CHINOISERIE FLORALS

Batavia is a classic exotic design with a lively balance of flora, palm and fauna elements. The plants and palm trees are intricately interwoven to create a lush, verdant feel, and the design balance offers a wide range of plants and flowers with hints of the tropics.

Mandalay Garden is designed as a "busier" fuller design that strikes a balance of small and large flowers in front of a monochromatic garden of bamboo or leafed trees (depending on the client's preference). The subtle interplay of monochromatic shades is accented by the presence of white heron at bottom of panels, and is offset by the colorful song birds sitting amongst the bamboo leaves. 

Kashgari is an expansive balance of bamboo, bird and flower.The multi textures and layers of the vegetation builds a compelling depth to the scene, and dashes of color in the blossoms and birds create a lively organic world. A number of long tailed birds are introduced through the design and the warm shadings of their flowers create a slightly tropical feel for the room.  

Summer Palace creates an open, cultivated feeling, and the scene that unfolds in the design panels is a warm celebration of summer, fruit and flower. There are a number of larger birds that anchor the design, and the flower and leaf elements are kept quite contained to create a more open and sweeping effect. 

The Hapsburg design is a fantastical play of imagination that reminds one both of Delft pottery and French Chinoiserie toile fabric. This design was based on a late 18th Century design that still graces one of the royal palaces of the Hapsburg family in Hungary. The Griffin & Wong design simplifies somewhat from the original work, but the Delft Blue design tones and playful spirit of the Rococo Salon are reflected loyally and with affection. The design canalso be treated in a charcoal “shuimo” style, and for a more unique styling, certain figures can be worked to a bright color to offset the monochromatic background.

Canton Tidal is a rich, bold design of lily pad and lotus that creates an atmosphere of restrained vivacity and warmth

Tang Sancai is a stylized, historical glimpse of a quieter age. The design bottom is based on scenes from Tang Dynasty life while the upper sky fills with towering, swaying bamboo and flying butterflies and songbirds.

Cathay is a structured landscape design that opens up to a sweeping historic  vista from China’s Imperial past.   There are 2 design versions that are on offer, one focuses on a water world, and the other on a rice paddy and village scene.  In both cases, the scenes are populated with adults  and children in accurate fashions and colors of the day.  

Sabra is a stylized depiction of plum blossoms inspired by classical 18th Century Japanese watercolor scroll paintings.  For a dramatic touch of elegance and luxury, the blossoms can be depicted in hand-stitched embroidery which is applied to the silk before its firming to the paper.  The designs branches are designed to either be initiated at the ceiling and arch gracefullly down the wall, or to be positioned at bottom of the wall with the branches twisting higher.

The Emerson design is a tribute to the poetry of Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the rich naturalistic themes of his life's work.   The mural panels of the Emerson design, were originally designed as an simple, natural extension to the cherry tree panoramic in Satsuma - but the designs worked a simple yet romantic magic, and we decided that this scenic deserved more wall space to flow and run.  The design is pared down to sky and tree and meadow flowers and can work to a number of color palettes.   For a quieter effect, the design can be customized to show minimal flowers.  

The Jefferson design is a scenic wallpaper that draws from sage and grisaille tones to create a subtle panorama of a New England forest.  In keeping with the neo-classic tradition of European mural design, architectural designs in offsetting gold represent the romantic, human spirit.   Architectural details can be added and revised as per client preferences.     

Griffin and Wong’s America’s Project is a sweeping yet modest tribute to the history of the American West. Our hand-painted historic landscapes are populated with a world of cowboys, traders and natives, all grasping with the changes upon the land and navigating the  first clash and interchange of Native and European cultures.  We hope the romance of the time and spirit of bravery of its people are reflected well through this collection of panels.

This design borrows much from the work of Alphonse Mucha, a Czech painter of the turn-of-the-century. Mucha was one of the most recognized painters of the Art Nouveau school , and his graceful curving design lines and feminine flourishes, set the standard for illustration and art design in his time. This mural combines lily, poppy and iris flower fields, and is a warm  organic celebration of nature's beauty and the beauty of women.