Welcome to the DRAWING ROOM. How romantic, the notion of a room in the house that is mostly used just for guests and entertaining. This is where one withdraws to...which is how the term drawing room developed. What's in there? What is talked about? I imagine there to be books about faraway places and exotic lands. I picture maybe a stuffed pheasant on the mantle and also a pesky bird tweetering outside the window early every morning. I think there are flowers pressed between glass hanging on the wall. I think that there are relics of travels that are accompanied by stories about foods eaten and sights seen. I think the conversations are light and colorful. I think that there is a chair by the window looking over the garden to allow for some comfortable observations made by way of a pencil and sketchbook. Perfect. Drawing in the drawing room.
My ideas about designing fabrics specifically for the home (though clothing and accessories are invited to the party as well) were affected by notions of an era that we don't know well, a time when parts of the home were off limits to allow for some untouched sophistication. But also what does it mean to settle a home in the midst of nature, forcing some architecture into an overgrown natural setting? What forms happen inside the home that marry these two notions beautifully? What parts of nature and what parts of architecture do we keep? Where do we begin to notice the inherent architecture that exists in natural forms and how does architecture become influenced by the natural world? These are all questions I asked myself and answered as I saw fit throughout the forms and images in this collection.Setting aside the snobbery of a room that is off limits, I injected some truly saturated and clear colors in the Eccentric palette of Drawing Room that would invite anyone inside for a sit. And the Nostalgic palette is just as rich but has a few earthier tones for balance. There are many conversations to be had between both palettes, so play at will. Welcome!
Eccentric Palette
Sketchbook/eccentric cool Shadow/eccentric cool
Volumes / eccentric cool Plumes / eccentric cool
Trellis / eccentric cool Pressed Flowers / eccentric cool
Branching Out / eccentric cool Nouveau Bouquet / eccentric cool
Sketchbook / eccentric warm Shadow /eccentric warm
Volumes / eccentric warm Plumes / eccentric warm
Trellis / eccentric warm Pressed Flowers / eccentric warm
Branching Out / eccentric warm Nouveau Bouquet / eccentric warmNostalgic Palette
Sketchbook / nostalgic cool Shadow / nostalgic cool
Volumes / nostalgic cool Plumes / nostalgic cool
Trellis / nostalgic cool Pressed Flowers / nostalgic cool
Branching Out / nostalgic cool Nouveau Bouquet / nostalgic cool
Sketchbook / nostalgic warm Shadow / nostalgic warm
Volumes / nostalgic warm Plumes / nostalgic warm
Trellis / nostalgic warm Pressed Flowers / nostalgic warm
Branching Out / nostalgic warm Nouveau Bouquet / nostalgic warmThanks for having a look! Not every color is exactly perfectly represented and as always, they look the very best when held in your hot little hands. They should be available for purchase in March. I'll continue to share as I begin the great sew up, which will give you some good clues about scale and so forth. Have a good weekend! xo,Anna Maria