{"product_id":"henri-matisse-masterpiece-throw-blanket","title":"Henri Matisse Masterpiece Throw Blanket","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eIs 130 × 160 cm the right size for what I have in mind?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is one size here, so the only question is whether it suits the job.\u003c\/strong\u003e 130 × 160 cm is throw dimensions, not bed dimensions — it is made to be seen as much as used.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eChoose it for\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIf this sounds like you\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn armchair or the arm of a sofa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want the pattern visible rather than buried. At this size it hangs and reads as artwork on the chair.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne person, sitting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want a lap and shoulders throw for reading or television, not something two people share.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcross the foot of a bed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou want a band of colour at the end of a plain duvet, not a full second cover.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you want something that covers two people lying down, this is not that blanket — it is a chair-sized piece.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eWill a bold print like this survive washing without going muddy?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinted throws lose their punch in two ways: heat and sunlight.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Matisse-style design lives entirely on the contrast between flat blocks of colour, so anything that dulls one block dulls the whole thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWorks on\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAvoid\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eCool gentle machine wash, turned inside out\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eHot water and hot tumble drying\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eDrying in shade or indoors\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eDrying in direct sun, which flattens strong colour faster than washing does\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eSpot cleaning with plain water and a soft cloth\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eBleach and any stain remover that lifts colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThe step people skip: if it lives on a chair by a window, turn it around every few weeks. Otherwise one half fades and the other doesn't, and that is far more obvious than even fading across the whole piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eA blanket that does the job of a picture on the wall.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost rooms have a chair that is fine and boring. Right colour, right shape, nothing happening. The usual fix is a cushion, which reads as filler, or a plain throw, which reads as nothing at all. A throw carrying a Matisse-style cut-out design does something a plain one cannot: it puts a graphic on the chair. When it is folded over the arm you get a slice of it. When it is spread out you get the whole composition. Either way the chair has stopped being furniture and started being the thing you look at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Henri Matisse Masterpiece Throw Blanket showing the full printed design\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/SurajImages_45e03c63-2451-4302-ba0b-75eeb3421d41.jpg?v=4503764345%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the flat-colour style is harder to print than it looks\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatisse's late cut-out work has no shading and no gradient. It is shapes in solid colour against a solid ground, which means the eye goes straight to the edge where two colours meet. On a woven throw that edge is the hardest thing to get right — any bleed between the blocks and the whole design goes soft and looks like a photocopy of itself. A print that holds a clean boundary between the shapes is what separates a piece that reads as intentional from one that reads as a poster gone through the wash. That is also why this works best where you can see it whole rather than crumpled: the design is doing the work, so give it a surface to sit on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e130 × 160 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e — the single size. Wide enough to spread across an armchair with the design legible, long enough to reach from your shoulders to your feet when you are sitting, and short enough that it never puddles on the floor. If you are choosing where to put it, an armchair by a lamp is where it earns its keep.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Henri Matisse Masterpiece Throw Blanket detail view of the printed shapes\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/SurajImages_1_98d13c4a-0c4f-49bf-b404-af165964ee1a.jpg?v=4503764345%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne Henri Matisse Masterpiece Throw Blanket\u003c\/strong\u003e in the single 130 × 160 cm size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMatisse-style cut-out design\u003c\/strong\u003e in flat blocks of colour rather than shaded print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThrow proportions\u003c\/strong\u003e — built for a chair, a sofa arm or the foot of a bed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSized for one person sitting\u003c\/strong\u003e, shoulders to feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReads as graphic art\u003c\/strong\u003e folded or spread, so it works as a styling piece as well as a blanket\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e cool gentle machine wash, turned inside out, no bleach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry in shade\u003c\/strong\u003e — direct sun is the fastest way to dull the colour blocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRotate it\u003c\/strong\u003e if it lives by a window, so it fades evenly or not at all\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree tracked shipping to your door. 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