Into the Library.
An evoking project inspired by the historical libraries of Britain, bringing to life the beauty of time worn books to the intricate decorated bookcases. A unique luxury collection of interior fabrics and wallpapers inspired by my own passion for antiquities and antique books, I brought together the antique styles with the geometrics found in the library to create a stylised collection for the modern home.
'The bookcase' is a handpainted painted wallpaper panel depicting the beautiful antique bookcase found at Kingston Lacey House, Dorset.
'The bookcase' is a handpainted painted wallpaper panel depicting the beautiful antique bookcase found at Kingston Lacey House, Dorset.
'The bookcase' is a handpainted painted wallpaper panel depicting the beautiful antique bookcase found at Kingston Lacey House, Dorset.
The above image is the 'Desk view' wallpaper, a vertical repeat of the layers of books laid out on top of the library desk left half read.
'Libris red book geo' is a hand screen printed design on soft cotton sateen fabric, the perfect compliment to more busier designs like the 'Marbled specimens'.
'My marbled library' is geometric design inspired by my own collection of antique books that are on natural history and nature, celebrating the beautifully designed book spines.
The quirky 'Fountain pen' print influenced by the best of fountain pens used for letters and notes written at the library desk.
Bookcase beading was the power for this sophisticated geometric design, used a gold thread chenille embroidery on velvet finished with hand beading.
The "Marble specimens'' design was inspired by an 18th century italian table top inlaid with pieces of marble stones. It is a design reimagined with my own hand marbled designs printed on to a silk upholstery fabric.
'The magnify glass stripe' is an illusion classical stripe using the handle of a beautiful antique silver magnify glass handle, hand drawn by me.
'Inky chevron' is a design derived from my marking making using folded paper dipped in the ink, I digitally repeated the design to create chevron with a nod to the book shape (angle) in my collection.
'Antique speckle' is a delightful repeat of a hand marbled design created by myself, printed on to soft cotton sateen fabric.
'Leather books' hand screen pritned on to heavyweight denim, hand finished with beaded book marks.
Marbled leather was created using UV printing on to a sumptuous leather hide, finished with antique gold ink. Mimicking antique books that have for centuries have been covered with leather and hand marbled papers.
Above is a selection of hand screen printed wallpapers that were inspired by the abstract shape of a book stood up on a angle.
"The library key'' is inspired by my trip to Kingston Lacey house, Dorset. In the library hangs a collection of keys where they are beautiful arranged hung above the fireplace.
My design is a screen printed wallpaper finished with antique gold foiling to highlight each key.
"Libris books" a quirky repeat of a book set on an usual angle to reveal the delicate fanning of the paper pages.
'Leather books' a screen printed design of rows and rows of antique leather books.