Collection IV · Wallpaper
A pattern is a decision, not a finishing touch
Walls,
as canvas.
Hand-printed papers, woven grasscloth, hand-leafed metallics and bespoke murals — drawn for the architecture in front of us, printed at the weight the room asks for, installed to last.
i · The intent
A wall is the longest line a room ever asks you to draw.
Before a single object enters a room, the wall has already spoken — its surface, its pattern, its silence. A wallpaper is not a decoration applied to a finished room: it is the room's first language. We work from the architecture outward, choosing weight and motif for the ceiling height, the depth of the light, the way the room is lived in. Twelve registers follow — from the lightest grasscloth to the most ceremonial silk.
“A pattern is the first thing a room learns to wear — every other note arranges itself around it.”
i.
Hand-Printed Wallpaper
Block-printed and screen-printed papers from European ateliers — every panel pulled by hand, every motif sitting just slightly off-register in the way only handwork allows. Specified for the walls that should be felt as much as seen.
“A printed paper carries the hand of the person who pulled it.”
Discuss this pieceii.
Grasscloth Wallpaper
Natural seagrass, abaca and linen fibres woven onto paper backing — the warmest, most tactile of the wall finishes. Every panel reads slightly differently as the light moves across the fibre. Specified for dining rooms, libraries and quiet halls.
“Grasscloth is the wall that learns the sound of the room.”
Discuss this pieceiii.
Metallic Wallpaper
Hand-leafed gold, pewter and bronze applied to heavy stock — the wall that changes through the day as the light moves across it. Reserved for entries, stairwells and the rooms that earn a slow shimmer.
“Metallic is the only paper that completes itself in candlelight.”
Discuss this pieceiv.
Bespoke Murals
One-off painted murals — drawn for the architecture of a single wall, scaled to the ceiling height, printed once and never repeated. Curved stairwells, dining rooms, the rooms that deserve their own brief.
“A mural is a wall that has been written for the room alone.”
Discuss this piecev.
Textured Wallpaper
Raised-relief and Venetian plaster-effect papers, sculpted to throw a deliberate shadow under raking light. The dimensional answer for rooms that want a quiet, sculptural presence.
“Texture is the paper that earns its place in the shadow.”
Discuss this piecevi.
Silk Wallpaper
Woven dupion silk laminated to a paper backing — the most refined wall finish in the atelier. Champagne, oyster, ash-rose and the deeper jewel tones for ceremonial rooms. Specified for salons, principal bedrooms and formal halls.
“Silk on a wall is the quietest form of luxury.”
Discuss this piecevii.
Vinyl & Contract Wallpaper
Commercial-grade vinyl and Type II wallcoverings in stone, linen and grasscloth-effect finishes — engineered for the wear of hotel corridors and high-traffic interiors. The contract wall that still reads as a residence.
“The contract paper is the one that quietly outlasts the season.”
Discuss this pieceviii.
Botanical & Floral
Hand-illustrated florals — magnolia, ferns, trailing vines — drawn from botanical archives or commissioned for the room. Specified for powder rooms, dressing rooms and the bedrooms that ask for something in bloom.
“A botanical paper brings the garden indoors, quietly.”
Discuss this pieceix.
Geometric Wallpaper
Quiet repeating geometry — Art-Deco fans, broken stripes, tessellated forms — printed in soft metallic ink on heavy paper. The pattern register for contemporary architecture and rooms that want rhythm without noise.
“A geometric paper is the architecture of a wall.”
Discuss this piecex.
Damask & Heritage
Classical scrolling damask, acanthus, fleur and heritage motifs — drawn from European pattern archives and printed in the original colour registers. Specified for formal salons, libraries and grand reception rooms.
“Heritage damask is a pattern that has earned the right to repeat.”
Discuss this piecexi.
Children's Bespoke
Hand-painted murals and printed scenes for nurseries and children's rooms — clouds, balloons, gentle landscapes, quiet narrative — drawn at child-eye height and detailed for the long, close looking only children give a wall.
“A child's wallpaper is the first room they ever truly read.”
Discuss this piecexii.
Custom Wallpaper
Anything outside the registers above — double-height walls beyond 5 metres, full villa coordinated schemes, restoration of inherited patterns, hand-finished bespoke runs from the atelier. Quoted individually, drawn for the room.
“The custom paper begins where the catalogue ends.”
Discuss this pieceiii · Materials
Six papers, weighed and chosen for the wall.
Every wallpaper begins as a sample held against the wall it will live with. We work only with mills we visit and finishes we have hung in our own showroom first.
01.
Heavy Cotton Stock
180 – 240 g/m²
European cotton-rag paper for hand-printed and screen-printed papers. Holds ink with the slight relief only weight allows.
02.
Grasscloth Backing
natural fibre
Seagrass, abaca and linen woven onto paper backing. Every panel slightly different — the wall reads as a single, woven surface.
03.
Dupion Silk
bespoke
Woven silk laminated to paper. Reserved for salons and principal bedrooms. Lead time six to ten weeks from the mill.
04.
Metal-Leaf Stock
hand-leafed
Gold, pewter and bronze leaf applied by hand to a heavy ground. The wall finishes itself in candlelight and lamplight.
05.
Type II Contract Vinyl
commercial grade
Engineered for hotel corridors and high-traffic interiors. Stone, linen and grasscloth-effect finishes.
06.
Bespoke Mural Stock
commission
Heavyweight printable paper drawn to the exact dimensions of a single wall. Printed once, never repeated. Lead time eight to twelve weeks.
iv · The process
From the first measurement to the last roll.
A bespoke wallpaper is a programme of two site visits, one paper review and a careful installation. The wall is measured twice, hung once and lived with for years.
Step 01
Site visit & light study
We measure the wall in the light it will be most seen in, photograph the surrounding architecture, and ask how the room is used through the day.
Step 02
Paper review at the showroom
Three to five edited paper directions presented against the room's palette. Full panels held against the actual wall before any commitment.
Step 03
Mill commission or atelier print
European mill commission for standard registers; atelier bespoke for one-off murals and restoration. Four to twelve weeks depending on the brief.
Step 04
Installation & finishing
Wall prepared and skimmed, paper hung by a specialist installer, seams matched at the millimetre. We return after a week to check and adjust.
Closing · Wallpaper
Send the wall.
We will return patterns worth living with.
Dimensions, a photograph of the room's light, a feeling about the pattern. From there, a curated edit — never a catalogue.