23 Mar2017
Boråstapeter’s New Wallpaper by Scandinavian Designers II Collection
We now have the Boråstapeter Wallpapers by Scandinavian Designers II collection available in our showroom, a unique opportunity to decorate your walls with a piece of classic Scandinavian design. The collection collates patterns from 5 different designer icons within architecture and pattern design during the 1940’s – 1960’s.
As Scandinavia is well-known for its many prominent textile and furniture designers, the Scandinavian Designers II collection includes 14 patterns which have all been created during the 1940s, 50s and 60s, and are all still as fresh and relevant today as the day they were designed.
From clockwise left to right: Amorina 1771 in ‘Green’, Arne 1784 in ‘Blue’, Aurora Panel 1790 in ‘Multi’, Berså 1754 in ‘Orange/White’, Bladranker 1787 in ‘Green’, Köksväxter 1789 in ‘Green, Purple, Blue, Yellow’, Melodi 1757 in ‘Multi’, Poème d´amour 1764 in ‘Pink’, Pottery 1760 in ‘Red, Beige, Blue’, Rabarber 1792 in ‘Multi’, Romans 1766 in ‘Black, White’, Trapez 1778 in ‘Grey’, Trollslända 1788 in ‘Multi’, Vertigo 1774 in ‘Blue, Gold’.
A little bit about the designers…
Stig Lindberg
Almost a century has passed since this imaginative jack of all trades was born, but he is set to be even more integral to people’s homes than ever. Quite literally. His timeless design style is just as relevant and popular now as it was during the 1950s when his textiles, tableware, children’s book illustrations and TVs filled Swedish homes. Just as we think he would have wanted, Lindberg’s playful, slightly surreal, crazily beautiful and decorative designs can now adorn everybody’s walls with these wallpapers for everyone to love.
Arne Jacobsen
The world-renowned Danish architect and designer who created design history with his furniture, textiles and cutlery. Jacobsen’s designs were so timeless that his work still feels completely contemporary even though almost 75 years have passed since his heyday. It is said that when his strict father forbade him from becoming a “mere” artist, the future design icon staged a revolt by painting the walls of his bedroom white to give him something to draw on. Now his designs have been transformed into wallpapers, we can venture a guess that the young Arne in particular would have been highly delighted with this turn of events.
Viola Gråsten
Viola Gråsten initiated a new era in Swedish textile art with her modernist approach, flowing shapes and unusual colour combinations. Born and educated in Finland, Viola came to Sweden in 1944 when the war resulted in a wool shortage in her native country. She set her audaciously colourful and imaginative mark on everything from long-pile rya rugs to fabrics and quickly became one of Sweden’s most outstanding textile designers. In 1947, employed by well-known designer Atrid Sampe at NK’s textile studio, Viola sensationally revamped the department store’s rya rugs and printed fabrics.
Gocken & Lisbet Jobs
Sisters Lisbet and Gocken trained as potters in the 1930s, but during the Second World War it became difficult to obtain glazes for pottery. So Astrid Sampe, head of NK’s textile studio, suggested that they transfer their floral motifs from ceramics to textiles. Their colourful, hand-printed fabrics provided much-needed joyful expression during the post-war era, when decorative elements were needed to soften the functionalist style of architecture that had developed.
Boråstapeter Presents the Scandinavian Designers II Wallpaper Collection:
Visit our large showroom in Styvechale, Coventry to explore the collections further and discover other exquisite fabric and wallpaper collections. Our showroom is open Mon – Fri 9:30 – 17:30 and Saturdays 9:30 – 17:00.
DISCLAIMER: All of the above Scandinavian Designers II wallpapers are out of stock with the supplier until 12th June 2017. Please enquire on stock before ordering.
This water based emulsion dries to an exceptionally matt finish, which emphasises the deep pigments in each colour. Because of it’s matt finish and durability this paint is ideal for interior walls and ceilings that can be gently sponged down if needed. Kitchen and bathroom walls and ceilings can be painted with the matt emulsion, but only if the room is really well ventilated and if the painted wall doesn’t come into direct contact with any water.
The oil based eggshell is a traditional low sheen finish that is resistant to steam and condensation in kitchens, bathrooms and conservatories. It’s very durable so it is ideal for interior woodwork and metalwork including doors, window frames, skirting boards and radiators. It may also be suitable for use on exterior woodwork and metals if base is primed beforehand.
