RM COCO is pleased to introduce our newest ColorWorks patterns Alsace Damask and its companion Alsace Check. The patterns take their design cue from the historical region in northeastern France on the Rhine River plain. Bordering Germany and Switzerland, it has alternated between German and French control over the centuries and reflects a mix of those cultures. Its capital, Strasbourg, is centered on the Ill River’s Grand Île Island, bordered by canals and home to the Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg.
Borrowing from the region’s French architectural influences, Alsace Damask is a quatrefoil damask motif featuring fresco-like textural effects. Alsace Check is an alternating check pattern that is the perfect companion for Alsace Damask and reflects the casual and unpretentious style associated with the influences of the German and Swiss countryside.