England Wallpaper

1 england

1.1 20th century
1.2 21st century
1.3 historical collections

england

artichoke wallpaper morris , co, designed j h dearle

during napoleonic wars, trade between europe , britain evaporated, resulting in gradual decline of wallpaper industry in britain. however, end of war saw massive demand in europe british goods had been inaccessible during wars, including cheap, colourful wallpaper. development of steam-powered printing presses in britain in 1813 allowed manufacturers mass-produce wallpaper, reducing price , making affordable working-class people. wallpaper enjoyed huge boom in popularity in nineteenth century, seen cheap , effective way of brightening cramped , dark rooms in working-class areas. became norm in areas of middle-class homes, remained relatively little used in public buildings , offices, patterns being avoided in such locations. in latter half of century lincrusta , anaglypta, not strictly wallpapers, became popular competitors, below dado rail. painted , washed, , deal tougher, though more expensive.

wallpaper manufacturing firms established in england in 19th century included jeffrey & co.; shand kydd ltd.; lightbown, aspinall & co.; john line & sons; potter & co.; arthur sanderson & sons; townshend & parker. designers included owen jones, william morris, , charles voysey. in particular, many 19th century designs morris & co , other arts , crafts designers remain in production.

20th century

by twentieth century, wallpaper had established 1 of popular household items across western world. manufacturers in usa included sears; designers included andy warhol. wallpaper has gone in , out of fashion since 1930, overall trend has been wallpaper-type patterned wallcoverings lose ground plain painted walls.

21st century

in 21st century, wallpaper evolved lighting feature, enhancing mood , ambience through lights , crystals. meystyle, london-based company, invented led incorporated wallpaper. development of digital printing allows designers break mould , combine new technology , art bring wallpaper new level of popularity.

historical collections

historical examples of wallpaper preserved cultural institutions such deutsches tapetenmuseum (kassel) in germany; musée des arts décoratifs (paris) , musée du papier peint (rixheim) in france; victoria & albert in uk; smithsonian s cooper-hewitt, historic new england, metropolitan museum of art, u.s. national park service, , winterthur in usa. original designs william morris , other english wallpaper companies held walker greenbank.