HOUSE ON THE KLONG
Wallpaper Collection
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When Jim Thompson decided to build his house on a canal in Bangkok in the 1950’s,
he created a small architectural treasure - his “House on the Klong”. Even after his
mysterious disappearance in the jungles of Malaya, his unique teak home has continued
to welcome guests in an environment that showcases the best of Thai and Asian art and
architecture. In honor of his memory and his unique aesthetic sense, Jim Thompson’s first
collection of wallpaper has been named House on the Klong.
Visitors to his house, now a private museum open to the public, never cease to be impressed
by the warm, welcoming atmosphere Jim Thompson created when he assembled a series
of antique Thai houses in his own individual style. In developing our new wallpaper
collection Jim Thompson have sought to create the same sensual, warm and welcoming
atmosphere that is imbued in the House on the Klong. To create these remarkable new
wallpapers we turned to the “essence” of Jim Thompson for inspirations: our luxurious
handwoven silks. Our new wallpapers share the same rich textures, classic designs and
wonderful elegance associated with all our textiles. |
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IMARI
W001-001/01-07
7 Colorways
Substrate: non-woven
Roll: W - 52cm, L - 10.5m
This amazingly graceful and soothing wallpaper
is all about depth and texture with splashes of
metallic silver tones bringing the fern stems to
life. For this pattern we were especially inspired
by traditional Japanese hand-made paper with
silver leafing. |
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NEW KHMER
W001-004/01-09
9 Colorways
Substrate: non-woven
Roll: W - 52cm, L - 10.5m |
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BYZANCE
W001-003/01-08
8 Colorways
Substrate: paper
Roll: W - 52cm, L - 10.5m
The great Byzantine Empire merged
the East and West and here with Byzance
Jim Thompson has done the same.
This damask design boasts large European
trailing flowers that appear to be woven with
an ikat technique. The success of this
design relies on the contrast of matt and
shiny between the ground and the pattern. |
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MEKONG
W001-002/01-09
8 Colorways
Substrate: paper
Roll: W - 52cm, L - 10.5m
For our first wallpaper collection we naturally
looked for inspiration from our most popular
handwoven silks: New Khmer and Mekong.
Thai silk yarn has a special slub-like
quality – what Jim Thompson called
the “humps and bumps”- and a sheen and
lustre that is different from other silk varieties.
While New Khmer wallpaper in nine
appealing colorways replicates the irridescence
of our hand woven silk, Mekong imitates
the more matte feel of our popular heavier
weight six-ply silk. Handcrafted fabrics
woven on old-fashioned wooden looms
have a special unmistakable quality that
we have recreated here based on
Jim Thompson’s weaving tradition. |
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IKAT
W001-005/01-09
9 Colorways
Substrate: paper
Roll: W - 52cm, L - 10.5m
No Jim Thompson wallpaper collection
would be complete without a signature ikat
design. The ikat motif here is taken from the
classic 19th Century Central Asian “flower
in vase” design also to be found
as a silk fabric in our ‘Caravans’ Collection. |
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MONSOON
W001-006/01-06
6 Colorways
Substrate: non-woven
Roll: W - 52cm, L - 10.5m
Continuing the theme of handwoven silk,
with Monsoon we offer the Mekong texture
contrasting with bold satin stripes.
Such elegance and grandeur is created
by each of the six different
colorways of Monsoon. |
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JIM’S DREAM
W001-007/01-03
3 Colorways
Substrate: non-woven
Roll: W - 137cm, sold by the metre
Another reinterpretation of the Jim Thompson
“Weaving Scene” which has been used as the
“face” of Jim Thompson for many years.
The pattern recounts the different stages of
silk-making and was taken from one of Jim
Thompson’s favorite paintings in the House.
In its latest incarnation as wallpaper, the
design has the appearance of a wall painting,
lightly sketched, aged from years of exposure
to the elements, but still showing the charming
details that have made this pattern endlessly
popular. |
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