Tea Towel - Kowhai Mosaic

Ali Davies’ kōwhai motif, reimagined as Kōwhai Mosaic, with a full colour background, tessellated into a balanced, formal repeat. This pattern sold out in earlier iterations and returns now on a new textured organic cotton base cloth, with the centre hanging loop and mitred corners you'd expect from every Ali Davies tea towel.
The design sits between native flora and formal geometry — kōwhai's loose, hanging bloom broken down and pieced back together into a tight, tile-like repeat, giving the whole cloth the quality of a hand-laid mosaic. Simple, but precise.

DIMENSIONS: 500 mm x 700 mm
MATERIAL: 100% GOTS Certified Organic Cotton, 210 gsm
PRINT: Digital, eco-friendly water-based pigments and dyes.
CARE INSTRUCTIONS: Wash separately before first use. Dry naturally where possible. Do not bleach. Note: Slight colour lightening may occur after the first wash; this is expected and part of the fabric's character.

Designed in Aotearoa and Made in India.

About the Collection: The Patterns of New Zealand range by Ali Davies is a conversation with the nature of New Zealand, a celebration of the flora and fauna of Aotearoa. When creating designs for the collection she follows two themes, ‘unity’ and ‘be the hero’. ‘Unity’ allows for an equal repetition of a motif and symbolically represents the fundamental equality we have with each other. ‘Be the hero’ shines a light on what is unique about a particular experience, plant or object of nature.

“Nature itself is the best author of patterns and my work is merely a vehicle for us to share this special connection with others and enjoy it in our own homes.” Ali Davies