Zambezi 109-14063 – Ardmore

Description

African art 7

Zambezi 109-14063 is from the Ardmore collection of wallpapers.

Zambezi 109-14063 features a flotilla of boats, originally sculpted by Sotho artist Benet Zondo, captained by an array of animals all floating gently down the Zambezi river in Zimbabwe.  Inspired by Operation Noah, a mission led by people in boats to save drowning animals when the Zambezi flooded in the 1960s, this delightful wallpaper will be loved by children and adults alike. Softly coloured zebras monkeys, elephants and hyenas all feature as do the occasional crocodile and haughty flamingo. The design is offered in two colourways of soft water coloured pastel tones and a calm yet sophisticated neutral and is printed with a striking 70cm wide repeat on a half drop.

Colour palettes are drawn from the natural landscape: from the chalky, ochred desert plains and sun-bleached shimmering outcrops to the vibrant fresh greens of water-kissed rainforests and exotic colourings of native flora and fauna. The result, a strikingly sophisticated collection of wallpapers that includes soft and subtle explorations of the majestic landscape as well as colourful creations capturing the vibrancy of traditional African culture.

The Savuti is one of Africa’s most loved and well known national parks where hoopoes and hornbills call and sing whilst baboons and chameleons sun themselves in flowering Coral Trees. This wonderful African garden has been recreated as a wallpaper in seven colourful and distinctive colourings each offering a different look – a bright orange and charcoal with a monotone engraved feel – a duck egg and old stone with a more faded and antique illustrative tones, and a series of three brightly coloured more child-like colourings on grounds of cram, dark petrol and khaki.

Cole & Son was founded in 1875 by John Perry, the son of a Cambridgeshire merchant.   Situated in Islington in north London, the business was built and developed in an area famous for the 190 hand block printing factories, working there in both the 18th and 19th centuries.

From these early beginnings, Cole & Son have moved to their current position in the wallpaper industry and continue to develop in the spirit of innovation and development, that began over a 130 years ago.

Zambezi 109-14063 is manufactured in rolls 10m long x 70cms high with a 102.1cms  half drop pattern repeat.  These wallpapers are wipeable and have good light fastness.