V&A Kilburn Coral Aqua Tissue Paper

Delicate florals in fresh coral and aqua, drawn from the V&A collection and printed onto tissue soft enough to fold around anything. It's the finishing touch that turns even the simplest parcel into something considered.

About the design

V&A Kilburn Coral Aqua reproduces a design by William Kilburn (1745–1818), the Dublin-born textile designer and botanical illustrator celebrated for his exquisitely detailed floral calicoes. Working in the late 18th century, Kilburn brought a botanist's precision to printed cotton, and his designs were so admired in their day that they were widely copied — helping spark the earliest efforts to protect designers' work.

The original is held in the collection of the V&A — the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Here, in a fresh coral-and-aqua colourway, that same fine botanical detail brings a piece of the collection to something you can wrap with, line a keepsake box, or simply keep for its own sake.

How to use it

• Wrap gifts, candles, ceramics or a treasured find from the shelf
• Line a drawer, hamper, gift box or shoe box
• Layer through packaging for an online order or a market stall
• Stuff a gift bag, or shred for a decorative fill
• Or simply keep a sheet back, because it's lovely

Why you'll love it

• A heritage design from the V&A's world-renowned collection
• Plastic-free — and the packaging is plastic-free too
• Soft, generous sheets that fold and drape beautifully

Specifications

• Contents: 4 sheets of tissue paper
• Sheet size: 700 × 500 mm
• Packaging size: 310 × 120 mm
• Material: Plastic-free tissue paper
• Packaging: Plastic-free
• Artwork: Original design by William Kilburn (1745–1818), from the V&A collection