Maroon Cushion - Fan Size:Small In Chinese culture

In Chinese culture

Originally conceived as a bespoke collaboration with Timothy Corrigan

a luminous blue silk ground enhances the artwork’s ethereal mood

accented by shimmering metallic hand-painted details for a contemporary interpretation of traditional artistry

Maroon Cushion - Fan Size:Small In Chinese cultureAs card carrying textile obsessives, we have been purchasing original gouache maquettes for both printed and woven fabrics for many years. Fan is inspired by one of our favourite examples a 1920s maquette for a beautiful woven fabric. For many years we wanted to reinterpret this maquette as a wall covering, but the design suggested texture, so taking a small section of the original maquette we recreated it in needlepoint using three different