Solfatara + Mimosa

Solfatara + Mimosa takes its name straight from the source—two antique hyacinths, pictured side by side on a single nineteenth-century plate.

‘Solfatare’ and ‘Mimosa’ were named hyacinth varieties—one coral-red, one deep purple—drawn for a Haarlem bulb-grower’s album now held at the a historical design archive. We lifted the two blooms off the plate, turned up the color, and cut them into a quilt-like grid in gold, violet, and coral red. The result reads more like a modern textile than a vintage print—clean lines, big blooms, zero hesitation.

Throw it over denim, a blazer, or a beat-up coat. It holds its own without shouting, and it’s built to stay in rotation for years.

• 100% silk habotai
• Two antique hyacinth varieties (‘Solfatare’ and ‘Mimosa’) reworked from a 19th-century album plate
• Graphic, quilt-inspired layout in warm hues
• Rolled baby hem for a neat edge
• Versatile square: neck, hair, wrist, bag, or wall

A considered gift—arrives ready to wear.

Source. “Hyacinths, Solfatare and Mimosa,” Plate 7 from A. C. van Eeden’s “Flora of Haarlem,” designed by Arentine H. Arendsen, chromolithograph by G. Severeyns, ca. 1881. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (CC0).

Origin & Provenance. Designed in our West Village studio by artist Paul Morris. Each scarf begins as an original photograph or collage, digitally printed to order on 100% silk habotai, in editions of 100.

Discover more in our Botanical Silk Scarf Collection. Also explore the M.M.V. 5.11.1876 Silk Scarf. Available in 26″, 36″, 50″ squares.