Mary Katrantzou Creates a Vintage Inspired Collection for Villeroy & Boch
Fashion designer (and one-time architectural student) Mary Katrantzou is known for her wild prints that cohere through studied symmetry. The Greek-born, London-based creative’s first foray into interior design nods to both, with tile that is both digitally printed and traditionally screen-printed with a step and repeat of colorful, varied butterflies set within frames styled as postage stamps. They form the basis of Victorian, a ceramic wall-and-floor tile collection for Villeroy & Boch that draws from the manufacturer’s two centuries of history. It’s also inspired by Katrantzou’s own legacy: namely prior collections centered around collecting and Victorian ornamentation.
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