Acanthus I

Acanthus I
AC14001

Constructed in a variety of colors and our favorite shape and size, the Acanthus I is quickly becoming a designer favorite.
Acanthus draws it’s imagery from stone carvings gracing architecture throughout Europe. What is it about this graceful leafy plant that has drawn, artist, designer and artisan throughout the history of western culture?

” Pliny says that it is wonderfully well suited for a border plant and an ornament of our lawns. Chasers and carvers among the ancients, whose taste is very remarkable, decorated furniture, vases and the most valuable dresses, with the designs suggested by the foliage of the Acanthus.  The poet Virgil speaks of the robe of the fair but frail Helen as being bordered with a garland of Acanthus wrought in relief; and when he wishes to praise works of art of much value, it is the Acanthus with which they are decorated… This elegant model for the artist has become the emblem for the Arts.”

The Language of Flowers, Robert Tyas, 1869

From Ancient Greece to Contemporary New York, acanthus leaves scroll across the facades of buildings …and pillows, a bridge between the classical, renaissance and contemporary life.  Our adaptations of the form hail from Florence, Venice, Verona and Paris and make their way to home decor via the artist’s lens.

Now available in:

Summer Sky – AC14001-03
Classic Red & Gold – AC14001-04a
Milk Chocolate & Gold – AC14001-0105
Dark Chocolate – AC14001-01a
Sepia Linen – AC14001-01 (Not shown)
Gold – AC14001-05a

Charmeuse Silk print with dupioni silk back.
Finished Size:  12″ x 24”
Hidden Zipper
Pillow Insert: hypoallergenic, cruelty-free “faux down” (polyester), cotton cover

Each of our pillows is individually produced in our studios in Vermont. The images are the work of artist Katherine Henry and are printed using the same methods employed to create limited edition digital fine art prints.