Londoner Nina Campbell’s new Fontibre collection for Osborne & Little is inspired by the travels of her great uncle, who was an accomplished watercolorist. Campbell’s Fontibre pattern, shown here, is named after the source of the River Ebro in the Iberian Peninsula and features an arrangement of stylized painted foliage. (Simon Brown/Osborne and Little via AP)
This undated image provided by Elli Popp shows wallpaper created by artist Katje Behre. Behre creates ethereal wallpaper designs for her Elli Popp studio that take one on a fantastic journey to imaginative, faraway places. She’s inspired by the stories of Jules Verne as well the countryside, space and vintage photography. (Elli Popp via AP)Wallpaper goes in and out of fashion. Right now, it’s enjoying an “in” moment.
There are wildly creative designs coming out of studios all over the world. Some of the best take us on a journey to far-flung places both real and imagined.
Londoner Nina Campbell’s new Fontibre collection for Osborne & Little is inspired by the travels of of her great uncle, watercolorist Robert Hello Hutchinson Keightley. Her design Keightley’s Folio is a gallery of his small landscape paintings, punctuated by little rosettes. Barbary Toile depicts a troupe of mischievous monkeys gamboling around the Rock of Gibraltar.
Matthew Williamson, also of London, found inspiration for his new collections in pre-revolutionary Cuba and the Amazon. Tropical motifs meet lush colors in wallpapers that are vibrant and evocative.
Flamingo Club has a retro feel, with pale pink flamingos strutting among orchids and ferns against a turquoise background. A summer trip to Costa Rica led to the creation of Williamson’s Arici paper, on which playful parrots perch and swoop, their brightly hued wings brushed with gold. Slinky big cats prowl through a forest of peacock feathers on Leopardo, a print with a ’70s vibe.