

EMMA SHIPLEY WILD ESCAPE
INDOOR | OUTDOOR


Fantastical designs for both indoor and outdoor living, new for SS26.
Step into a fantastical world with Wild Escape: Indoor | Outdoor, Emma J Shipley’s new fabric collection designed for both inside and outside spaces.
Inspired by nature’s extraordinary landscapes, from coral seas to cloud forests, the designs are surreal, intricate, and full of wonder - bringing a sense of magic to gardens, outdoor spaces, as well as within the home.
Crafted in the UK with high-performance finishes, the fabrics combine bold, expressive design with colourfastness and resistance to the elements, making them just as suited for outdoor furnishings.
DESIGNS

DESIGNS

AUDUBON




Inspired by 19th-century botanical artist John James Audubon, the hand-drawn design features fantastical birds alongside geometric and scientific details. Look out for mechanical bees and birds, as well as metallic tags carried by birds, inscribed with the names of inspirational scientists and naturalists from Audubon to Turing. Audubon has been beautifully interpreted as an outdoor fabric, with an anti-microbial finish and high light fastness, crafted in the UK.
FABRIC
TYPE Printed
COMPOSITION
WIDTH
REPEA T
100% Polyester
138.5cm/54.5in
69cm/27.2in
PATTERN MATCH Straight Match
DOMESTIC USA GE Upholstery, Drapes, Cushions
BOSQUE DREAMS
Enter a jungle dreamscape inspired by Emma J Shipley’s travels in the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth. An enigmatic puma stands centre-stage, surrounded by other fantastical forest creatures, including macaws, monkeys, sloths, and ocelots. Bosque dreams has been beautifully interpreted as an outdoor fabric, featuring an anti-microbial finish, with a high light fastness, and made in the UK.










WIDTH
138cm/54.3in
REPEA T 46cm/18.1in
P ATTERN MATCH Straight Match
DOMESTIC USA GE Upholstery, Drapes, Cushions
FELIS

CCF0866-01

C CF0866-03

CCF0866-02

Honing in on the rhythms and rosettes of a Jaguar’s spots, Emma J Shipley’s Felis – based upon her hand-drawn pencil drawing, is now interpreted for outdoor fabric. Brimming with vibrancy and boldness, Felis is available in three colourways: a classic leopard print, a vivid verdant green, and a cool turquoise. Crafted in the UK, Felis is an outdoor fabric comes with an anti-microbial finish, with a high light fastness.
FABRIC
COMPOSITION 100% Polyester
WIDTH
REPEA T
149cm/58.7in
23cm/9.1in
PATTERN MATCH Straight Match
DOMESTIC USA GE Upholstery, Drapes, Cushions

CCF0867-01

CCF0867-02

Inspired by Emma J Shipley’s travels in Africa, as well as Jules Verne novels and 1920s silent film ‘Lost World’, this design features an enchanting scene of discovery. Lost World has been beautifully interpreted as an outdoor fabric, crafted in the UK with an anti-microbial finish and high light fastness.
FABRIC
TYPE Printed
COMPOSITION
WIDTH
100% Polyester
142cm/55.9in
REPEA T 89cm/35in
P ATTERN MATCH Straight Match
DOMESTIC USA GE Upholstery, Drapes, Cushions
LYNX
Lynx was created by Emma J Shipley after her travels to the Western Cape in South Africa, where she explored the ancient rock paintings and mythology of the San people. The enchanting hand-drawn design features winged lynx leaping through a starry sky, soaring over a world of magic beneath them. Lynx has been beautifully interpreted as an outdoor fabric with an antimicrobial finish, high light fastness, crafted in the UK.







C CF0868-03

WIDTH
138.5cm/54.5in
REPEA T 87cm/34.3in
P ATTERN MATCH Straight Match
DOMESTIC USA GE Upholstery, Drapes, Cushions

CCF0869-01

CCF0869-02
PARADISE LOST

Escape to unknown lands with the magical Paradise Lost design. Inspired by myths, legends, fairytales, and the unique beauty of the natural world, a menagerie of Emma J Shipley’s best-loved illustrations come together to make up this fantastical design. Beautifully transformed for outdoor fabric, Paradise Lost comes with an anti-microbial finish, with a high light fastness, made in the UK.
FABRIC
TYPE Printed
COMPOSITION 100% Polyester
WIDTH
REPEA T
135cm/53.1in
64cm/25.2in
P ATTERN MATCH Straight Match
DOMESTIC USA GE Upholstery, Drapes, Cushions

CCF0870-01

CCF0870-03

CCF0870-02

CCF0870-04


Emma J Shipley was inspired by the 19th-century antique botanical drawings of zoologist Ernst Haeckel and the novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne for this design. Seaforest invites you to escape into a fantastical new world beneath the water’s surface. Discover a flurry of stingrays, shoals of fish, and gently wafting coral. See mythical sea horses that happily careen on by or anemones that gently sway through a scene that invites you to dream. Seaforest has been beautifully interpreted as an outdoor fabric, featuring an antimicrobial finish, with a high light fastness, and made in the UK.
FABRIC
TYPE Printed
COMPOSITION
WIDTH
REPEA T
100% Polyester
135cm/53.1in
67cm/26.4in
P ATTERN MATCH Straight Match
DOMESTIC USA GE Upholstery, Drapes, Cushions



CCF0871-01
CCF0871-02
C CF087 1-03
ZAMBEZI

Inspired by Jules Verne’s adventure stories and Emma J Shipley’s travels to Botswana and Victoria Falls, striking leopard-spotted elephants take centre stage in this hand-drawn design, while leaping gazelles, birds of paradise and curious foliage also feature in this explosion of African fantasy. Zambezi has been beautifully interpreted as an outdoor fabric with an anti-microbial finish, high light fastness, crafted in the UK.
FABRIC
TYPE Printed
COMPOSITION 100% Polyester
WIDTH
136cm/53.5in
REPEA T 54cm/21.3in
PATTERN MATCH Straight Match
DOMESTIC USA GE Upholstery, Drapes, Cushions


EMMA J SHIPLEY WILD ESCAPE












FELIS
PARADISE LOST
CCF0867-02
CCF0870-03
INDOOR | OUTDOOR FABRICS




BOSQUE DREAMS BOSQUE DREAMS BOSQUE DREAMS





CCF0868-02

CCF0868-01 CCF0871-01
CCF0868-03

CCF0871-02
CCF0869-01

CCF0871-03
LYNX
ZAMBEZI
ZAMBEZI
LYNX
ZAMBEZI
PARADISE LOST
WESTERN CAPE
BELLVILLE
12 Bella Rosa Street, Bellville, 7530
tel +27 21 914 3390
CAPE TOWN
187 Upper Buitenkant Street, Gardens, 8001
tel +27 21 461 7420
GEORGE
85 Meade Street, George, 6530
tel +27 44 884 1501
PAARL
Block D, Alleman Square Alleman Street, Paarl, 7646
tel +27 21 879 6998
SOMERSET WEST
10 Bright Street, Somerset West, 7130 tel +27 21 852 8152
WYNBERG
1 Carr Hill Road, Chelsea Village, Wynberg, 7800 tel +27 21 761 7734
EASTERN CAPE
PORT ELIZABETH
45 Prospect Rd, Walmer, Gqeberha, 6064 tel +27 41 373 2887

FREE STATE BLOEMFONTEIN
11 Brill Street, Westdene, 9301 tel +27 51 430 9800
GAUTENG FOURWAYS
82 The Straight Avenue, Pineslopes, Fourways, Ext 68, 2055 tel +27 10 276 0100
KRAMERVILLE
16 Kramer Road, Kramerville, 2090 tel +27 11 262 4108
PARKHURST
74 6th Street, Parkhurst, 2193 tel +27 11 025 8483
PRETORIA
869 Justice Mahomed Street, Brooklyn, 0011 tel +27 12 346 4331
KWAZULU-NATAL
DURBAN
327 Florida Road, Morningside, 4001 tel +27 31 312 0632
UMHLANGA
13 Beacon Rock, 21 Lighthouse Road, Umhlanga, 4320 tel +27 31 561 8505
MPUMALANGA NELSPRUIT
Unit 2, Lifestyle Centre, 6 Amanzi Street, Riverside Park, 1226 tel +27 13 757 0556
MAURITIUS
GRAND BAIE
Deco Design
MU, Twenty-Foot Rd, Grand Baie, Mauritius, 30513
tel +230 269 0200
NAMIBIA WINDHOEK
Unit 2, City Plaza, Sam Nujoma Avenue, Klein Windhoek, 9000
tel +264 61 219 560
DISTRIBUTION CENTRES
MIDRAND
28 De Winnaar Street, Midrand, 1685
tel +27 11 805 3227
STIKLAND
17 Bell Street, Stikland, Bellville, 7530
tel +27 21 948 4764
TRADE ORDERS & ENQUIRIES
orders@hertex.co.za
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