Aurea Indienne is part of the new Castle Howard Indienne Collection and honours the tradition of toiles peintes or ‘painted cottons’ that were imported into Europe from the late 16 sixteenth century. These imported cottons or calicoes proved popular for making garments and soft furnishings. To satisfy the tastes of their western customers the trading companies lost no time in producing textiles destined exclusively for European markets, but which still remained exotic in character – a factor that was to remain key to their success.
Originally documented as an Indienne Tree of Life border fabric with large stylised flowers on a meandering branch offset by the typical vermicelli backprint, probably purchased by Rosalind, 9th Countess. It has been carefully recreated as a digital wall-covering to showcase its vibrant, striking and deliciously detailed boughs on paperbacked linen, grasscloth and non-woven paper in an elegant fresh colour palette.
Sampling on request, subject to availability.
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4 - 6 weeks
Printed in England
Custom colours available, please enquire.
2 rolls
10 meters per roll
Bringing together traditional methods, an archive of historical designs, and a range of contemporary colours, our hand-blocked wallpapers are a sumptuous statement for any room.
We use the original handmade pear wood blocks and rollers to produce our papers the traditional way. We have a wide range of designs with a variety of scales and styles, along with the skilled ability to produce rolls in any colour to transform the distinctive into the truly unique.
When our designs were first drawn for the block makers in Watts’ early years they would have been coloured specifically for each job. Today we can offer a wide range of colours but we take great care to use a palette that is true to our design roots.
Using traditional materials helps as part of today’s drive to create sustainable buildings but best of all it ensures that the printed surface avoids the plastic monotony of alkyd and acrylic paints.