Timorous Beasties

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.

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Bloomsbury Garden Wallpaper
£320.00

Now reinvented in a stylish matt finish, these Bloomsbury Garden wallpaper colourways epitomise Timorous Beasties’ signature style and are inspired by the Victorian pioneer of the Arts and Crafts movement, William Morris. Showcasing beautiful patterns created by nature, this illustration includes briars and fruiting vines swarming with butterflies and beetles, in a heightened level of detail Morris could not have dreamed of. Digitally printed. Sold as a 10 metre roll. Printed to order, 4-6 weeks lead time.
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Indie Wood Wallpaper
£370.00

Now reinvented in a stylish matt finish, these Indie Wood colourways epitomise Timorous Beasties’ signature style. This illustration 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. Indie Wood has a very faint approximately 132mm repeat background texture but the design changes throughout the 10 metre roll. It can be hung wherever the repeat matches. The pattern’s vertical repeat helps to emphasise the height of a space, drawing the eye up towards an imagined forest canopy. Digitally printed. Sold as a 10 metre roll. Printed to order, 4-6 weeks lead time.
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Pinyin Tree Superwide Wallpaper
£135.00

Pinyin Tree is a unique decorative design featuring an abstract image of blossom-covered trees created using an innovative painterly technique. The name references a type of brush used in Chinese calligraphy that can produce similar blotchy marks. These textural elements are connected by hand-painted tree trunks and branches to create the distinctive pattern. Superwide and digitally printed.
Sold by the metre.
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Pinyin Tree Velvet Fabric
£165.00 /m

Pinyin Tree is a unique decorative design featuring an abstract image of blossom-covered trees created using an innovative painterly technique. The name references a type of brush used in Chinese calligraphy that can produce similar blotchy marks. These textural elements are connected by hand-painted tree trunks and branches to create the distinctive pattern, which is printed onto a soft velvet fabric.
Timorous Beasties fabrics are supplied in full metre increments only.
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Storm Blotch Velvet Fabric
£160.00 /m

Storm Blotch transforms any space with its intense, abstract pattern. The design is part of a series created to take advantage of contemporary digital printing technologies. Random splotches of inks and dyes are layered together using computer software and digitally printed onto this soft-touch velvet fabric, which is available in several punchy colourways.
Timorous Beasties fabrics are supplied in full metre increments only.
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Thistle Linen Fabric
£106.00 /m

Thistle fabric is a stunning, intricately hand-drawn thistle plant design, with the thistles trailing upwards. The linen used as the basecloth for this design is a natual product, which means it’s colour is largely determined by environmental conditions. Therefore, please note that growing and production processes may cause slight changes to the colour of the basecloth across different batches. Printed to order, 4-6 weeks lead time.
Timorous Beasties fabrics are supplied in full metre increments only.
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Thistle Linen Union Fabric
£106.00 /m

Thistle Union Linen fabric is a stunning, intricately hand-drawn thistle plant design, with the thistles trailing upwards. Printed to order, 4-6 weeks lead time.
Timorous Beasties fabrics are supplied in full metre increments only.
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Thistle Superwide Wallpaper
£80.00

Thistle Superwide wallpaper is a stunning, intricately hand-drawn thistle plant design, trailing upwards in a hand drawn effect. Superwide and screen printed.
Sold by the metre.
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Thistle Wallpaper
£80.00

Thistle wallpaper is a stunning, intricately hand-drawn thistle plant design, trailing upwards in a hand drawn effect. Flexographic cyclinder printed.
Sold as a 10 metre roll.
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Thunder Blotch Cotton Fabric
£126.00 /m

Thunder Blotch is an extravagant multi-hued fabric that combines abstract drips, stains and blotches to create a densely decorative pattern. Its unique layered design is an example of Timorous Beasties’ pioneering use of digital printing technologies. The versatile cotton fabric can be adapted so the broad patterned stripe starts at the base of a curtain or covers the backrest of a sofa.
Timorous Beasties fabrics are supplied in full metre increments only.
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Tropical Clouded Leopard Linen Fabric
£140.00 /m

Journey into the jungle with this richly decorative fabric inspired by 19th-century natural historians, botanists and explorers. A reclining leopard takes centre stage in a scene of tropical splendour filled with exotic flora. The detailed pattern references the copperplate prints produced by the great scientific illustrator, Maria Sibylla Merian, while the design’s layered composition is created using the latest digital technologies.
Timorous Beasties fabrics are supplied in full metre increments only.