On the Wall · The Wall Shawl

Sized to your room.

Shown on a 10 ft × 8 ft wall · figure 5′7″ for scale — enter your wall above to see yours.

The Print

The specifications.

PaperNon-woven paste-the-wall substrate, 240 gsm, matt finish
InkPremium odour-free, eco-friendly inks · wide colour gamut · UV-stable, lightfast
DesignerOriginal design by Akanksha & the Wall Shawl design team
SizingMade to your wall measurements
OriginDesigned in-studio and printed to order
Lead timePrinted to order · dispatched in 3–5 working days
The Composition

What the mural describes.

On a ground the colour of unbleached linen — warm, woven-textured, the quiet tone of handmade Japanese washi — a meditation in restraint unfolds. Herringbone blocks anchor the lower third in a loose cluster, their chevron lines carrying the unmistakable wobble of a hand-held pen, each angle minutely imperfect in the way that proves a human sat and drew this slowly. Nearby, an organic constellation of hexagons gathers — not a rigid honeycomb but a living cluster, some slightly larger, others tilted a fraction, their edges in a paler grey that recedes into the ground. Long, unhurried wave lines flow horizontally across the middle distance, drawn in a single continuous stroke that thickens where the hand pressed and thins where it lifted. In the generous open spaces between — and there is so much open space, the Japanese principle of ma made visible — secondary rhythms whisper: a crosshatch texture in one small patch, a dot grid barely distinguishable from the paper grain, a broken line frame whose gaps are as intentional as its marks.

This mural is made for a bedroom where the wall should recede and the room should breathe, or a living space that already holds pattern in the furniture and needs the wall to be beautifully quiet. Printed to your exact dimensions and supplied in numbered drops. Bespoke versions with deeper grey line weight or a stone ground are available on commission.

  • Hand-painted scenic mural, printed to order
  • Made to your wall's exact measurements
  • Matt non-woven paste-the-wall paper
  • Supplied as numbered drop panels
  • Sample swatch available
  • Custom colourways on request
  • Designed & finished in-atelier
How It Arrives

A roll, a paste, a named hanger.

Each mural is printed to the exact measurements you submit — width, height, and drop — then supplied as sequentially numbered panels, ready to hang in order. Paste system: standard overlap paste, seams pattern-matched. No trimming required.

We work with a trusted network of specialist paperhangers. At the order stage we can introduce a recommended installer in your area — or supply full installation notes for your own hanger.

Questions

Asked of the studio.

Can I order this mural to fit my exact wall size, and how is it supplied?

Yes — every mural is made to your wall's precise width and height. You supply your measurements at checkout and we print and trim accordingly. The mural arrives as individually numbered drop panels so installation is straightforward even on large walls.

Can the line weight or ground colour be adjusted for a more or less graphic effect?

Custom versions are available on commission. We can increase the grey line weight for a more graphic result, deepen the ground to a warm stone or soften it further toward pure white, or shift the geometric balance toward more wave and less herringbone. Please use the bespoke enquiry form with your preferred direction.

Lineage

In this colourway · more from the studio.