Press

Leeloo + Zohan is a New York design studio working where photography, archival research, and print meet silk and paper. We make silk scarves and fine art prints—each one in an edition of 100—built from original imagery, rediscovered postcards, and botanical plates that have been sitting quietly in museum archives for a hundred years.

The studio was founded by artist and former art director Paul Morris and is named for two cats. We make pieces to order, close editions when they sell out, and work with museums, galleries, and independent retailers on collaborations and trade accounts.

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Press & editorial inquiries

For image requests, interview requests, product samples, or embargoed information, contact info@leeloozohan.com. We typically respond within two business days.

High-resolution assets, brand bios, and founder photography are available on request. If you’re working against a publication deadline, please flag it in your subject line and we’ll prioritize.

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Brand bios

50-word bio

Leeloo + Zohan is a New York design studio making silk scarves and fine art prints. Each piece is printed in an edition of 100 and built from archival photography or original imagery. Founded by former art director Paul Morris. Based in New York City.

100-word bio

Leeloo + Zohan is a New York design studio making silk scarves and fine art prints. Every piece runs to an edition of 100 and closes when it sells out—no restocks, no reissues. The studio’s collections pull from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s botanical archive, vintage New York postcards, and original photography from founder Paul Morris’s travels through Hawaii, Central America, Europe, and Southern India. Scarves are 100% silk habotai or twill, finished with a machine-rolled baby hem. Prints are produced on Fuji Crystal DP II archival fine-art paper. The studio is named for two cats.

250-word bio

Leeloo + Zohan is a New York design studio making silk scarves and fine art prints. The studio was founded by Paul Morris, an artist and former art director whose design practice spans editorial layout, original photography, and archival research. He holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design (1997) and has held art direction roles at George, The New Yorker, and Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine, among others. The studio is named for two cats—Leeloo and Zohan—who run the place with the confidence of small celebrities.

The collections pull source material from three primary archives: the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s botanical-illustration holdings (the Smithsonian Series); vintage New York City postcards from the 1905–1915 Golden Age of American postcard printing (the Vintage Postcards Series); and original photography from Morris’s own archive, shot across New York, Hawaii, Central America, Europe, and Southern India (the Patterns in Nature Series). Every piece is released to order, in editions of 100 per size; when an edition sells out it closes. Scarves are printed on 100% silk habotai or twill and finished with a machine-rolled baby hem. Fine art prints are produced on Fuji Crystal DP II archival paper, in editions of 100. The studio ships directly to customers in the United States and works with museum shops, galleries, and independent retailers on trade accounts. Based in New York City.

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Founder—Paul Morris

Paul Morris is an artist, photographer, and designer based in New York. A Parsons School of Design BFA (Class of 1997), he has worked for two decades as an art director across editorial and brand contexts, including roles at George, The New Yorker, and Maui Nō Ka ʻOi Magazine. His personal practice combines original photography, archival research, and digital composition. Leeloo + Zohan—founded to bring that practice onto silk and paper—is the result of a decade of collecting images and thinking about how they might live on silk.

Morris’s photography has documented subjects across New York, Hawaii, Central America, Europe, and Southern India. Select work from his archive has been adapted into the studio’s Patterns in Nature Series and Artwork collection.

For interview availability, contact info@leeloozohan.com.

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Quick facts

• Founded: New York City
• Founder: Paul Morris (Parsons BFA, 1997)
• Named for: Two cats—Leeloo and Zohan
• Editions: editions of 100 per size. No restocks, no reissues.
• Scarf materials: 100% silk habotai or silk twill. Machine-rolled baby hem.
• Scarf sizes: 16", 26", 36", and 50" squares.
• Print materials: Fuji Crystal DP II archival fine-art paper. Some pieces available as Alu-Dibond mounted behind acrylic glass, ready to hang.
• Collections: Vintage Postcards Series, Smithsonian Series, Founders Series, American Folk Art Series, Patterns in Nature, Artist Series.
• Shipping: Free standard shipping within the United States.
• Retail & trade: Direct-to-consumer at leeloozohan.com. Museum shops, galleries, and boutiques via Wholesale & Trade.

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Available assets

The following are available on request at info@leeloozohan.com. Typical turnaround is within two business days.

• Product photography—high-resolution individual scarf and print images (multiple sizes, lifestyle + flat-lay).
• Studio and founder photography—Paul Morris in the studio and on location, available for editorial use with credit.
• Archival source imagery—select permissions-cleared images from the collections, with provenance metadata.
• Brand logos and wordmarks—vector and raster in multiple configurations (horizontal, stacked, monogram).
• Press bios—the 50/100/250-word bios above in plain text, plus expanded profiles for long-form feature work.
• Product line sheet—current-season catalog with images, SKUs, retail pricing, and availability.

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For the trade

Museum shops, galleries, boutiques, and institutional buyers interested in wholesale or consignment partnerships should contact us via the Wholesale & Trade page or directly at info@leeloozohan.com. Line sheets, sample requests, and opening-order terms available on inquiry.

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Last updated 2026-04-22.