Houndstooth Wallpaper Blazer Blue
This playful, meta pattern-within-pattern houndstooth design is inspired by the archives of textile design studio Farkas-Ortenzi, of Como, Italy in the 1960s-70s. The original artwork is hand-drawn in ink, and thus tiny irregularities (and even a hidden clover motif) can be found throughout.
ABOUT FARKAS-ORTENZI
The design studio overlooking Lake Como was founded in 1955 by Italian artist Francesco Ortenzi and his brother-in-law Paolo Farkas, who fled from Hungary during the war. They were known for graphic two-color textile designs, and their work was used widely on many projects from interiors, to fashion, to ceramics. Their studio was a pioneer in the Como textile industry, and later became an art academy that welcomed students worldwide from the1960s-1990s.
ABOUT HOUNDSTOOTH
There is no design more timeless than the plaid-like houndstooth, —also called “shepherd’s check,” or “pied de poule.” The earliest known houndstooth textile was discovered in present-day Sweden and dates to at least 100 BC. Houndstooth was commonly woven in the ancient Scottish lowlands as an outer garment for shepherds. In the 20th century, houndstooth was a favorite pattern of Chanel & Dior, and today can be found in many different color combinations.