After forty years of providing exquisite textiles for the home,Donghia Fabrics has partnered with Sunbrella to create their first line of indoor/outdoor fabrics. Inspired by the colors and landscape of the eastern African plains, the Totem Collection will lend an air of sophistication and world traveled elegance to any outdoor space.

Zambezi is just one of the four patterns from Donghia’s Totem Collection. This wonderfully ethnic fabric is based on patterns found on tapas, which are woven textiles from remote places like Fiji and Samoa. A tapa pattern is a grid of squares that feature repeated motifs such as leaves, plants or fish making it the perfect design for your outdoor spaces. With nine colors available that include neutrals as well as blue and green, you are sure to find a color that works for you.

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Donghia has made sure that the Sunbrella yarns used in the making of the Totem Collection, including Zambezi, are soil and stain resistant and prohibit the growth of mildew and rot. These fabrics are also colorfast which can reduce the amount of fading, making it possible to use them year after year.

While these fabrics have been designed to be used outdoors, they are soft and beautiful enough to use indoors as well. A sunroom, pool house, even a guest house can be decorated using these fabrics. If you have an indoor room that receives a lot of wear and tear from young children and pets, such as a family room or game room, the Zambezi fabric may be the answer to your prayers. Consider using it as a seat cover for your casual dining room chairs. Even though this fabric is stain resistant, the geometric pattern can also “hide” a lot of dirt until you have an opportunity to clean up.

The most important feauture in any furniture and fabric is the comfort level. The hand, or softness, of the fabrics found in the Totem Collection by Donghia Fabrics is comfortable enough to be used on any indoor sofa or chair. The neutral colors offered also make it easy to coordinate these fabrics with other colors and patterns in the room.

If you are seeking a fabric that can withstand mother nature as well as everyday life, Zambezi by Donghia Fabrics may be the answer.