FLASHBACK: How Does Calico Make Their Gorgeous Marbled Wallpaper?
Calico Wallpaper from their website
Calico and its gorgeous marbled wallpaper has been warmly received by the design industry. The Calico wallpaper installed in Carrier & Company's room in the 2014 Kips Bay Show House made it sing, but I first wrote about Calico more than a year before that installation.
Interior design by Carrier & Company. Wallpaper by Calico. Photography by Lynn Byrne
Interior design by Carrier & Company. Photography by Lynn Byrne
It's fascinating how Calico makes their stunning paper and you may wish to take a look back at how they do the marbling process. For Calico, it all started with Hurricane Sandy, but the art of marbleizing itself began in Japan around 825 CE.
The Japanese art of suminagashi
Via Martha Stewart
I am seeing a related trend for marbleized home accessories too--both show houses in the Hamptons this summer featured them.
At the Hampton Designer Show House
holiday house marbled box
Now I can't wait to see what designers do with Calico's new ombre-like collection, Aurora, which Calico devised by experimenting with fabric-dying methods. Certainly Calico is one to watch!
Calico Wallpaper's new Aurora collection
Calico Wallpaper