Peacock Garden: The Indienne Collection for Zoffany
Kit Kemp for Andrew Martin
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Painted at Melissa White Studios in Hastings
2012
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Peacock Garden is one of the most enduring designs in my long-standing collaboration with Zoffany. Originally created as a centerpiece for the Jaipur collection, the design proved so successful and sought-after that it has been continued into their current Indienne collection, a rare testament to its timeless appeal.
The artwork was painted as a sprawling Indian garden landscape; a world of fruit-laden trees, lotus flowers, and peacocks moving through swirling clouds. It offers a lush, layered atmosphere that rewards a slow look from across the room as much as a close-up study of the brushwork.
The collection draws on the rich "Indienne" tradition of Indian-influenced design in British interiors. My brief was to create something that honored this heritage while feeling vibrantly hand-painted rather than archivally reproduced. By digitally printing my original studio paintings, Zoffany has preserved every fine detail and the characteristic warmth of the fresco secco style.
The fact that Peacock Garden remains one of the designs I am most frequently asked about tells me it has found its permanent home in the canon of Great British wallpaper.
Peacock Garden is available in three colourways through Zoffany and their global stockists.
“The collection draws on the rich “Indienne” tradition of Indian-influenced design in British interiors. My brief was to create something that honored this heritage while feeling vibrantly hand-painted rather than archivally reproduced.”