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The design house of Cole & Son took inspiration for each of the collection ’ s 17 designs from the royal palaces ’ magnificent architecture , interiors , collections and gardens , including Hampton Court Palace with its unique mix of Tudor and baroque style , Kensington Palace with its decorative Victorian charm and the imposing Tower of London , filled with intriguing tales of London ’ s medieval history .
With a shared passion for preserving the past , in order to inspire the future , this second collaboration with Historic Royal Palaces celebrates quintessential British history and heritage through Cole & Son ’ s detailed hand and unparalleled use of colour and pattern .
HRP , Great Masters , Tudor Garden 118 / 2002 by Cole & Son
Colour : Rouge & Forest Green on Charcoal
Dimension : 52 cm X 10 m per roll www . cole-and-son . com
HRP , Great Masters , Hampton Roses 118 / 7013 by Cole & Son
Colour : Rouge and Spring Green on parchment
Dimension : 52 cm X 10 m per roll www . cole-and-son . com
Inspired by the elaborate knot gardens of Henry VIII ’ s ‘ pleasure palace ’ Hampton Court , Tudor Garden is a structured floral print featuring plants found in the grounds today . Tulips , a favourite of Mary II , are gathered and bordered by sweet smelling herbs and wild meadow flowers from the formal gardens and beyond . This stylised study softens the geometric form , bringing a Tudor-inspired design distinctly into the 21st century
A celebration of the flower now synonymous with Hampton Court Palace and its Tudor foundations , Hampton Roses is a charming floral print evoking the heady summer fragrance of blooming florets within delicate petals . The tradition of planting roses at Hampton Court goes back more than 500 years with the rose taking on particular significance for the Tudors . Today Hampton Court Palace ’ s magnificent Rose Garden includes many varieties of the prized ‘ queen of flowers ’, including English roses , tea roses , rambling roses and wild roses , the vibrant beauty of which inspires this stunning design .
HRP , Great Masters , Gibbons Carving 118 / 9018 by Cole & Son
Colour : Metallic Bronze on Charcoal Dimension : 68,5 cm X 10 m per roll www . cole-and-son . com
Gibbons Carving is a print derived from 17th century master carver , Grinling Gibbons ’ distinctive style and is full of detail and depth akin to his high-relief wooden carvings . Said to have ‘ an ability to breathe life into still material ’, the craftsman ’ s unique and delicate rendering of limewood into the most elaborate of organic structures meant he was highly favoured by royalty . In this bold decorative design , natural forms of birds and shells , scrolling foliage and the fruits of the harvest represent new life , abundance and good health , accompanied by Gibbons ’ signature periwinkle-like five petal flower .