Hooked On Walls: A Site As Beautiful As The Wallpaper They Make

Obviously I surf the net. A lot. And come across a plethora of wonderfully designed products. But every once in awhile (not often, mind you), the site is as beautiful to look at as the products it's selling and in this case, Hooked On Walls is one of those sites. A company launched in january of this year, Hooked OnWalls is part of the Arte International Collection of fabrics and textiles. The website was designed by the uber talented Group94.

Now, I'm not saying it's beautifully 'designed'. That would imply that the navigation is intuitive, that the menu is clear and that finding what, where and how to purchase is easy. This is not the case here, but rather the images and photography are so compelling that it's a nice a site to sell a photographer's work as it is to showcase these amazing wallpapers. Now, I have contacted them in an attempt to learn who the photographer is but to no avail. If any of my readers know, by all means tell me so I can credit them!

They have four collections, all with edgy names; Jealous Walls, Stolen Diamonds, Hysterical Glamour and Belgian Graffiti.









Each of the collections above has many matching solid colored wallpapers to accompany the patterns, too.

Now take a look at just some of the beautiful photography from the site:
(click on each image to enlarge)













Download some of their lovely wallpapers for your computer, such as the ones shown below, here.




Contact information:

HOOKEDONWALLS
Industriezone‘De Waerde’
Senator A. Jeurissenlaan 1210
B–3520 Zonhoven
Tel. B. +32 11 81 93 10
Fax B. +32 11 81 93 11
sales.export@hookedonwalls.com

Flavor Paper Wallcoverings: Scratch n' Sniff, City Park, Fishnet & Nouveau Riche

New Orleans' Flavor Paper has lots of great wallpaper designs. Most unusual are their actual Scratch and Sniff wallpapers, Jon Sherman's Fishnet, and Dan Funderburgh's new urban looking toile called City Park and his tongue in cheek Nouveau Riche.

The Fruit Cocktail Collection of scratch & sniff wallpapers was released at Wonderland for NY Design Week 2007. They can print it without scent if preferred, but then why would you want it? “The Fruit Cocktail Collection” by Michael Angelo for Flavor Paper features designs called Cherry Forever, Tutti Frutti, and B-a-n-a-n-a-s. Cherry Forever is included in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

B-A-N-A-N-A-S!


Designed by Michael Angelo
Screens: 4 to 6
Colors Achieved: 5
Pattern Repeat: 12 inches
Side-to-side Match:
Eighth Drop
27”×15’ roll retail price:
$300-450

Cherry Forever
 
 

Designed by Michael Angelo
Screens: 2 to 5
Colors Achieved: 3 to 4
Pattern Repeat: 10 inches
Side-to-side Match:
Straight Across
27”×15’ roll retail price:
$200-400

Tutti Frutti
 
 

Designed by Michael Angelo
Screens: 6 to 8
Colors Achieved: 7
Pattern Repeat: 18 inches
Side-to-side Match:
Eighth Drop
27”×15’ roll retail price:
$400-550

In addition to those, Dan Funderburgh created City Park, another take on the traditional toile or damask looking wallpaper. From afar, it looks like something that might be in the ladies room of a fancy hotel, but upon close inspection one can see the parking meters, rats and fire hydrants:

City Park
 

 
Designed by Dan Funderburgh
Screens: 1
Colors Achieved: 2
Pattern Repeat: 20 Inches
Side-to-side Match:
Straight Across
27”×15’ roll retail price:
$150

Nouveau Riche
 


Designed by Dan Funderburgh
Screens: 1
Colors Achieved: 2
Pattern Repeat: 54 inches
Side-to-side Match:
straight across
27”×15’ roll retail price:
$150

Fishnet
 


Designed by Jon Sherman
Screens: 1
Colors Achieved: 2
Pattern Repeat: 19 inches
Side-to-side Match:
Straight Across
27”×15’ roll retail price:
$150

 

The above is only a small sampling of what they have to offer. Be sure to see all of their selections of hand printed and vintage wallpapers on their site.

Ferm Living Opens US online store!

Now, it's not that we needed yet another beautiful wallpaper and wall sticker manufacturer or designer, but we have one. Ferm Living makes some of the most beautiful wallpaper's imaginable and now you can purchase their beautiful products online in the US.










They're also coming out with a bedding collection soon!

Buy Ferm wallpapers and wall stickers here.

100 WALLPAPER* COVERS: VOTE TO WIN!

All great magazines shift, shuffle, find space and re-shape to survive and prosper and Wallpaper* is no exception. Changing tastes, and our own success, are clearly mapped in this gallery of our first 100 covers. From the tentative first steps, back in 1996, through confident camp to the audacious experimental leaps that we have undertaken in the last year, Wallpaper* has always dared to bare, break boundaries and, occasionally, bemuse. We've still got it covered.

To see all 100 covers, click here.

I've long been a fan of Wallpaper magazine. Having had a subscription since they began, I've seen many of these fabulous covers. Now, you can see them all and vote as to which you think is the best.



You'll also get a chance to win the hot new Wallpaper City Guides (seen below):




To see all 100 covers, click here.

Vote for your favourite and be in with a chance to win a set of Wallpaper* City Guides.

below are a few of my favorites from the past decade:




Now you go tell them which one is your favorite!

To see all 100 covers, click here.