V&A Roccoco Tissue Paper

A whole meadow, pressed flat and printed onto tissue soft enough to fold around anything. Mint Meadow gathers wildflowers and foliage into a delicate, cool-toned design that turns even the simplest parcel into something considered. It's the finishing touch that makes a gift feel thought-through before it's even opened.

About the design

What makes Helen Ahpornsiri's artwork extraordinary is how it's created — every illustration is composed from real, hand-pressed plants. Based in East Sussex, she grows, forages and presses ferns, wildflowers and seaweed — much of which she grows in her own garden — then arranges each pressed specimen into intricate designs, often giving overlooked "weeds" a new life. Her practice is guided by a simple principle: always to contribute more than I take.

That original artwork is then printed onto Mint Meadow's soft tissue — and there's a real harmony in a design made from living plants arriving on plastic-free paper.

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

• Original artwork by an acclaimed British artist, made from real pressed plants
• 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 Helen Ahpornsiri