Petrified Pattern:
a satellite show to 100% Design

Dates
26th September to 6th October, 1pm to 8pm each day (Private View 27th September 1pm to 10pm)

Location
Retrouvius, 2A Ravensworth Road, Kensal Green, London NW10

Petrified Pattern is an exhibition of elaborate newly designed prints explored on reclaimed natural building components creating a new concept: "solid wallpaper". Retrouvius, an architectural salvage and design partnership, collaborate with textile designers Timorous Beasties.

Petrified Pattern extends the Retrouvius philosophy of re-using reclaimed materials. From the lobbies and facades of ‘50s & ‘60s offices Retrouvius have rescued stone cladding- creamy travertine, green marble & hard granites- andprinted these austere materials with large-scale floral & geometric designs transforming them into "solid wallpaper". This is textile design torn away from cushions and curtains, away from the soft & comforting & applied to the raw, heavy and bold.

Away from the increasingly formal and corporate environment of 100% Design [at Earl’s Court], Retrouvius’ Kensal Green warehouse is a rawer forum for the exploration of design and architectural ideas. Petrified Pattern is experimental in process and product, not a sale of slick vacuum-packed objects.

Timorous Beasties is a partnership of Paul Simmons and Alistair McAuley. Described as "textile mavericks", their work crosses many disciplines and styles. Their early prints were decadently scaled and used traditional ideas of repeat and draughtsmanship. Their work has been bought internationally, both by private individuals and national collections and has even helped enrich the drama of Philip Treacy hats.

This collaboration is part of a series of commissions for designers to work with reclaimed materials. Watch this space for more shows where hard-won materials are prized, discarded and prized again.