Cole & Son
Founded in 1875, the Cole & Son wallpaper archive contains thousands of designs and has provided wallpapers for many historic houses including Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament.
Today Cole & Son lead the way in terms of wallpaper design and continue to produce stunning, innovative and beautiful designs; their current collections reflect their long and distinguished history as well as their continuing passion for new and exciting wallpaper designs.
Albery Wallpaper
£153.00
Albery Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son offers a modern twist on the trend for antique decorative glass, using ornamental elements from the Cole & Son archive to create a bevelled mirror wallpaper pattern.
53cm wide, 53cm pattern repeat, straight match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Apex Grand Wallpaper
£138.00As a follow up to the very successful Apex design, Cole & Son have produced Apex Grand Wallpaper; a larger scale, wide-width wallpaper, in a series of brand new colourings. A popular geometric motif of interlocking triangles, Apex Grand delivers a bold and modern look for the contemporary space.
68.5cm wide, 68.50cm pattern repeat, half drop match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Bahia Doorway Wallpaper
£618.00STUNNING. This decorative Bahia doorway wallpaper designed by Cole & Son draws inspiration from both the palace and the Durbar room of Osborne House, the palatial holiday house of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Its elegantly detailed Jali fretwork, elaborate, lace- like masonry and decorative motifs in Gold and Stone have been painstakingly drawn and painted by hand in order to reflect the highly-skilled craftsmanship of its inspirations.
Width 68.5cm, sold as an 10.20 metre roll which your decorator should slice in half to make up both sides of the doorway, which stands just over 5 metres tall.
Baudelaire Wallpaper
£138.00The print on the Baudelaire wallpaper designed by Cole & Son references the fashion for gilding with ornamental gold leaf and other precious metals. This elegant wallpaper pattern of feathered plumes is designed as a panel and features burnished metallics on a range of neutral grounds.
50cm wide, 64cm pattern repeat, half drop match.
Sold as 10.05 metre roll.
Bazaar Wallpaper
£174.00In Bazaar Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son, the burnished tones of these beautiful tin tiles catch the light with an elegant lustre, retaining all of the original subtlety of movement seen in embossed tiles.
52cms wide, 52cm pattern repeat, straight match, sold as a 10.05 metre rollBellini Wallpaper
£117.00Bellini Wallpaper is a re-working of a Cole & Son surface print wallpaper design from the 1950s. Featuring a pretty water-coloured arrangement of tiles containing loosely sketched florals and geometrics, Bellini, named after Vincenzo Bellini the famous Italian composer, is presented in four simple colourings of charcoal and white, china blue on white, white on grey and a subtle gilver on stone
52cm wide, 70cm pattern repeat, straight match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Boscobel Oak Wallpaper
£174.00Boscobel Oak Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son combines many of the monarchical symbols of England such as the Tudor Rose, roaring lion, and the oak tree, Boscobel Oak is a unique take on a traditional damask print. Taking its name from the great oak in Boscobel Wood – which helped Charles II hide from the Roundhead soldiers pursuing him, later becoming known as the Royal Oak – it is an ode to the most-regal of English symbols.
Width 52cm. Pattern Repeat 68.5cm. Half Drop. Sold as a 10m Roll.
Byron Wallpaper
£171.00Byron Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son is an elegant damask wallpaper featuring gilded peacocks in precious mineral hues of emerald, copper, teal, pewter and graphite. Inspired by the Victorian love of ornamental birds, the print is opulent and exotic.
52cm wide, 76cm pattern repeat, straight match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Camellia Wallpaper
£103.00Camellia Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son. Camellia is another of Cole & Son’s archival prints, with reworked floral elements to make each study reflective of the Camellia japonica, whilst retaining the design’s original crackled glaze ground. Its glossy, leather-like leaves and showy flower heads are radiant in their alluring form.
Width 52cm. Pattern Repeat 61cm. Half Drop match. Sold as a 10.05m Roll.
Carmen Wallpaper
£134.00An ornate and graceful scrollwork damask wallpaper, Carmen Wallppaper designed by Cole & Son is screen printed using a subtle flecked metallic ink on soft chalky grounds of old olive green, charcoal, grey, cream and mole, Carmen, takes its name from the well-known French opera by Georges Bizet. The design dates from 19th century France and based on its pattern repeat, almost certainly originated from a silk weaving mill, probably around Lyon
68.5cm wide, 64cm pattern repeat, straight match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Carousel Stripe Wallpaper
£128.00Carousel Stripe Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son. Bringing to life another Cole & Son classic archive print, Carousel Stripe has been updated and recreated using innovative modern print techniques. Shimmering dragged-brush ribbons of coloured metallics line up to create a wonderfully vibrant and glamorous wallpaper.
Width 52cm. Sold as a 10.05m Roll. Random Match.
Carousel Stripe Wallpaper
£128.00Bringing to life another Cole & Son classic archive print, Carousel Stripe Wallpaper has been updated and recreated using innovative modern print techniques in two of the original colourways. Shimmering dragged-brush ribbons of coloured metallics line up to create a wonderfully vibrant and glamorous wallpaper. Carousel Stripe was originally produced using a stripe pan, each section in the pan housed a separate colour and was filled by hand to produce this complex and beautiful striped wallpaper. Due to the ten striking metallic colours, the Carousel Stripe continues to be one of the most technically difficult designs to produce
52cm wide, random match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Chinese Toile Wallpaper
£128.00Chinese Toile Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son. An early Cole & Son design, Chinese Toile, has been given a contemporary update whilst retaining the oriental bearing of its past. A popular style in Victorian times, this Orientalist motif features pastoral vignettes of Far Eastern life.
Pattern Repeat 53cm. Width 53cm. Sold as a 10.05m Roll. Half Drop
College Stripe Wallpaper
£103.00College Stripe Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son. Inspired by the world of pottery, College Stripe captures the natural flow of running ink, celebrating the beauty of a free and fluid hand. A subtle ombre adds to the depth and intrigue of this stunning design.
Width 52cm. Sold as a 10.05m Roll. Random Match.
Concrete Wallpaper
£103.00A carefully designed Concrete wallpaper pattern, designed by Cole & Son, created to resemble an industrial surface. Colour-ways include Light Grey, Charcoal Grey, Cork and Yellow.
53cm wide, 53cm pattern repeat, half drop match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Coral Wallpaper
£115.00Coral is a diminutive reworking of one Cole & Son’s most iconic blockprint wallpapers; the Vermicelli. A classic and historic pattern the world over, with many, many versions over the years, here it has simply been reduced in scale and given a more contemporary printing process.
52cm wide, 10.66cm pattern repeat, straight match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Cordovan Wallpaper
£115.00Cordovan designed by Cole & Son, which takes its name from a variety of soft leather, is a smart parchment style semi plain wallpaper which can be matched on the wall randomly. Produced in nine leathery hues.
52cm wide, 52cm pattern repeat, no alignment
Sold as 10 metre roll
Cow Parsley Wallpaper
£128.00This now iconic Cow Parsley wallpaper designed by Cole & Son features silhouetted stems of cow parsley against an etched background.
53cm wide, 76cm pattern repeat, half drop match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Crackle Wallpaper
£109.00The Crackle wallpaper designed by Cole & Son features an array of distressed and weathered crackled paint effects ranging from bleached paintwork to luxurious and exuberant gilded surfaces. Colour-ways include White Cream, Light Blue, Duck Egg & Gold, Ink Blue, Silver, Gold and Bronze.
53cm wide, 53cm pattern repeat, half drop match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Deco Palm Wallpaper
£123.00Inspired by the exotic foliage found in Miami and worked into a more contemporary geometric style, this screen printed Deco Palm wallpaper designed by Cole & Son takes the palm motif to new and exciting heights.
52cm wide, 64cm pattern repeat, half drop match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Ex Libris Wallpaper
£230.00 – £320.00Ex Libris Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son. An avid collector of literature volumes on the applied arts, Fornasetti used books as a recurring theme which can be found throughout the Atelier’s archive. This library Trompe l’oeil scene, abundant in leather-bound books, is adapted from a 1953 screen. Reintroduced for Senza Tempo, classic Fornasetti palettes.
Width 52cm. Pattern Repeat 76cm. Sold as a 10m Roll.
Fez Wallpaper Border
£205.00This playful border is luxurious with metallic elements adding to the lanterns’ glow, each of which are hand painted to create an aged, antique look. Whether planning a soft, faceted interior with Gilver and Parchment, or an enchanting desert night in Silver and Bronze on Charcoal, Fez designed by Cole & Son provides an irresistible, ornate warmth.
68.5cm wide, 76.2cm pattern repeat, sold as a 10.05 metre roll
Fioretti Wallpaper
£123.00A stylised Italianate wallpaper pattern designed by Yvette Morgan in 1956. Fioretti Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son.
53cm wide, 26cm pattern repeat, straight match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Goldstone Wallpaper
£117.00A different interpretation of Cole & Son’s Pebble design, Goldstone Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son features a mass of shimmering marbled flecks of gold and Silver on grounds of pale green, ivory, jet black and ebony. Designed to subtly blend into a soft sheen from a distance, Goldstone is the perfect lustre wallpaper to add a hint of sparkle.
52cm wide, 13cm pattern repeat, straight match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Hicks’ Grand Wallpaper
£121.00The enduring geometric Hicks’ Hexagon has been printed at a bold large-scale; Hicks’ Grand Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son. A total of six new colour-ways are available in a jazzy palette of pillar box reds, sapphire blues, turquoise, ebony and copper. Colours shown on-screen may vary from the original wallpaper, we therefore recommend ordering a sample to view the true colours. These wallpapers are paste the wall products.
53cm wide, 38cm pattern repeat, straight match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Hicks’ Hexagon Wallpaper
£121.00This classic geometric Hicks’ Hexagon wallpaper designed by Cole & Son is re-introduced with four new dramatic colour-ways of moody charcoal greys, teals and burnished metallics. Colours shown on-screen may vary from the original wallpaper, we therefore recommend ordering a sample to view the true colours. These wallpapers are paste the wall products.
53cm wide, 10cm pattern repeat, straight match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Hollywood Palm Wallpaper
£193.00Hollywood Palm designed by Cole & Son is an instant classic born out of both common Cole and Son motifs and deco Palm Springs design.
52cm wide, 68.5cm pattern repeat, straight match, sold as a 10.05 metre roll
Ingot Wallpaper
£128.00IngotWallpaper designed by Cole & Son features a tumbling array of small metallic cubes drawn from the metallic ores of the underground world. Inspired by the precious stone Pyrite, or ‘Fool’s Gold’ as it is more commonly known, Ingot is offered in four gleaming colourings of silver, gold and pewter all cascading onto earthy grounds of neutral, Olive green and charcoal black.
53cm wide, 23cm pattern repeat, straight match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Jabu Wallpaper
£128.00Jabu Wallpaper design edby Cole & Son is named after one of Ardmore’s finest designers, Jabu Nene. This design takes its inspiration from the wonderfully sculptural rhino hand coiled vessels, created by sculptor Somandla Ntshanlintshali. These pots are then intricately painted in eye dazzling colours and patterns by Jabu Nene herself and now form a part of Ardmore’s most well loved signature styles. Our Cole and Son artists have used the markings on these pots to create a wonderfully rich and vibrant vertical stripe, out of which peek a pair of regal white rhinos complete with adorned horns and feathered ruffs. This wallpaper contains a true African spirit with its patterning reminiscent of Zulu basket weaving and is presented in five striking colourings.
52cm wide, 68.5cm pattern repeat, half drop pattern match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Jaspe Border Wallpaper
£53.00Jaspe Border Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son. A beautiful Jaspe strié with a contrasting metallic colour trim which will provide the ultimate finish touch to any room. A beautiful trim which can be used to pair stripe designs with more figurative papers and coordinating designs. Use to frame doorways and window sills, along skirting boards or along staircases for a considered look.
Width 10cm. Sold as a 10.05m Roll. Random Match.
Jaspe Wallpaper
£115.00One of Cole & Son’s oldest designs, the Jaspe wallpaper has an enduring and refined air of elegance. Historically produced at the Cole & Son factory in North London with a random brush effect, the design has been modernised here to create a balanced, yet seemingly irregular stripe in a wide range of sophisticated colourings.
52cm wide, 0cm pattern repeat, no alignment
Sold as 10 metre roll
Kalahari Wallpaper
£127.00Kalahari Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son. The sophisticated pattern imbues even the smallest space with a sense of intrigue. Textures in spiced browns, cool neutrals and verdant shades of fern and crocodile nestle on a mysterious ebony ground. Inspired by an Ardmore tortoise print that resembles a stylised star, the Cole & Son artists created a geometric burst repeat.
Pattern Repeat 64cm. Straight Match. Width 52cm. Sold as a 10m Roll.
King’s Argent Wallpaper
£148.00The King’s Mirror wallpaper design draws from the distressed detailing and decoration of the mirrors within the Baroque quarters of King William III at Hampton Court Palace. Presented here in two shimmering metallic and aged colourings of silver and gilver, this subtle design features shadowy leaves and flower heads set in tiles of decorated glass.
Pattern Repeat 52cm. Width 52cm. Sold as a 10.05m Roll.
Lily Wallpaper
£123.00Michael Clark designed this now iconic Lily wallpaper pattern in 1959 for Cole & Son. A serene floral pattern with stylised water lilies.
53cm wide, 76cm pattern repeat, half drop match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Lily Wallpaper
£123.00The original large scale floral pattern, Lily Wallpaper designed by Cole & Son, has three new colour-ways available in timeless black and white, gold on linen and black with bronze. Colours shown on-screen may vary from the original wallpaper, we therefore recommend ordering a sample to view the true colours. These wallpapers are paste the wall products.
52cm wide, 76cm pattern repeat, half drop match
Sold as 10 metre roll
Luxor Wallpaper
£123.00Named after the famed Egyptian tomb site, Luxor wallpaper designed by Cole & Son features an illusory and intricate trellis in a range of six smart colourings. Jazzy pinks, oranges and limes, mix with cooler neutrals and a more enigmatic charcoal with bronze.
52cm wide, 31cm pattern repeat, straight match
Sold as 10 metre roll
