Amaryllis Rilona Featured in Country & Townhouse

We’re delighted to share that our Amaryllis Rilona handcrafted lacquered placemat has been featured in the July issue of Country & Townhouse.

Amaryllis Rilona is a new 2026 design, inspired by the amaryllis flowers that filled my childhood home in Stockholm during the festive season. My mother’s favourite bloom, it became a lasting symbol of warmth, light, and winter celebration — a quiet presence that marked the rhythm of the colder months.

Storytelling is central to my work. I have always believed that objects carry meaning far beyond their function, and that design becomes most powerful when it holds memory, emotion, and narrative within it. Through each piece, I aim to translate personal experience into visual form — creating work that invites connection and interpretation at the table.

The design begins in watercolour on carefully selected paper with quite a heavy textured feel. For us, this translation from hand-painted artwork to finished object is not simply a production process, but a continuation of the original gesture — preserving the character of the brushstroke, the cut edge, and the layered composition in a new material form.

Each composition is hand-painted on carefully selected paper, with every flower individually studied, painted, and cut out by hand. These elements are then layered to build depth and movement — creating a composition that feels almost like a bouquet, yet remains intentionally two-dimensional. A still moment of softness and structure.

Once complete, the original artwork is photographed and translated onto our handcrafted British lacquered placemats and coasters. Each piece is produced using sustainable materials and finished with a high-gloss melamine resin, designed to bring both durability and refinement to the table.

This process — from hand-painted artwork to finished object — sits at the heart of Nina D. It reflects a slower approach to design, where material, memory, and making remain closely connected.

Amaryllis Rilona featured in Country & Town House marks a meaningful moment for the collection, and a quiet acknowledgement of the craft behind it.

With thanks to Country & Town House for the feature.