STUDIO TULLIA is pleased to announce the arrival of our second annual “FLORA” calendar for 2017! It is available here on my website or at my ETSY STORE for $24 which includes free shipping for my lovely readers with coupon code FREESHIP. For an additional $4 we will include a dowel and string for you to hang your calendar. It may also be used as a tea towel. “FLORA” is an homage to nature and symbolizes the changing of the seasons and the phases of life.

We were late getting it out last year and it was quite popular so we decided to bring it back this year with a few improvements.   As much as I like a Greek key motif, I decided to leave the border off. I wanted the lovely botanical imagery to be seen on a grander scale. So we enlarged the floral imagery as well as the actual towel.  I also made it out of 100% cotton rather than linen/cotton blend.

Here is the new 2017 version:

This sort of gives you an idea of the scale of this year’s calendar (sorry its kind of blurry):

And here’s a detail shot below so you can get an idea of the detail within the print.

This is last year’s. We have tweaked a few of the flowers, the stems, and colors somewhat.  Can you spot the differences?

CALENDAR INSPIRATION

The calendar was very much inspired by the iconic “Flora” pattern made originally by Gucci for Princess Grace in 1966.  We also have featured 9 bouquets and a few lovely insects. Digitally printed in the U.S on a 100% cotton fabric. We found our images from a variety of sources including a watercolor of irises by my assistant, Amanda Victoria’s grandmother (featured in the bottom center).

Gucci commissioned illustrator Vittorio Accornero to create this lovely design.  Using 38 different colors, the pattern is made up of flowers from all four seasons as well as beautiful insects such as butterflies and dragonflies.  The Flora pattern was put on the silk with a stencil print: each color required its own stencil to be added separately, so to make one scarf 38 stencils were used!

Here is Princess Grace with the Flora Scarf by Gucci:

 

And, now, granddaughter, Charlotte Casiraghi is the new face of Gucci beauty.  I can’t wait to check out the GUCCI Flora Perfume

There was a wonderful exhibit at the GUCCI MUSEUM in Florence, Italy all about Flora in Fashion which opened in March of 201. It must have been a beautiful exhibit with special homage to the flora pattern.  This museum is on my bucket list for sure next time I’m in Florence!

This floral pattern has been reinvented for decades in GUCCI fashion and accessories.

To read more about the fascinating history of the “Flora” pattern, visit the museum website here

STUDIO TULLIA has always had a great love for flowers, floral patterns, and insects as evident with our branding and choice of fabrics for our products…we are from the City of Roses (Portland) after all.

I have always looked to Tricia Guild for her colorful, floral patterns available in fabric and wallpaper. Here are a few shots from her latest collection:

And look at this wallpaper!

ENTER TO WIN A FREE CALENDAR!

If you would like to enter to win a 2017 STUDIO TULLIA Calendar, do one or more of the following (each one gets you one more entry).

1)Join my website mailing list and leave a comment below about your thoughts on Flora

2)Follow my STUDIO TULLIA Instagram and leave a comment about the calendar.

3) Like my FACEBOOK page and leave a comment about the calendar.

4) Follow my PINTEREST page (not sure how to track this though…)

WINNER to be announced on MONDAY, DECEMBER 26th so it should arrive in time for New Year’s!!!

Thanks as always for reading along!

Best,

Suzanne