Timorous Beasties
Timorous Beasties was established in Glasgow in 1990 by Alistair McAuley and Paul Simmons, who met studying textile design at Glasgow School of Art. Today, the studio is a diverse operation and has emerged as a multi-award-winning, internationally acclaimed icon. Timorous Beasties’ work embodies a unique diversity of pattern, ranging from design that echoes a golden age of copperplate engraving (a time-honoured classic is the Thistle range; or Merian Palm superwide wallpaper) to examples of a distinctly edgy nature, an elegant transgression, a display of chic irreverence.
Iguana Superwide Wallpaper
£80.00
Finding beauty in the brutality of nature, the Iguana wallpaper features a hand-drawn image of a lizard entwined in flowers and vines preparing to devour an insect. This was one of the first designs produced when Timorous Beasties launched in 1990 and has remained a bestseller ever since. Screen printed and superwide.
Sold by the metre.Indie Wood Linen Fabric
£160.00 /mIndie Wood is a dense, nature-inspired pattern festooned with flora and fauna, all beautifully drawn and coloured by hand. In a typical Timorous Beasties twist, this sylvan scene includes bugs such as beetles and moths that add a darker dimension. The detailed design is digitally printed onto a linen textile and is a great way to bring nature indoors.
Timorous Beasties fabrics are supplied in full metre increments only.Totem Damask Wallpaper
£335.00Totem Damask is a kaleidoscopic synthesis of arabesques, splats and florals, structured around a geometric ‘digital’ stem. For all the exuberance and intricacies it embodies, the pattern dispenses with horizontal repeat so that the single ten-metre repeat can be hung randomly without compromising its unity. Familiar yet surprising, Totem Damask epitomises Timorous Beasties’ radical approach to pattern. Digitally printed.
Sold as a 10 metre roll. Printed to order, 4-6 weeks lead time.
