Inspirations

Delicate Curiosities: Artist Fee Greening’s Botanical Drawings on Tiles, Wallpaper, and More

Fee Greening’s pen and ink drawings are inspired by old alchemical drawings, illuminated manuscripts, and by her daily ambles in the wilds of Dorset, where she lives in a cottage that Vogue labeled “cottagecore at its finest.”

A graduate of Central St. Martins and The Royal College of Art, Greening has created designs for, among others, The Tate, The Royal Court Theatre, Fortnum & Mason, and Liberty. And she’s just introduced a group of botanical tiles from Balineum that are a companion to her wallpaper for CommonRoom, all made in the UK. Join us for a look at Fee’s scallop shells, lucky clovers, and snakes for every room.

Photography courtesy of Balineum and Fee Greening.

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Above: One of Balineum’s 12 tile designs from the Fee Greening Curios Collection based on her original ink and watercolor drawings. Fee has been described as having “a great talent for taking the traditional and giving it a contemporary and witty spin.”
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Above: “Each tile features a delicate curiosity I might see on a windswept coastal walk near my home,” writes Fee.

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Above: The tiles are 126 millimeter (approximately 4.9 inch) squares made to order in Stoke-on-Trent, and are suitable for walls, backsplashes, fireplace surrounds, and bathrooms (but not for floors or outdoor use). Pricing on request. See more of Balineum’s wares in our post A London Sweet Shop for Designers.