Timorous Beasties is at the forefront of influential textile design, creating spectacular statements that are experimental, beautiful and rebellious. Timorous Beasties’ work embodies a unique diversity of pattern, ranging from design that echoes the golden age of copperplate engraving to those of a distinctly edgy nature that display chic irreverence. The studio fully engages in a discourse with textile design history by lending an aesthetic evolution to time-honoured motifs.
Timorous Beasties was founded in 1990 by Alistair McAuley and Paul Simmons, who met whilst studying at the Glasgow School of Art. With an implicit sense of irony they love to invert the world of interiors. Shell and Crab above is a wonderful example, whimsical yet exquisitely opulent.
Painterly Matzu Tree comes in a compelling and gentle colour palette. Available in linen or wallpaper it is like an Asian forest
Timorous Beasties re-scale and re-juvenate botanical engravings. Epic Botanic is bold with dramatic florals. these luxurious opulent florals create a rythmical pattern. There are three rich colourways.
Honey Bee Velvet Fabric
Bees are an iconic motif for Timorous Beasties, the humble honey bee is the latest addition, following the more imperious Napoleon Bee design. Here on a gold velvet the various bees can be found on fabrics and wallpapers.
From Timorous Beasties’ fascinating ‘Under-the-sea’ collection, Seaweed Column wallpaper has a soft finish and comes with a smart white background too.
Berkeley Blooms sublime foliages and flowers twist and wind up walls and down velvet curtains. Timorous Beasties are the very best at more is more and we love fringed cushion.
Shuiping De Pillement Velvet Fabric
This spritely classic Timorous Beasties’ silhouette is hand screen printed and comes in several velvet colour-ways and as superwide wallpaper
Disappearing Damask wallpaper panels
Disappearing Damask fades away, starting with intense colour a gradual ombre lifts ones eyes upward. Perfect for an eclectic interior, Disappearing Damask will add a rich layer to a modern space or it pairs beautifully with antiques and period pieces.
Golden Oriole
This is a glorious sumptuous handprinted design, with a strong Asian influence. Golden Orioles sit at the centre of an intricate repeat pattern. Branches that spread across the wallpaper are covered with leaves and blooms picked out in gold. The hand-printed design comes in lovely colours on velvets and wallpapers.
‘Fresco Old Gold’ vinyl wallpaper
‘Golden Oriole’ wallpaper panels
Honey Bee Velvet Fabric
Bees are an iconic motif for Timorous Beasties, the humble honey bee is the latest addition, following the more imperious Napoleon Bee design. Here on a gold velvet the various bees can be found on fabrics and wallpapers.
‘Pinyin Tree’ in Velvet
‘Totem Damask’ wallpaper
Heavily illustrative designs, reminiscent of copper plating, pay homage to the natural world, iguanas, orchids, triffid-like pineapples, birds, bees and butterflies abound.
‘Paper Damask’ Superwide Panel wallpaper
Rorschach Superwide wallpaper
Timorous Beasties is at the forefront of influential textile design, creating spectacular statements that are experimental, beautiful and rebellious. Timorous Beasties’ work embodies a unique diversity of pattern, ranging from design that echoes the golden age of copperplate engraving to those of a distinctly edgy nature that display chic irreverence. The studio fully engages in a discourse with textile design history by lending an aesthetic evolution to time-honoured motifs.
Founded in 1990 by Alistair McAuley and Paul Simmons, who met whilst studying at the Glasgow School of Art. Timorous Beasties’ implicit sense of irony loves to invert the whimsical world of interiors.
Absolutely fascinating, Winchester wallpaper comes in eleven different panel designs that can be selected and arranged as preferred. Originally designed for an 18 metre long wall in Winchester it was influenced hand-painted wallpapers found in wealthy British homes
‘Tropical Cloud Leopard’ floats upon his bed of leaves.
The ‘Graffiti’ design comes in several iterations on fabric and wallpaper
Heavily illustrative designs, reminiscent of copper plating, pay homage to the natural world, iguanas, orchids, ‘triffid’-like pineapples, birds, bees and butterflies abound.
All design work takes place at their Glasgow Studio, where they continue to hand-print many of their fabrics and wallpapers. The advent of digital printing on wallpaper, linens and velvets has revolutionised Timorous Beasties’ design offer.
Winchester wallpaper comes in eleven different panel designs that can be selected and arranged as preferred. Visit timorousbeasties.com to see all their unparalleled designs.