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Looking for Type Wallpaper
Posted by refusenik in
30 Jun 2008 — 1:46pm
30 Jun 2008 — 1:46pm
No, not desktop wallpaper – "real" paper-on-walls-kinda-wallpaper.
We'll be doing some re-decorating soon and I'd love to adorn one of the hallway walls (a slender and curving beauty, I might add) with some type-based wallpaper. Big letters, small letters, the odd number and diacritic, a few, handpicked punctuation marks, you get the picture. Alas, I haven't found any yet. Any ideas where I might find such a thing?
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30 Jun 2008 — 2:57pm
Ray Fenwick did some wallpaper designs, but I think only one was printed, and that one's not typographic.
(You can buy) http://www.nakedandangry.com/pattern/2661/Old_Timey_Tiley
(You unfortunately can't buy) http://www.nakedandangry.com/pattern/2962/Re_SpamPoetry
30 Jun 2008 — 10:23pm
Thanks maxgraphic, that's a decent start. It really is difficult to find, especially because you basically can't google for it, because of desktop wallpaper usurping the name.
If all else fails I suppose I can always either print my own or break out the scanner, project & trace type onto standard wallpaper. Another idea might be something from Stefan Sagmeister's book: Mask off areas of sheets of wallpaper with type, then leave in the sun to fade, finally peel off the mask. Oh well, the search goes on, I appreciate the help.
1 Jul 2008 — 5:01am
if you can't find any have you thought of doing a montage of magazine/poster/other printed material? i like the thought of have all these random letters and words covering everything... it's an idea.... once placed on the wall you could cover it with a clear varnish-type thing to preserve the paper...
it's an idea...
another is to just make the wallpaper yourself and get it large-format printed... like a billboard....
cheers - sye :)
1 Jul 2008 — 5:15am
also you may want to take a look at this type wallpaper as used in the food court of melbourne central in melbourne australia.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1077735&l=d5dd6&id=645756564
cheers
1 Jul 2008 — 11:33pm
Thanks Simon. The way my search is going I'll have to make my own. Of course, this might turn out to be a blessing in disguise…
2 Jul 2008 — 12:19am
http://www.harmonie-interieure.com/
2 Jul 2008 — 5:40am
These aren't text pattern wallcoverings, but they might be a good start to finding something that's more along what you're looking for.
http://shop.feelmorehuman.com/c-58-wallpaper.aspx?pagesize=99999999
http://www.emeryetcie.com/en/what/wallpapers/metre/samples/index.htm
http://www.johannabasford.com/sub-category/6
http://www.designpublic.com/shop/wall-art/wallpaper
You might even want to peruse your local wallpaper distributor, and look for styles under Scripts and Signage.
3 Jul 2008 — 7:05am
My sister is an interior designer and passed this onto me:
Maharam: www.maharam.com – go to “virtual library” and select the first book that says “Wallcovering – Vinyl” and flip through to the second page. It’s called “Alphabet 397710” and you can view the colors on the bottom right corner.
Knoll: www.knoll.com (textiles) http://www.knoll.com/products/textileproduct.jsp?prod_id=1034 it’s not readable, but it’s still text.
3 Jul 2008 — 7:20am
Hmm, the Knoll one: a "rich textural field" ... or a "rich textual field"?
The Maharam one: isn't that the design shown in Simon Robertson's photo?
3 Jul 2008 — 10:50pm
it sure looks like it! cool!
6 Jul 2008 — 11:53pm
Just managed to re-check this thread and wow… thanks everybody! Fantastic finds! I really like the Maharam paper. If it's not too expensive to ship and buy I think I'll go for it in beige and white, it would be perfect.
Once again: Thanks to all typophiles, I knew you could be relied upon for this "problem". :-)
7 Jul 2008 — 9:08am
http://www.bnind.com/products/iconic/Helvetica.asp
13 Aug 2008 — 12:36pm
This just in from Veer. Not technically wallpaper, but still interesting:
http://www.veer.com/products/merchdetail.aspx?image=VPR0005040