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ENTRYWAYS PRESENTS THE COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG AND V&A DOORMAT COLLECTIONS bringing museums’ extraordinary collections to your doorsteps

inspired by art & history 2021 DOORMATS COLLECTION

Designed in collaboration with the V&A, the eight new doormats in Entryways’ V&A Collection echo the colorful and captivating artistic splendor found within the museum.

100% NATURAL COIR WITH BACKING

18" X 30" - SOLD IN CASE PACKS OF 4 24" X 36" - SOLD IN CASE PACKS OF 2

NEW V314 / V314-L Dianthus

ALICE in WONDERLAND he new capsule collection of designs inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Tis based on the original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel (1820–1914) for Lewis Carroll’s book, held in the V&A’s archives. Revisited in a fresh palette of pastel colours and with the addition of humorous quotes, these mats will add a lovely whimsical touch to any doorstep.

V308 Queen of Hearts V307 Mad Hatter

V309 Curiouser and Curiouser V310 Down the Rabbit Hole

3 p 609.704.9900 • f 908.345.5086 • [email protected] NEW V314 / V314-L Dianthus

The beautiful carnation surrounded by leaves featured on this mat is inspired by an Arts and Crafts design held in the V&A’s archives. Compton was designed in 1895–6 for Compton Hall in Wolverhampton, England, the home of Laurence Hodson, and it was probably the result of a joint Compton furnishing fabric, J.H. Dearle (1859–1932), effort between William Morris (1834–96) England, 1896 and his assistant J.H. Dearle (1859–1932).

NEW V311 / V311-L Love in a Mist The bold floral motifs of this mat are inspired by a popular wallpaper design from the V&A’s archives. Seaweed was designed by Morris & Co.’s Chief Designer John Henry Dearle (1859–1932) in 1901 and its intricate pattern of lush blooms and foliage is a celebration of nature as a perennial inspiration for Arts and Crafts artists. Seaweed wallpaper, J.H. Dearle (1859–1932), England, 1901

4 p: 609.704.9900 - f: 908.345.5086 - [email protected] entrywaysusa.com • iucbrands.co 4 V300 / V300-L This Is the Cat

The motif on this mat is taken from an original furnishing fabric in the V&A collection by C.F.A. Voysey (1857–1941), one of the most original and influential architects and designers of all forms of The House that Jack Built furnishing fabric, decorative art working at the end of C.F.A. Voysey (1857–1941), England, about 1929 the 19th century.

V302 / V302-L Espalier

5 p 609.704.9900 • f 908.345.5086 • [email protected] NEW V312 / V312-L Bamboo and Blossom

The bamboo and blossom motifs featured on this mat are inspired by the embroidered and resist-dyed decoration of an exquisite 19th-century Japanese silk housed in the V&A’s East Asia collection. In Japanese symbolism, bamboo and plum blossoms are recurrent auspicious motifs, Bamboo and blossom embroidered silk, representing strength and renewal. Japan, 19th century

V301 / V301-L Cranes

Pair of cranes under a pine tree, Kishinami Ryukei (1855–1935), Japan, 1883

Waves ‘fusuma’ paper, Japan, 19th century

THE V&A ACQUIRED ITS FIRST OBJECT FROM JAPAN in 1852 and has remained an avid collector ever since! It now holds the UK’s largest permanent display of Japanese art and design, housing objects from the 6th century to the present day.

Offering a superb insight into a rich and wide array of Japanese art, the V&A highlights outstanding examples of woodblock ukiyo-e prints, V306 / V306-L Waves paintings and screens, sumptuous textiles beautifully dyed and embroidered, traditional netsuke skilfully carved, ceramics and lacquer, providing endless creative inspiration.

The natural world has been revered for millennia and is central to the Japanese aesthetic. Landscapes, animals, floral motifs and stylised patterns inspired by nature are all distinctive traits of Japanese art across different mediums and often have complex levels of meaning, with strong auspicious connotations and poetic and mythological associations.

Artists continue to work with nature and draw inspiration from the landscape around them. Entryways coir doormats explore the Japanese attitude to nature with these simple yet unique designs.

7 p 609.704.9900 • f 908.345.5086 • [email protected] Strawberry Thief furnishing fabric, William Morris (1834–96), England, 1883

THE V&A HOLDS ONE OF THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE collections of Arts and Crafts in the world. Highlights include jewelry, furniture, architectural drawings by Philip Webb, tiles by William De Morgan, and stunning wallpapers and textiles designed by leading exponents and key figures of the Movement, such as William Morris, J.H. Dearle and C.F.A. Voysey.

V304 / V304-L Strawberry Thief The Arts and Crafts Movement emerged during the late Victorian period in England, as a reaction to not only the damaging effects of industrialization but also the relatively low status of the decorative arts.

Arts and Crafts designers sought to improve standards of decorative design and believed that working collectively, a pride in the hand-made and a return to nature would enhance the lives of many and create a better society.

entrywaysusa.com • iucbrands.co • © 2021 IUC Brands 8 The Movement may have emerged in the 1860s, but it has hardly fallen out of favor. The appreciation and desire for simple design, inspired by nature and in keeping with the rules of the Movement, reinforced by the highest standards of craftsmanship and quality materials, is just as relevant today.

NEW V313 / V313-L Brother Rabbit

This cute pair of rabbits hidden in vegetation are a motif taken from a furnishing textile by William Morris, held in the V&A’s archives. Designed between 1881 and 1882, Brother or Brer Rabbit shows a dense pattern of paired animals and fantastic foliage, illustrating Morris interest Brother Rabbit furnishing fabric, William Morris (1834–96), England, 1882 in medieval European textiles which he studied at the V&A.

9 p 609.704.9900 • f 908.345.5086 • [email protected] Deco motif, M.P. Verneuil (1869–1942), Paris, 1926

V305 / V305-L Art Deco V303 / V303-L Poppy Field

Poppies dress fabric, Calico Printers’ Association, England, 1933

entrywaysusa.com • iucbrands.co • © 2021 IUC Brands 10 THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM (V&A) IS THE WORLD’S LEADING museum of art, design and performance. Founded in 1852 in London during the reign of Queen Victoria to make works of art available to all, today it provides a place of inspiration, discovery and learning through its mission to enrich lives through design. The museum’s 145 galleries display the finest examples of the decorative arts from textiles and ceramics to sculpture and photography.

11 p 609.704.9900 • f 908.345.5086 • [email protected] DOORMATS COLLECTION

This collection takes a “Trend Meets Tradition” approach to design, with fresh colors and patterns inspired by the expansive archives of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Each mat is made entirely by hand from 100% coir.

22" X 35", 1" THICK SOLD INDIVIDUALLY

NEW 9127W Sunflower Blockprint

NEW 9126W Blanket Chest

Our “Blanket Chest” design takes inspiration from a dome-lid chest covered in wallpaper from the archives at Colonial Williamsburg. Chests, boxes, and hat boxes from the very late 18th and early 19th century that were used for storage of clothing and other personal belongings were often painted or covered in wallpaper like this example.

NEW 9129W Portsmouth Pineapple Exotic and expensive, pineapples were an impressive offering to one’s guests in the 18th century. They soon became a symbol of hospitality and welcome throughout the world. 13 p 609.704.9900 • f 908.345.5086 • [email protected] NEW 9131W Flame Stitch

Also known as bargello or Florentine stitch, traditional flame stitch needlework combines long, vertical stitches and bold colors into zigzagging peaks and valleys.

NEW 9130W Home Again NEW 9127W Sunflower Blockprint

Our Home Again doormat takes inspiration Sunflowers symbolize adoration, loyalty, from a late nineteenth-century red-and- and longevity. They originated in the white quilt found in the textile archives of Americas in 1,000 BC and were then the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. As cultivated as a valuable food source for with so many quilt designs, it speaks of centuries. Artists throughout history have family, friends, memory, and tradition. loved the sunflower’s unique splendor.

In an era when goods were traded around the world by sea vessel, “shipping” took on a distinctive meaning—precious cargo that had survived perilous months on the ocean to reach consumers. Today, the lure of the sea remains the same, but sailing has become a much safer (and enjoyable!) pastime.

9103W Pineapple Trellis 9114W Star Quilt

15 p 609.704.9900 • f 908.345.5086 • [email protected] 9116W Topiary

9115W Tulip Damask

16 9119W Friends Gather Here

9120W Brie

9122W Braganza Stripe 9102W Magnolia Blossom 9121W Persian Medallion

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9118W Home For The Holidays

9111W Berry Branch

9117W Dash Away All

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