Nicolette Mayer, the acclaimed product, wallpaper, and textile designer whose Wallpaper and Fabric collections are distributed through Scalamandre to the trade. Now Nicolette Mayer ventures into Bespoke Art, creating a new panel on Acrylic called Tree of Life, which can also work with SingleTree of Life, which together as a trio, becomes a Triptych. Recently, two sets of this Triptych were placed by Designer Cindy Rinfret on both sides of the main room in Kips Bay Showhouse in Palm Beach. Seen in Architectural Digest, Veranda, and Elle Decor, among many other magazines, this artwork is timeless Moorish and ottoman-influenced, yet modern and chic. The entry and living room at the prestigious Kips Bay Decorator Show House in Palm Beach, this important design event is the Florida iteration of the esteemed Kips Bay Decorator Show House in New York City. Nicolette Mayer’s Morrish grasscloth on metallic paper wallpaper titled Topkapi Garden was the inspiration for Cindy Rinfret’s entire design scheme of the Living Room and Entry, which is the first space that one enters when visiting the Kips Bay Decorator Show House.“Topkapi Palace, Iznik style pottery, and the beautiful Rugs in Palaces old and new inspired this design which presents a re-imagination of the ideal Ottoman aesthetic, with a new kind of chic that is entirely unique,” says Nicolette Mayer. Adds Cindy Rinfret, “This printed Morrish art inspired our color throughout the room and paired beautifully with the existing stone floors and arches. The space is so dramatic in scale, it needed a statement which was achieved with this gorgeous paper and the staggered Currey light fixtures.” Nicolette Mayer Wallcoverings were cut and applied next to the beams and dark blue ceiling, making for a custom, show-stopping experience upon entering the Show House. Unlike many Living Rooms, this space feels collected and lived in and just begs to be the site of a fabulous party. The historical reference in the design of the Topkapi Garden wall panels adds to the authentic, collected feeling of the overall design scheme. Nicolette Mayer, the designer, expertly incorporated lush blue colors that are fresh and modern, blended with themes that date back hundreds of years. Tree of Life is Art inspired by the Iznik tiled wall murals at the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. A tree, tall as minarets and underplanted with hyacinth bells, often immortalized on tiles in an alcove in the harem, once the most private-and forbidden part of the palace.
This piece is not described well on the Perigold website. First of all, there is no mention that it comes in two pieces, not one. Second, we are not told that it is transparent - which is fine if being hung on a white wall but not a colored or wallpapered wall. Finally, my panels arrived without the special attachment pieces necessary for mounting. The panels are pretty, but take these things into consideration before ordering.. Gianna. Palm Beach, FL. Sat Mar 04 2023
