Wallpaper

Roll call

n ecological cave of wonder sits in Tours, the capital of France’s Loire Valley, south-west of Paris. Its shelves are stacked with roll upon roll of exquisite fabrics: cloudy cloque in a delectable peach, a gauzy seersucker with vivid jacquard flowers, an undulating floral lace, a wool and silk Prince of Wales check in bold blues and reds. These bolts and bundles are all deadstock materials supplied by a single

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