de Gournay

de Gournay is a British company known for its hand-painted wallpapers.

History

The company was founded by Claud Cecil Gurney in 1986, in the basement of his family's home.[1][2] The company takes its name from the medieval French spelling of the Gurney family name.[1] Gurney began the company after touring Chinese factories that specialized in hand-painting.[3]

de Gournay's wallpapers are produced mainly in China, at its Shanghai studio.[4] The company has worked with designers such as India Mahdavi, John Stefanidis, Michael S. Smith, Kate Moss and Martyn Lawrence Bullard to create custom wallpaper designs.[5][6][7]

Books
  • de Gournay: Hand-Painted Interiors 2020, Rizzoli.[8][9]

References
  1. Colby Sy, Alicia. "Inside the Dreamy London Townhouse of De Gournay's Owner". Esquiremag.ph.
  2. "How the de Gournay dynasty decorate: Hannah Cecil Gurney's London flat". House & Garden.
  3. "The Case for Thousand Dollar Wallpaper". Architectural Digest. 22 February 2017.
  4. Keller, Hadley (4 June 2021). "Watch These Designer Favorite Handpainted Wallpapers Come to Life". House Beautiful.
  5. "Watch These Designer Favorite Handpainted Wallpapers Come to Life". MSN.
  6. Cording-Booth, Eleanor. "A spectacular new wallpaper collaboration styled by five leading aesthetes". House & Garden.
  7. "Flower power: Kate Moss designs hand-painted wallpaper range for de Gournay". Wallpaper*. 16 August 2017.
  8. "This Enchanting New Book Explores the Beauty of de Gournay Wallpaper". Vogue. 12 October 2020.
  9. "The story behind de Gournay, upstate escapes and global inspiration from the DLN". businessofhome.com. 28 December 2020.
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