Black Flora Placemat by Chilewich

A graphic sensibility transforms familiar, natural forms into a striking interplay of light and shadow, motion and stillness. To create this enchanting new printed placemat, our design team used one of the earliest photographic processes to make continuous-tone, contact-printed images—known as cyanotypes or sun prints—of fresh and dried flowers. The composition ultimately selected adds dimension to the silhouettes, evoking a field of blooms turning toward the sun