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heraldry for interiors

Bespoke heraldic art and tapestries for historic and contemporary interiors.

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Heraldry was never intended to exist only on paper. For centuries it has appeared on shields, banners, textiles, furniture, stained glass and architectural decoration — bringing identity, colour and continuity to the spaces in which people live.

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Andrew continues that tradition today, creating individually designed heraldic pieces for private houses, historic properties and contemporary interiors.

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heraldry in the interior

A painted shield, banner, tapestry or heraldic textile can give a room something increasingly rare: decoration with personal meaning.

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Heraldry can sit naturally within a historic setting, but its strong forms, colour and symbolism can be equally effective in a contemporary interior. A single shield may provide a restrained focal point; a group of banners, armorial panels or textiles can form part of a more extensive decorative scheme.

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The aim is never to create pastiche, but to allow an ancient decorative language to live confidently in the present.

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designed for the setting

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Each commission begins with the heraldry and the interior in which it will be placed.

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Scale, proportion, colour and materials are considered so that the finished piece belongs naturally within its surroundings. A design intended for a manuscript page cannot simply be enlarged onto a shield or banner; it must be redrawn and adapted with an understanding of both heraldry and decorative art.

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Andrew's specialist training and more than four decades of professional practice inform this process. The heraldry remains correct. The interpretation and design are created for the setting.

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Painted shields, banners, tapestries, cushions and other bespoke heraldic furnishings can be commissioned individually or as part of a related scheme.

 

Each is conceived as something personal, made rather than manufactured, and intended to endure.

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Heraldry has decorated great interiors for centuries. There is no reason it should belong only to the past.

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