Lemon Verbena Tea Towel
R495
In stock
Description
Our Lemon Verbena Tea Towel is printed as a form of botanical documentation, much like a creative artist’s herbarium collection – a treasured addition to any kitchen, softened with use and loved forever.
Tina-Marié Malherbe is a local ceramist and botanical artist who sees printing on cloth as a form of recording the miraculous life cycles of nature. Her work is inspired by the fragility of nature, the nostalgic preservation of its beauty… often holding onto a fading bloom or a wilting leaf, be it for a day or a season. After drying and pressing these hand-gathered botanicals, her paper flower presses reveal an artist’s canvas where detailed illustrations and botanical names are drawn in by hand using a fine ink pen.
More details
- Handmade in South Africa
- Available in one size: 62 x 46cm
- Slight variations in colour, size and shape may occur due to the handmade nature of the product
- Linen tends to shrink and may fade over time.
- Cool wash at 30 degrees. Do not wring or tumble dry.
- First wash: add a good shot of vinegar to the water.
- Dry flat and iron on reverse side.
Beautifully curated for you
Ilse Crawford, author of Sensual Home, once said: ‘Make room for things that have meaning for you. Buy for instinctive reasons rather than rational ones. You will always enjoy it – it’s the “sensible” buys you’ll end up hating.’ And how right she was!
The joy of discovering a design or colour that speaks to you, is as moving as the evocative power of smell… wood smoke, the salty tang of the sea, the warm aroma of baking cakes, the lingering scent of a fragrant candle. They all bring back happy memories. ‘Life is simply better when surrounded by beautiful things,’ says curator Helen Untiedt, co-founder of Perfect Hideaways.
