Cynara presents artichoke and pomegranate motifs, part naturalistic and part stylised, so the design reads as a classic reworked rather than reproduced. The fruit forms are generous and clearly drawn, giving the cloth an easy confidence at a distance and detail worth studying up close.
Printed in the United Kingdom on a linen union of linen and cotton at 397 grams per metre, it has the dry, substantial handle that makes linen unions such dependable furnishing cloths. It is genuinely dual-purpose: a rub test of 25,000 supports domestic upholstery on chairs and headboards, while the 140cm width makes full, well-structured curtains.
