The design is in our Papiers Peints Panoramiques collection, which includes all of our landscape designs, all of which work well to open up different spaces. It depicts a tropical paradise, while its incredible perspective makes any room feel so much bigger. It was used in Annabel’s, and is rich and intense. I love our ‘L’Eden’ design on our gold-leaf paper. Which of your designs do you personally like the most? Recently our ‘Namban’ design has also been very well received. Our ‘Earlham’ and ‘St Laurent’ chinoiserie designs, our ‘Early Views of India’ Papiers Peint Panoramiques design, and our ‘Fishes’ and ‘Plum Blossom’ Japanese and Korean designs. Which of your designs are the most popular? Our designs are also often created by interior designers that we work with who want something bespoke for a project. Jemma studied fine art and is a very talented artist. Our wallcoverings are designed by our in-house design team, led by Jemma Cave. What’s the process for creating a mural at de Gournay?Įvery design we create has a story. It also makes selecting furniture, upholstery and accessories much more straightforward. It’s a wonderful starting point because it lays a strong foundation for other colours and pattern. And if my children put their mucky hands all over their bedroom walls, I can wipe them clean.ĭoes a mural come first in terms of room design?
#DE GOURNAY FLAMINGO WALLPAPER INSTALL#
In the bathroom, this meant I was able to install the wallpaper behind the shower glass, so the flamingo design continues on the inside. In my kitchen, bathrooms and children’s bedrooms, I have added protective glazing to all the wallpapers. The glazes have all been carefully adapted so they don’t alter the appearance of the wallpaper. We offer all sorts of protection for them, from stain-repellent treatments to waterproof glazes that make the wallpaper wipeable. The client then selects the colour and texture – silk, paper or metal leaf – and the colourway. Our clients send us their measurements and we provide a miniature black-and-white drawing to confirm the design. Because our wallpapers are tailored to each space, we take care of all the details so they look beautiful in every room. There is very little to consider to be honest. What are the main points to consider if you’re keen on the idea? All the walls makes you feel like you are in another world. Would you advise covering every wall in a room? To be surrounded by pattern and colour is such a stark comparison to the drab roads and pavements outside. I love the feeling of stepping in and being totally transported. If I had to choose, it would probably be the living room or the dining room – especially if either is one of the first rooms you enter in the house. We have such a breadth of designs and colourways, there really is something to suit every space – modern or traditional, large or small, neutral or colourful. That's a hard question because I love to use it everywhere! Every inch of my walls is covered. The design also creates the feeling of being in an amazing tropical garden, which is the perfect sanctuary in a busy city like London.Īre there particular rooms to which wallpapers or murals are better suited? It sets a fun and vibrant mood that is perfect for entertaining. In my home I used a vibrant chinoiserie design in the kitchen/dining room: lots of greens on a mauve/grey silk background with jewel-coloured tones in the flowers. It has the ability to create and set an entire mood. They envelop a room and transform it in a way that a piece of furniture can’t. We believe our wallpapers bring interiors to life. We then have beautiful finishes that can be added, such as silk embroidery or beading.
When it comes to our more modern collections, we use a wide range of other materials such as hand-gilded metal-leaf grounds and textured papers. For our traditional chinoiserie designs, we use the same materials that were used in 18th-century wallpapers. The silk is hand dyed and the paper backing is handmade Chinese rice paper. Our chinoiserie designs are hand painted in watercolours onto silk which is then paper backed. What are the wallpapers actually made of? He saw a gap in the market to produce something beautiful and reignite 18th-century traditions of hand painting these wallpapers in China. It all started when he was looking for a hand-painted Chinese wallpaper to decorate his own home and discovered that the art of hand-painting chinoiserie wallpapers had almost died out. My father has always been passionate about interiors and decoration. For those that aren’t familiar with de Gournay, can you give us a brief overview of the business, its history and what you do?
Hannah, hello, how wonderful to be chatting to you.
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