place Tells

For Florence Mussou, each project begins with an exploration of its territory. Describing herself as an “archaeologist of the place”, she studies the elements that shape the identity of a site, from earth, stones and plants to colours, materials, light and local know-how.

“I’m not trying to apply a pattern to a place. I first try to understand what the place says. The landscapes, the plants, the colours, the materials and the know-how are all fragments that then make it possible to build a coherent and sensitive universe,” explains Florence Mussou, founder and creative director of Atelier Soleil.

This philosophy forms the foundation of Atelier Soleil’s first textile collection developed in collaboration with SAIPL Global.

Four Vietnam-Inspired Gardens

The collection is organised around four creative universes inspired by Vietnam’s landscapes, plants, colours and artisanal traditions.

Jardin des Tropiques – Tropical Garden draws inspiration from the bird of paradise flower and tropical vegetation after rain. Palm trees, lush foliage, deep greens and touches of orange and coral create a rich and expressive botanical universe.

Jardin de l’Indigo – Indigo Garden references Vietnamese batik traditions and the deep hues found in nature. Artisanal-inspired patterns, indigo and shades of blue and purple create a more contemplative atmosphere.

Jardin du Riz – Rice Garden captures the poetry of Vietnamese rice fields and harvest landscapes. Tall grasses, rice ears and movements inspired by the wind translate into a soft palette ranging from straw tones to landscape greens.

Jardin du Soleil – Solar Garden celebrates Vietnam’s yellow chrysanthemums and kumquats found in local markets. Turmeric yellow, kumquat orange and deep blue create a luminous palette that also reflects the colours of the South of France, Florence Mussou’s homeland.

Each universe pairs printed patterns with complementary solid colours, allowing the textiles to be combined into cohesive environments. The designs draw on tropical foliage, batik, rice fields, fruits and flowers, with carefully developed colourways intended to work alongside the prints.

From Creative Concept to Textile

For the collection, Atelier Soleil collaborated with SAIPL Global (Shree Ashtavinayak Impex Pvt Ltd), a Jaipur-based company specialising in textile design, development and manufacturing.

With more than 15 years of experience in textile design, SAIPL Global works with a network of craftsmen and combines expertise across printing, embroidery, textile development and tailoring. This allows the company to support projects from creative development through to the production of the final product.

SAIPL Global is also SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade) certified. The certification is based on regular audits that assess compliance with ethical standards and monitor the company’s commitments over time.

“This collaboration allows us to go beyond drawing. We can work on how an idea really becomes a material, a pattern and a textile capable of finding its place in a project,” continues Florence Mussou.

Textiles as the Signature of a Place

With this collaboration, Atelier Soleil continues to explore the role of textiles within hospitality design. Rather than functioning solely as decorative elements, textiles can become storytelling tools that establish rhythm, connect colours and materials, and strengthen a project’s relationship with its surroundings.

The collection has been developed for hospitality projects and residential spaces, where printed and plain textiles can be combined with materials and broader design elements to create a unified identity.

The Atelier Soleil and SAIPL Global collaboration also opens opportunities for tailor-made textile collections developed around a project’s specific territory, culture or history, further positioning textiles as a medium for expressing the identity and atmosphere of a place.