Viola Shackleton – Violas – Original – Velvet

Designed in collaboration with the needlework artist Viola Shackleton, 'Violas' is Soane’s first printed velvet. The fabric’s plush indigo pile is strewn with jewel-toned violas – their highly saturated colours making the design particularly versatile. The floral forms are inspired by Viola’s preparatory drawings for her embroidered artworks, while the exuberant, almost abstract size of the blooms mirror the long floating stitches of her large-scale botanical needleworks. Printed in Lancaster, England, the design retains all the characteristics of Viola's original artwork.