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<div class="eyebrow">Editorial · vocabulary · Studio Caravaggio</div>
<h1>Design vocabulary</h1>
<p>A lexicon of the 1800s-era patterned world is essential for the discerning buyer, a Rosetta stone for decoding the language of weave, dye, and motif. These terms are not mere jargon but the bones of a design tradition that pulsed through parlors, parlance, and the very fabric of domestic life. Here, we dissect the vocabulary that defines the era’s most coveted textures and designs, each term a thread in the tapestry of Studio Caravaggio’s curation.</p>
<h2>Brocade</h2>
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<li>A richly woven textile characterized by raised patterns, often created with gold or silver threads. In product, it manifests as a velvet-soft wallcovering with a three-dimensional floral motif, its luster catching light like a chandelier in a ballroom.</li>
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<h2>Toile de Jouy</h2>
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<li>A French printed fabric featuring pastoral or historical scenes in monochrome, typically on a white or cream ground. On product, it appears as a linen-backed paper with a pastoral vignette of a shepherd and sheep, its stark contrasts evoking the crispness of a 19th-century countryside.</li>
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<h2>Jacquard</h2>
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<li>A weaving technique that allows for intricate, multi-colored patterns using a loom with individual control over each warp thread. In product, it is evident in a tapestry-like wallcovering with a repeating arabesque, its hues shifting subtly under different lighting conditions.</li>
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<h2>Chinoiserie</h2>
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<li>A European design style inspired by Chinese art, featuring pagodas, dragons, and floral motifs in asymmetrical compositions. On product, it emerges as a wallpaper with a mandarin robe and koi fish, its borders frayed as if hand-painted by a forgotten artisan.</li>
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<h2>Trompe l’Oeil</h2>
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<li>A technique using realistic imagery to create the illusion of three-dimensional objects. In product, it is seen in a mural-like panel depicting a carved wooden cabinet, its drawer handles and grain so lifelike they seem to protrude from the wall.</li>
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<h2>Guipure</h2>
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<li>A lace-like fabric with openwork patterns, often made of cotton or silk. On product, it translates to a sheer, beaded paper with a lattice of vines and leaves, its transparency allowing light to filter through in a delicate, diffused glow.</li>
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<h2>Marquetry</h2>
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<li>The art of assembling pieces of wood, metal, or other materials to create a decorative surface. In product, it is rendered as a wallcovering with inlaid geometric shapes in rosewood and ebony, their edges so precise they mimic the craftsmanship of a 19th-century cabinetmaker.</li>
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<h2>Intarsia</h2>
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<li>A technique of inlaying different materials to form a design, often used in furniture and paneling.
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