Greg Herringshaw
Eagle Engine No. 13Popular between 1800 and 1850, bandboxes were originally designed to store and protect the ruffled and starched collar bands fashionable for men at the time. They were also used for transporting and storing hats and as general carry-alls. Bandboxes were generally constructed of pasteboard, while the more expensive models were composed of wood. bandbox, wallpaper, fire engine, pasteboard, block-print |
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Le Corbusier's WallsAlthough he was also a designer, painter and writer, Le Corbusier is known primarily as an architect. And, like many prominent early 20th-century architects, Le Corbusier believed in the importance of a completely designed environment. His first collection of wallpapers, designed in 1931, consisted mainly of solid colors that he referred to as a color keyboard. wallpaper, Le Corbusier, Salubra, Architecture, interior design |
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Object of the Month: NewsworthyNewsworthy combines age-old techniques with the modern notion of recycling. Woven on handlooms using the same technique as traditional grasscloth, the wallpaper is composed of 100% recycled newspaper and nylon filament. Object of the Month, wallpaper |
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Children's Room DecorationThe early years of the twentieth century were the high point in children’s room decoration. The Industrial Revolution brought about increased wealth, and children were given their own rooms for the first time. Children, child, room, bedroom, nursery, decoration, decorative, wallpaper, sidewall, frieze |
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