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As featured on the BBC
A treasure trove of 50,000 antique wallpapers and fabrics dating from 1800 - 1990
Exciting
Beautiful
Inspiring
Commercial
Experience centuries of inspiration at your fingertips.
Original source material available for purchase, loan, private archive appointments and visual research.
commercial expertise
The archive is only part of the story.
For 17 years, Cheryl O’Meara has sourced, curated and presented archive collections for hundreds of brands across the globe.
With thousands of historic designs, the skill is not simply in having access to the archive. It is knowing what matters. What resonates. What feels fresh. What has commercial potential. And what should be left behind.
As both an antiques dealer and designer, Cheryl sources with a trained eye for beauty, story and relevance. Searching markets, auctions and forgotten corners for new pieces, she considers how each design might live again - its scale, charm, production potential and relevance to modern gift, stationery, home, craft, packaging and lifestyle collections.
With a deep understanding of her clients, she knows what they look for, what they need and what will help them create collections with soul and commercial strength.
The archive provides the resource.
Experience provides the curation, instinct and design support.
Archive Curation
to Brief
Cheryl has a highly trained eye for editing the archive to suit a specific brand, market or collection.
Whether you’re looking for antique textiles, historic wallpapers, small-scale florals, decorative papers, classic giftable motifs or archive inspiration for licensing, Cheryl can curate a focused edit of suitable pieces with commercial relevance, brand fit and story at the heart.
get a taste of the archive
Each Archive Edit is a beautifully curated digital experience, combining heritage stories, creative inspiration, archive resources and thoughtful prompts to help you see the world through a collector's eye.
Take away a little piece of the archive to keep, return to and inspire your own creative journey as well as 18 full res archive scans.
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• BBC • Disney • Soho House • Divine Savages • Emma Wood Home • Mollies Manchester • Linwood •
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