{"id":607229,"date":"2026-07-16T12:47:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?p=607229"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:51:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:51:05","slug":"studioproba-salehe-bembury-soft-imprints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/studioproba-salehe-bembury-soft-imprints\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Proba and Salehe Bembury Turn Their Signature Motifs Into Home Decor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex Proba and Salehe Bembury speak different design languages. The founder of StudioPROBA moves fluidly between murals, interiors, furniture, and public art to build exuberant compositions rooted in emotion and color. Bembury, meanwhile, has become one of contemporary footwear\u2019s most recognizable designers, translating fingerprints, topography, and organic textures into highly coveted sneakers and products. Yet despite working in different disciplines, both have long shared an interest in how color and pattern shape the way people experience an object.<\/p>\n

\"Two

Salehe Bembury and Alex Proba with their new collection, Soft Imprints. Photography courtesy of Alex Proba and Salehe Bembury.<\/p><\/div>\n

That common ground forms the basis of Soft Imprints<\/span>, the duo’s second collaboration (Absorbed Language launched in 2021)<\/span>. The limited-edition collection of rugs and pillows combines Bembury\u2019s signature fingerprint motif with Proba\u2019s abstract forms and saturated palettes, creating tactile pieces that feel like functional furnishings as much as collectible works.<\/p>\n

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Photography courtesy of Alex Proba and Salehe Bembury.<\/p><\/div>\n

Rather than treating pattern as decoration, the collection uses repetition, texture, and color to create movement across woven surfaces. Two rug designs and two pillow styles merge the designers\u2019 visual vocabularies into what feels less like a mash-up than a natural evolution of individual ideas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always believed that objects should make you feel something,\u201d Proba says. \u201cWith Soft Imprints<\/span>, we wanted every piece to feel joyful, tactile, and full of life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Photography courtesy of Alex Proba and Salehe Bembury.<\/p><\/div>\n

That emotional dimension has long been central to Proba\u2019s practice, which spans painting, interiors, sculpture, and public installations. For Bembury, whose work frequently draws inspiration from nature and the human touch, the collaboration reflects a shared confidence in intuition over trends.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always admired how fearless Alex is with color,\u201d Bembury says. \u201cWe both trust our instincts, and that\u2019s a much more interesting place to start than a trend forecast.\u201d<\/p>\n

Color is one of the collaboration\u2019s strongest points of connection. Even though their careers have developed in different industries, both designers see color as something that fundamentally changes the relationship between people and objects.<\/p>\n

\"Modern

Photography courtesy of Alex Proba and Salehe Bembury.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cAlex and I have always shared a similar way of looking at color,\u201d Bembury explains. \u201cEven though we work in different mediums, we both believe color can completely change how someone experiences an object.\u201d<\/p>\n

That mutual understanding also shaped the creative process itself. Soft Imprints<\/span> embraces the distinctiveness of both practices, rather than trying to soften the individual aesthetics.<\/p>\n

\"Curved

Photography courtesy of Alex Proba and Salehe Bembury.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe best collaborations happen when both people have a clear point of view,\u201d Bembury says. \u201cAlex\u2019s work is unmistakably hers, and that\u2019s what makes building something together interesting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Proba echoes that sentiment, describing the collection as the product of a long creative dialogue rather than a one-off partnership.<\/p>\n

\u201cDesign is a conversation,\u201d she says. \u201cThis collection is the result of years of mutual respect, curiosity, and a shared desire to create objects that people want to live with.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Modern

Photography courtesy of Alex Proba and Salehe Bembury.<\/p><\/div>\n

Produced as a limited edition of just 80 rugs and 200 pillows,<\/em> Soft Imprints<\/span> will be available in limited quantities on probahome.com<\/a> and salehebembury.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Editorial Transparency:<\/span> This article was developed with the assistance of AI tools, which may have been used for research, outlining, editing, or copy refinement. Reporting, fact-checking, and editorial decisions were made by the Design Milk editorial team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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