SARISKAR WALLPAPER BY OSBORNE & LITTLE

Here in the UK the weathermen told us that we'd have a "barbeque summer". But in reality we had heavy rain and even the tail end of Hurricane Bill!

However as I write this page, there are signs that September and October could provide us with a beautiful "Indian Summer".

Clearly Osborne and Little were anticipating this when they approached Henry Wilson to design the Sariskar range of wallpapers.

This season Osborne and Little have headed to the Indian sub-continent for their Sariskar Collection. Henry Wilson the celebrated photographer, artist and Indian expert has been commissioned by Osborne & Little to design this magnificent collection of wallpapers. He describes his inspiration:
“The rich combination of wall and architectural detail and soaring architecture in India can be overwhelming, much of the fine detail is easily overlooked among the kaleidoscope of pattern and colour. It is these frequently missed decorative details that I have drawn upon for my designs.”

Henry Wilson’s new Sariskar collection of wallpapers for Osborne & Little distils the colours and patterns of historic India for today’s mood. For some five centuries of India’s relationship with the West, the imagery of the subcontinent has been a source of colour and movement through the classic paisleys, chintzes, block prints and ‘Tree of Life’ patterns. Indeed, decoration and surface ornamentation are hard-wired into the Indian design psyche – they are omnipresent in India, whether on the street, on its exquisite archaeological monuments or in its world-famous forts and royal palaces. ‘Such is the rich combination of wall and architectural detail and soaring architecture, it can be overwhelming, much of the fine detail easily overlooked among the kaleidoscope of pattern and colour. It is these frequently missed decorative details that I have drawn upon for my designs.’

  Henry Wilson has been a regular visitor to India for more than 30 years, travelling throughout the whole country as he explored its culture and photographed its life. He has especially taken time to discover the many facets of Rajasthan and Gujarat (as the names of the patterns in the collection would suggest). Through intimate knowledge of these aspects of historic India, he has become passionate about the wealth of visual stimulation to be found there, and now has sensitively adapted and refined predominantly the floral themes of this rich tradition for today’s world. At a time when India is so much in the ascendant, and Western interest has been reawakened in India’s vibrant creative culture, the Sariskar collection brings together in a unique way the historic and the exotic with the contemporary.

Kishangarh Wallpaper

A composition of perfume bottles made of precious metals and variegated stones set on shelves against a trellis

Banswara Wallpaper

Crisp, stylised clipped foliage in a peacock urn in shimmering colours.

Maharani Wallpaper

A richly coloured pomegranate and grapevine trail of regal scale.

Jagmandir Wallpaper

A flock of fantastical storks depicted in metallic leaf with brightly coloured plumage.

Amarsagar Wallpaper

Bright stylised flowers arranged in vases in monochrome colours.

Aravalli Wallpaper

An oasis of Indian palms with foliage highlighted in metallic.

Manali Wallpaper

An all-over trail of magnolias

If you’d like to see and experience this innovative collection of wallpaper please call into Fabric Gallery and Interiors of Dunnington. We also have more dramatic colourways for you to peruse: Sariskar colours

We are a well established interior design company based near York and we can supply fabric or made to measure curtains, blinds and soft furnishings. We can quickly calculate how much fabric you'll need for your project. You can also discuss your requirements in more detail with our expert interior designer. We can also upholster/re-upholster furniture. We can also deliver quickly and safely throughout the UK to your home or office.

Call Fabric Gallery and Interiors for prices and availability or visit our shop near York.

Fabric Gallery and Interiors
13 York Street
Dunnington
YORK
YO19 5PN

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SIZZLING INDIAN 
SUMMER!