From its exclusive beginnings supplying historic wall coverings for private commissions to its current standing as an internationally renowned fabric and wallpaper house, Zoffany retains its commitment to the principles of quality, elegance, and heritage. With its extensive range of wallpapers, fabrics, trimmings, paint, carpets, and furniture, Zoffany continues to create fresh and innovative designs that offer a beautiful and sophisticated aesthetic for both contemporary and classic interiors.
The company’s unique archive of historical documents, which includes rich weaves, luxurious velvets, and opulent wall coverings, provides a constant source of inspiration for the talented Zoffany design team. New collections make reference to the past while using contemporary techniques and treatments to take the company forward as a purveyor of timeless and distinctive furnishings.
For its first launch of the new decade, Zoffany has turned to the restrained classical style of 18th century Sweden to influence a wallpaper collection that exudes character, elegance, and simplicity. In Sweden, during the reign of King Gustav III (1771 – 1792 ), travel to foreign countries was the privilege of the wealthy nobility and successful artists and musicians. The king was a cultured man and an advocate of the European Enlightenment. His patronage of the visual arts was linked with patriotic ambition and an admiration for the life of the French court at Versailles.
In 1770 King Gustav spent time in France, where he acquired a passion for the then newly fashionable neo-classical style. The subsequent influence of elegant French classical style produced a fresh take on Sweden’s established approach to interiors. French brocades, arabesques, and damasks were transformed in the hands of the local craftsmen and artists. The combination of elegant formality with an unassuming simplicity has inspired the Zoffany design studio to create a series of wallpapers in homage to this ‘Gustavian’ style.
Zoffany and the Gustavus style share a natural affinity in their colour palettes. Core colours of creams, whites, blues, and greys are warmed with the addition of earthy reds. The challenge for the Zoffany design studio was replicating the quality of the natural materials inherent to Swedish 18th century interiors for a contemporary market. By using modern printing techniques and rich opaque pigments the studio has captured the authentic textures of natural wood and rough plaster.
Zoffany fabrics and wallpapers are available at La Maison Chic, Galway and Oranmore.
