The
company founded in 1981 by Jean Monro daughter of the
famous London Decorator Mrs. Geraldine
Monro, is renowned for its English chintzes produced from
archive material and printed in England on the finest
cloths. This traditional English look still translates
beautifully into homes of today.
Sophie's Thistles Linen (image above right)
is a fine example of the classic English prints they produce.
The design introduced in 1877 was created by the merging
of three exquisite watercolours by Jacques Martin. Twenty
four very fine screens were used to achieve the great
subtlety of colouring desired.
Jean Monro is one of the very few companies
still editing Hand-block designs. This process involves
often hundreds of different hand-blocks and produces a
look that cannot be satisfactorily copied by any other
method.
The Westminster Hand-block (image above
left) is a delicate design with bunches of Roses, Harebells
and Delphiniums. The current set of 13 blocks dates from
1915. The original design was a French copper plate which
was redrawn in the early 20th century.
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For details of our collections please contact
your Icon Account Manager (below), your local Icon Textiles
showroom, or our website (below).
With best wishes
Claire and the Icon team
