Schlossberg presents AMBRA bed linen with a watercolour design

Swiss bed linen and home textile brand Schlossberg presented its new autumn design AMBRA and the products that match it in a nine-image Instagram post on 8 November. In the post, the brand describes AMBRA as a "lovingly hand-painted watercolour design" and shows how to combine it in the bedroom with products of its own choosing.

According to the product page on the company's official website, AMBRA is inspired by the small "treasures" found on an autumn walk: delicate feathers, nuts, forest berries and blossoms are scattered freely across a white ground. Schlossberg says the design was drawn by hand using traditional watercolour techniques in its own design studio in Turbenthal, near Zurich. On the website the design is offered in two bed linen qualities, satin and jersey, as well as a dressing gown.

Satin and jersey: two different feels in bed

AMBRA's satin bed linen is, in the company's words, made from a fabric of particularly long, refined cotton fibres. The jersey version is a fine-knit fabric of 100% cotton; Schlossberg stresses that this quality is breathable, soft and non-iron. In both lines, the duvet covers are sold with a zip closure in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The label reads "Designed in Switzerland, Made in EU" and carries the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certification.

As general textile knowledge, satin is a weave in which yarns float over long distances on the surface; this structure gives the fabric a smooth face, a slight sheen and a cool, slippery touch. Jersey, by contrast, is knitted rather than woven; with its stretch and T-shirt-like softness it is chosen by those looking for a warmer, more relaxed feel in bed. Offering the same design in two qualities makes it easier to choose according to the season or sleeping habits.

Products that match the design

Alongside AMBRA blanc, the post lists the brand's pairing suggestions: plain satin bed linen from the SATIN NOBLESSE UNI line in alpin (light blue) and canne (beige), the JERSEY ROYAL FIX argent fitted sheet, the ELODIE honey decorative cushion, the DINA and SORA beige throws, EMIL bleu bed linen and a dressing gown in the same design. In the images, the plain blue, beige and honey-coloured pieces form an autumn palette in harmony with the leaf and berry tones of the white-ground design.

According to the website, the AMBRA dressing gown combines a 100% cotton satin outer with a terry cloth lining and features a shawl collar, tie belt and side pockets. Schlossberg also gives care advice on its product pages: coloured and printed bed linen should be turned inside out, washed with zips closed, using a colour detergent without optical brighteners, at a maximum of 60 °C. The brand recommends washing at 60 °C the first time, notes that natural fibres may shrink by 4 to 6 per cent in the first wash, and says 40 °C is sufficient afterwards.

Schlossberg is a home textile brand that began in the Zurich Oberland region in 1833. The company designs its patterns in its own studio in Turbenthal and works with long-standing European partners on fabric selection and production. In the luxury bed linen segment, original hand-drawn designs remain one of the main ways brands set themselves apart in the European market; AMBRA is this season's example of that approach.