Nature is back in force in wallpapers. Our walls are covered with plants, flowers, endless landscapes to forget the dullness of our urban life.
By Sophie Lamigeon
If it is true that it takes root more and more in the city to improve the living environment – on buildings, infrastructure, urban landscape -, the plant also reinvents our interiors for our greatest good. Omnipresent in the house in all its forms, nature invades our walls with wallpaper.
Wallpaper is once again emerging as a decorative asset to revive – and reveal – your interior. But far from covering all the walls of a room, it comes to dress it in elegant touches, bringing personality to the place. Resistant, it is displayed in many forms, graphics and colors. Quick and easy to install, tear-proof and wrinkle-proof, it is adaptable. As opposed to traditional roll printing which brings a unique texture, digital printing gives an exceptional rendering of the colors and dares the patterns to large formats. Nonwoven is an assembly of textile fibers compressed on a paper support, ideal for camouflaging small imperfections, cracks and other defects of a wall. Waterproof and washable for wet rooms, it is now used in bathrooms and even kitchens. To enlarge a space and give it more depth, we choose colors and patterns taking into account the function of it, the light, its furniture and its objects.
If the 20’s and 30’s are in fashion with very graphic designs, the vegetal atmosphere asserts its rights. An infinite variation of a rich nature, the wallpaper covers the walls with abundant floral motifs, extravagant English gardens, stylized Tuscan landscapes, tropical forests design … The panoramic, very trendy, offers spectacular landscapes to escape to an elsewhere of dream. Trompe-l’oeil effect guaranteed!
The PaperMint wall decor brand stands out for its graphic, lush and original designs, handcrafted in its Parisian workshop. It offers a wide range of practical and playful wallpapers that bring a breath of modernity. Its prints and finishes are multiple. Its Fresco Toscana – a washable non-woven wallpaper – makes us dream of the “Dolce Vita”, while its Leaf model transports us to a forest of leaves.
A key player in the adventure of wallpaper, the Bordeaux company Isidore Leroy relies on three fundamentals that have made its success since its founding in 1842: technological advance, product excellence and the elegance of its collections. Its panoramic Dune decor in shades of gray is inspired by the landscapes of the Atlantic coast and offers a deep perspective that airs and enlarges the room. The wide choice of colors of the Frondaisons collection gives dynamism to the room.
Zuber’s creations – the oldest active wallpaper manufacturer in the world – are hand-printed thanks to a unique know-how combined with a well-preserved heritage. Lush flora and breathtaking landscapes are part of his decorative repertoire. The panoramic Riad Tarabel represents a continuous landscape without any repetition of scenes or patterns, the different strips of paper are connected to each other. The house offers multiple combinations and customizations.
Babylon, Islamorada, Miami Palm are names that invite you to travel. Tropical climate is the order of the day at 4 Murs, the lifestyle brand for wall decoration: palm trees and luxuriant plants in the Art Deco style embellish the walls. Powder pink, emerald, cumin, golden hues, the color palette illuminates the house.
Cole&Mason’s Botanical Botanica collection features fifteen handmade wallpapers about the transformation of nature through the seasons: Forest Sylva celebrates the elusive beauty and fantastic charm of forests.
The particularity of Presse Papier, designer, editor and manufacturer in Lyon, is to revisit the motifs of the 20th century by drawing its influences from the decorative arts, architecture, music or painting. All designs are imagined and drawn by a team of in-house artists in a traditional or digital way. Aware of environmental issues, Le Presse Papier offers high-quality, solvent-free printing on smooth or textured non-woven paper. Palm is a plant-based collection that brings a sense of lightness to the space. The palm trees of the Acapulco model give a retro-chic atmosphere. My Fair Lady Cassandra floral pattern is vintage. The Hydrangea and Glycine of the Buckingham model form an elegant plant wall for our interiors.
The Ballades Exotiques collection, imagined and designed by the creative studio Maison Lestoille, is published by Ernest Wallpaper, publisher of wallpapers and decorations since 2017. Nature is interpreted in many forms, exuberant or naive. The elegant Elio pattern is the result of direct printing of the plant dipped in the material on the paper.
Fans of the famous Epinal imagery will find sources of inspiration in the Vosges brand Maison Images d’Epinal. Dedicated to interior decoration and design, it is no exception to the plant-based trend: the Winter Garden motif, taken from a hand-painted drawing, the Jungle motif and the Forest Background motif give way to the imagination of the hidden treasures of the venerable house’s archives, which contain tens of thousands of images.
