SILK STRIPE BORDER I By C.F.A Voysey
Overview
This border is based on a 1918 design by Voysey for a striped woven silk. Silk has its origins in ancient China, where it was kept a precious secret until being smuggled out and revealed to the world as a luxurious commodity. Its opulence is thanks to its unique luster: when it catches the light, natural strands in the material are highlighted. We like to think of wallpaper borders as the highlights you find in paintings, where the lightest areas tend to be added towards the end to give a subject its shape and form. It’s the same with a room: a border has the potential to create real light and shade.
This design is printed to order. Please order the correct number of rolls needed to ensure continuity across batches.
Measurements
• Each roll is 5.5" wide x 11 yards long
• Repeat: 12.7", straight
Additional Notes
• 2-3 week lead time
• Digital print, Non-woven
• Made in Britain
Color Description
Multi-colored illustration
Additional Info
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857–1941) was an English architect, furniture and textile designer, perhaps perfectly described as ‘an architect of individuality’.
Awarded the RIBA Gold Medal in 1940, at the age of 83 and some years since his last architectural project, Voysey was one of the leading figures of the Arts and Crafts movement and, some say, a forerunner in Modern Architecture, although he resented attempts to characterize his work and willfully rejected those that were made. His architectural work was distinctive and memorable, as is the furniture, wallpaper, fabric and domestic fittings he fastidiously designed, with influences drawn from Arthur Mackmurdo to William Morris.
Voysey’s 1918 designs Lioness & Palms and Silk Stripe are exclusively available at CommonRoom.
