14 Spectacular Materials and Wallpapers Launching This Yr From the Manufacturers Designers Know and Love
Entrelazados by Élitis
Entrelazados from the Merida Collection freshly reinterprets retro motifs—think donut repeats and lava lamp-like geometrics—into five new patterns using hand-applied raffia. The Entrelazados wallcovering, with its tactile latticework, is a collection favorite. Available 2022. elitis.fr
Petrouchka wallpaper by Naoki Kawano for Pierre Frey.
Photography courtesy Pierre FreyPetrouchka by Naoki Kawano for Pierre Frey
In shape, Japanese artist Naoki Kawano’s expressionist artworks are simple. The complexities lie in their color, an experimental equation of gouaches and pigments against artisanal paper. This season, Pierre Frey reinterprets Kawano’s process—from graphite sketches to careful brushstrokes—into wallpaper, fabric, and rug designs. Available 2022. pierrefrey.com
Folley wallcovering by The Vale London.
Photography courtesy The Vale LondonFolley by The Vale London
Before ever making their way to a linen fabric or textured wallcovering, the Vale London’s designs begin as original paintings by founder Melinda Marquardt. Within the new collection Ethereal Reveries, the designer plots, as she dubs them, “happy-go-lucky birds” atop a textured grasscloth to create the Folley wallcovering, which has a matching embroidered fabric as well. Available 2022. thevalelondon.co.uk