Botanica Trading Wallpaper

Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Australia, Fabric, Fabrics, Soft Furnishing, Upholstery, Ascraft, Upholstery Fabric, Fabric Showroom, Seneca, Designer, Design, Designer Living, Decorate, Interior Decoration, Style, Decor, Style revolutionary, Interior Decor, Textile, Textiles, Interior Textiles, Colour, Color, Printed Linen, Prints, Textures, Fabric Textures, fabric Prints, Curtains, Seneca textiles, Curtaining, Blinds, Ascraft Textiles, Curtains and Blinds Interior Design, Renovation, Construction, Soft Furnishings, Furniture, Decorating, Re-upholstery, South Pacific, Fabric House, Pintura, Pintura Studio, Philomela, Plumwich, JA Design, Tigger Hall, Tigger Hall Design, JA Design Studio, Plumwich by JA Design, South Pacific Fabrics, Peggy Platner, Elliott Clarke, Peggy Platner Collection, Madder and Cutch, Madder & Cutch, Madder Cutch & Co, Mally Skok, Nichola Taylorson, Caryn Cramer, Casa by PC, Paula Cushman, Casa by Paula Cushman, Casa fabric, Nicola lawrence, casa wallpaper, sebag, sebag textiles, susie hetherington, susie hetherington fabrics, tillet textiles, t4 fabrics, volga, volga linen, volga fabrics

A collection of richly researched wallpapers by Debby Tenquist — drawing on 18th-century European wallpaper traditions, Mughal architectural pattern, Italian Renaissance fresco, and the broader visual languages of the Near, Middle and Far East. Each Botanica Trading wallpaper is built around a specific historical reference, often hand-illustrated and translated into a panoramic or repeat design that brings the depth of a museum-piece textile into a contemporary interior.

Debby Tenquist trained at the Victoria & Albert Museum and the British Museum in London, and spent twelve years at Sotheby's specialising in Oriental and European decorative arts. The Botanica Trading wallpaper collection brings that decorative-arts research directly to the wall. Read more about Debby Tenquist and the full Botanica Trading textile range

All Botanica Trading wallpapers are printed to order in considered runs, with custom scaling and custom colourways available on request for most designs. Several papers in the collection are designed as panoramic installations — designed to be read across multiple panels — alongside repeat designs that can be specified by the metre.

Below: an introduction to each design in the collection, with reference points, dimensions and colourway options.

Botanica Trading wallpaper is available in Australia exclusively through MOTIVO. Lead times reflect the considered nature of each production run; we're happy to advise on timelines and scaling for specific projects.

Samples, full design specifications and trade pricing are available on request.

AVIARY PANORMA

Aviary Panorama by Botanica Trading a six-panel panoramic wallpaper drawn from the 'Room of Birds' at Villa dei Medici in Rome, six predators and prey set within faux bois framing. Designed by Debby Tenquist; digitally printed on paper. Each panel 235cm — 145cm. Suited to feature walls. Available through MOTIVO.Aviary Panorama by Botanica Trading a six-panel panoramic wallpaper drawn from the 'Room of Birds' at Villa dei Medici in Rome, six predators and prey set within faux bois framing. Designed by Debby Tenquist; digitally printed on paper. Each panel 235cm — 145cm. Suited to feature walls. Available through MOTIVO.

This six panel panoramic wall paper was chiefly inspired by the “Room of Birds” Stanza degli Ucelli in the Villa dei Medici in Rome painted by Jacopo Zucchi as well as the coffered ceiling of the long gallery at Parham House painted by Oliver Messell. The narrative of the panorama is injected with wit and whimsy here and there, with predator alongside their wary prey, shown in that quiet moment before being devoured . One panel is devoted to nocturnal beasties. Overall it celebrates the quiet beauty and wonder of nature within a light faux bois structure. There is dash of nostalgia for a forgotten time , a glorified Eden, a magical, untarnished, unhurried world that has sadly vanished.

Aviary panorama is customisable, with faux boix pillars that can be added to fill in areas as you can see below. There is also a narrow faux bois trellis, a third of the size, to assist with awkward transitions and a layer of grass that can be added to the base to assist customising the panel to differing heights

It can be ordered as a single panel, or any multiple of 1- 6

Original Dimensions for each panel:

height 235 cm high

145cm wide

The width cannot be increased only the height

Panel 1 Hawk & Hare

Panel 2 Cockerel & Clematis

Panel 3 Badger & Beehive

Panel 4 Fox & Lizard

Panel 5 Hoopoe & Squirrels

Panel 6 Owl & Hedgehog

A detail panel from the Aviary Panorama by Botanica Trading one of six bird-and-prey vignettes drawn from the 'Room of Birds' at Villa dei Medici in Rome. Designed by Debby Tenquist; digitally printed on paper. Suited to feature walls. Available through MOTIVO.

A second detail from the Aviary Panorama by Botanica Trading showing the faux bois framing and the nocturnal-animal vignettes drawn from the Villa dei Medici 'Room of Birds'. Designed by Debby Tenquist; digitally printed on paper. Suited to feature walls. Available through MOTIVO.

ESPALIER PEACHES & PARROTS

This semi-panoramic repeat design was inspired by the exquisite hand-painted 18th Century wallpaper in the Prima Donna’s dressing room in Drottningholm Palace’s Theatre in Swede. The design has been mirrored to create an espalier effect added peaches and parrots.

Also available on a plain off white background .

Repeat dimensions:

width: 145cm

height: 176cm (two rows)

This design can be printed to any scale

PRIMAVERA

This design is tribute to the miracle of the recurring florescence of Spring and was aesthetically inspired by the carved marble panels of the cenotaphs in the iconic mausoleum of the Taj Mahal built by Shah Jahan for his favourite wife

Available on an aged background, or an off white background (see on cover of catalogue )

This design can be printed at any scale.

Repeat details

Height 73cm

Side repeat 72.5cm (fits 2x across width of paper)

Primavera by Botanica Trading a spring florescence design drawn from the carved marble panels at the Taj Mahal cenotaphs. Designed by Debby Tenquist; digitally printed on paper. Available with aged or off-white grounds. Suited to feature walls and powder rooms. Available through MOTIVO.

AGRA

Agra wallpaper also references a botanically inspired design in the Taj Mahal complex, the ceiling of Naqqar Khana (the orchestra pit). This has a subtle rhythmic design with lightly traced flowers in a pale cream on a textured ground.

Available in five muted colour ways.

Heather;Ochre;Pear; Eau de Nil;Slate.

Custom colours can be requested

Repeat Details

Height: 75cm

Width: 70cm

Agra by Botanica Trading a botanically-inspired design referencing the Naqqar Khana ceiling at the Taj Mahal, with lightly traced flowers on a textured ground. Designed by Debby Tenquist; digitally printed on paper. Five colourways: Heather, Ochre, Pear, Eau de Nil, Slate. Suited to feature walls and powder rooms. Available through MOTIVO.

Heather

Ochre

Pear

Eau de Nil

Slate

FLEURON

The alchemy of serendipity occurred when I put together unused floral motifs and created a lyrical symmetrical design. The inspiration sources are eclectic ranging from India, Holland, Hawaii, China and Turkey with plenty of reinventing and deconstruction along the way. The motifs work together, bound by colour and theme. It is available in four colours : Henna, Azure Rose & Eau de Nil

FLEURON : 145 cm wide, v repeat 176cm

Fleuron by Botanica Trading a lyrical, symmetrical design built from recombined floral motifs from India, Holland, Hawaii, China and Turkey. Designed by Debby Tenquist; digitally printed on paper. Four colourways: Henna, Azure, Rose, Eau de Nil. Suited to feature walls and powder rooms. Available through MOTIVO.

FLEURON MINI STRIPE

A companion small scale design, forming a simple stripe with two deconstructed elements from Fleuron

Available in four colour ways Henna, Rose, Azure & Eau de Nil

FLEURON MINI dimensions145 cm wide , v repeat 138cm

Both designs are also available printed on oatmeal linen

Fleuron Mini Stripe by Botanica Trading a companion small-scale stripe built from deconstructed elements of the Fleuron design. Designed by Debby Tenquist; digitally printed on paper. Four colourways: Henna, Rose, Azure, Eau de Nil. Suited to feature walls and powder rooms. Available through MOTIVO.

+61 (0) 477 11 00 76