Jean Monro’s Lustmore brings painterly foxgloves to linen
A contemporary floral design that departs from the formality of chintz, Lustmore showcases cascading foxgloves in an unexpectedly fresh palette, offering a looser elegance for interiors seeking something between structure and ease.
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Martin Brudnizki’s own home reveals the particular grace of Jean Monro’s newest design, Lustmore, where foxgloves descend the walls in a composition that feels painterly rather than merely decorative. The flowers hang in soft vertical cascades across a cream linen ground, their petals rendered in a palette of dusty pinks, deep reds, muted blues, ochres and greys that gives the pattern an unexpected contemporaneity.
Lustmore marks a subtle shift within Jean Monro’s oeuvre. Where the house’s core designs belong to the tradition of formal chintz, this pattern possesses an ease and freshness that comes from its looser character. The foxgloves are articulated with sufficient painterly freedom that the composition reads as botanical observation rather than ornamental repetition. The linen ground itself contributes to this quality, its undyed fabric providing a luminous base that allows the subtle colour play to emerge without the weight that denser materials might impose.
What makes Lustmore particularly useful in contemporary interiors is its temperament. It sits comfortably alongside more formal furnishings without demanding to dominate the room, yet brings sufficient visual interest to anchor a wall or frame a window with grace. The design suggests a collector’s home where books are stacked beside a single framed drawing and florals coexist with architectural clarity, allowing formality and ease to negotiate their own conversation.
Lustmore is available through Jean Monro as a linen print.
Imagery courtesy of Jean Monro (@jeanmonroprints).
