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New-Wave Wallpapers

Wallpaper often comes with negative connotations of frenetic patterns and faded fruit borders, but a new wave of wallpaper design offers modern alternatives to plain paint and plaster. Click through the slideshow to see the eight designs we are digging right now.

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Also by Rossouw, Earth Night would make an excellent feature wall with its strong colors and perfectly clashing patterns. $43 per three square feet.
Also by Rossouw, Earth Night would make an excellent feature wall with its strong colors and perfectly clashing patterns. $43 per three square feet.
Marieke Adams is a textiles, product, and illustration designer based in Cape Town. She also works under Robin Sprong Wallpaper to produce whimsically patterned wallpaper. Pictured here, Blue Bottle looks like a deconstructed version of an old-fashioned lace pattern. $43 per three square feet
Marieke Adams is a textiles, product, and illustration designer based in Cape Town. She also works under Robin Sprong Wallpaper to produce whimsically patterned wallpaper. Pictured here, Blue Bottle looks like a deconstructed version of an old-fashioned lace pattern. $43 per three square feet
Marieke Adams is a textiles, product, and illustration designer based in Cape Town. She also works under Robin Sprong Wallpaper to produce whimsically patterned wallpaper. This pattern, "Bunting in the Breeze," is subtle yet adds movement and depth to any wall. The triangles almost seem to undulate. $43 per three square feet.
Marieke Adams is a textiles, product, and illustration designer based in Cape Town. She also works under Robin Sprong Wallpaper to produce whimsically patterned wallpaper. This pattern, "Bunting in the Breeze," is subtle yet adds movement and depth to any wall. The triangles almost seem to undulate. $43 per three square feet.
Parisian design company, Élitis, began designing wallpapers because they felt the industry didn’t offer enough colorful and innovative selections. Their latest Kandy line, inspired by the ancient city Kandy in Sri Lanka, is just that. Painterly yet structured, this paper is strong enough to make a statement and subtle enough to paper a whole room without overwhelming it. Bonus: the thick vinyl coating makes it easy to wash. $700 per panoramic (Each panoramic can be hung like a pattern drop, cutting marks are provided).
Parisian design company, Élitis, began designing wallpapers because they felt the industry didn’t offer enough colorful and innovative selections. Their latest Kandy line, inspired by the ancient city Kandy in Sri Lanka, is just that. Painterly yet structured, this paper is strong enough to make a statement and subtle enough to paper a whole room without overwhelming it. Bonus: the thick vinyl coating makes it easy to wash. $700 per panoramic (Each panoramic can be hung like a pattern drop, cutting marks are provided).
Cavern is a bicoastal design firm specializing in wallpaper. They are environmentally friendly and silk-screen their unique designs by hand. One of the new designs, I see you, features a google eye pattern on which people can draw their own creations. $155 per roll.
Cavern is a bicoastal design firm specializing in wallpaper. They are environmentally friendly and silk-screen their unique designs by hand. One of the new designs, I see you, features a google eye pattern on which people can draw their own creations. $155 per roll.
Brooklyn design studio, Eskayel, creates environmentally friendly wallpaper that softens the look of every room. Founder and designer Shanan Campanro designed her latest collection, Poolside, to mimic the surface of a swimming pool and the interplay of tiles and sunlight under water. This design, Ula Pearl, is the perfect shade of gray and would work with most color schemes. $595 per roll.
Brooklyn design studio, Eskayel, creates environmentally friendly wallpaper that softens the look of every room. Founder and designer Shanan Campanro designed her latest collection, Poolside, to mimic the surface of a swimming pool and the interplay of tiles and sunlight under water. This design, Ula Pearl, is the perfect shade of gray and would work with most color schemes. $595 per roll.
Eskayel's Reflection Amarynth print: This almost-Ikat print manages to exude serenity without feeling like waiting room. $595 per roll.
Eskayel's Reflection Amarynth print: This almost-Ikat print manages to exude serenity without feeling like waiting room. $595 per roll.