Powder Blue Aviary mural installed in a Belgravia drawing room
Introducing · The de Gournay Vivid Collection

Powder Blue Aviary

A hand-painted scenic mural — birds of paradise, peonies, and hydrangeas on a soft powder-blue ground.

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The Two Doors

Two Doors Open

Catalogue door — three murals on a studio wall
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Seventy-four murals, posted by the panel.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua — hand-painted on unbleached rag paper.

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Bespoke door — a past commission in a library
Begin a Commission

A wall, painted for one room.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation — a brief, a sketch, a painted proof, an installed wall.

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Chapter I

First Encounter with a Pattern

A bedroom with a dark-botanical mural
Spread No. 01 · Bedroom · Iron-Gall on Beeswax

A north-window morning, a sash half-open.

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A library alcove with Wisteria at Dusk
Spread No. 02 · Library · Verdigris ground

An eleven-o'clock reading hour.

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A hallway with Ivy and Iron
Spread No. 03 · Hallway · Iron-Gall on Beeswax

A threshold made important.

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Chapter II

How a Mural Becomes a Wall

Paper substrate close-up
The paper — unbleached rag, 240 gsm
Painter at the studio easel
The painter — Akanksha at the easel
Panels rolled and labelled
The roll — labelled and posted
Mural installed on a wall
The wall — installed, lived-with
Past bespoke commission — a curved stairwell
Chapter III · Begin a Commission

A wall painted for one room, by one hand.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. A commission begins with a short conversation — three chapters of questions on one URL — and arrives as a painted proof within ten working days.

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Akanksha at the easel
A Letter from the Atelier

"This winter the studio has been painting wisteria at dusk — a colour we mix on the easel from iron-gall and a thumb of verdigris."

— Akanksha, painter and founder

Where It Has Been

Three rooms, named.

Lorem Magazine · Issue 14 · Spring

A hotel reading nook in Marylebone

Lorem Quarterly · Vol. 7 · Autumn

A private dining room in Notting Hill

Lorem Edition · No. 22 · Winter

A retail interior in Mayfair

For the Trade

For decorators, designers, and contract specifiers — discounted pricing, named studio contact, downloadable line sheets.

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Lookbook teaser
The Lookbook · Volume I

Six rooms, slowly.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. The catalogue, told in essays — one room per spread.

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