There is a particular pleasure in the old naturalist's sketchbook — the kind where a single page is given over to feathers, each one drawn carefully, each one a little different from the next. Some striped, some plain, some with a single bar of colour running through. This mat borrows that spirit.
Nine feathers, arranged across a linen-textured ground, printed in a palette pulled from the earth itself: oxblood and ochre, charcoal and bark, the soft brown of an old leather binding. The base is the colour of unbleached linen, finished with a clean piped edge and gently rounded corners.
It is a mat with a quiet personality. Place it where you want a moment of stillness — beside the bed, in a reading corner, at the door of a study, or in a bathroom that leans warm and lived-in rather than bright and clinical. The illustration rewards a second look.
Made slowly, made by hand, made to be lived with.
Specifications:
Size: 40 × 75 cm
Material: Printed surface on linen-textured base, anti-slip backing
Pattern: Feather study, nine motifs
Colours: Oatmeal ground with burgundy, charcoal, ochre & brown
Care: Spot clean with a damp cloth. Avoid soaking. Air dry flat in shade. Vacuum on low setting to lift dust from the printed surface.
