AB Concept teamed up with Calico Wallpaper to create a serene wallcovering collection inspired by the changing seasons of the Japanese Alps
Curbed: What Wendy Goodman Loved at This Year’s Milan Furniture Fair
The Milan Furniture Fair (or Salone Internationale del Mobile) rebounded in a big way after two years that included a downsized show in September and a canceled one in 2020. The event usually takes place in April, but Salone president Maria Porro pushed the comeback to June, which resulted in even more anticipation for the design world’s biggest exhibition. Here are some standouts I saw at the sprawling, citywide showcase.
By Wendy Goodman
Interior Design: In Shape: Spring Market Tabloid
Calico Wallpaper
The New York-based wallpaper outfit founded by Rachel and Nick Cope has long been inspired by global art practices, including traditional ones from Japan and Turkey. Their newest endeavor, Glow, is inspired by artists closer to home-including Light and Space legend (and California native) James Turrell. Squint and you can see vast fields of pale-colored bands gracing the wallpaper designs. Six colorways include the pink-tinted Flame and the gray-and-mauve Gleam, as well as Lumen, Flume, Crosslight, and Blend. The product was created by experimenting with collage, mixing vellum and translucent Lucite, to create a distinctive and welcoming play of light and pattern.
Spring Market Tabloid (Print) — May 31, 2022
Surface: Every Object in Bari Ziperstein’s Colorful New Studio Carries Meaning
With the help of emerging firm Foss Hildreth, the in-demand ceramicist unveils an expanded production facility and showroom for her burgeoning Los Angeles studio that’s outfitted with slick ‘70s Italian furnishings and sentimental objects from her favorite local makers.
BY RYAN WADDOUPS
Photography by Laure Joliet
Wallpaper*: Salone del Mobile 2022: explore Milan Design Week
Discover the 60th edition of Salone del Mobile (7 – 12 June 2022) and what to see in Milan during Fuorisalone 2022 (from 5 June 2022) with our ongoing report as the events of the week unfold.
By ROSA BERTOLI
Architectural Digest: Elizabeth Roberts Looks to the Past for Her New Wallpaper Collection
The AD100 architect joins forces with Calico Wallpaper for a historically-inspired collaboration
ELLE Decor: Whimsical Wallpaper is Making a Comeback. Are You Ready?
Thanks to digital printing, full-scale wall murals are now almost as accessible as the repeating patterns of yore. Calico Wallpaper, for instance, creates artful, abstract motifs rich with atmosphere that never repeat. The company’s latest introductions include designs resembling supersize wood grain, paintbrush strokes, and free-form paper cutouts as well as washes of color evoking gauzy clouds and electric sunsets.
Design Milk: Calico Wallpaper Enlists Top Designers for New Gradient Collection
Calico Wallpaper unveiled a new collection of one-of-a-kind wallcoverings called Dawn designed in collaboration with top designers. Nick and Rachel Cope, co-founders of Calico Wallpaper, enlisted Ini Archibong, Sabine Marcelis, Dimorestudio and Neri&Hu to expand their signature collection, Aurora, with a series of gradient designs that aim to inspire hope and optimism during these challenging times.
New York Times Style Magazine: Colorful Wallpaper Inspired by the Horizon
When Calico Wallpaper founders Rachel and Nick Cope designed their Aurora collection, consisting of 16 different multicolored ombrés, in 2013, they drew on memories of the various horizons they’d seen on their extensive travels — from seascapes in Tulum to sunsets in Tuscany. Stuck in their New York home last year, the couple found a new way to bring a global perspective to their work: They invited four international design studios to craft their own Aurora prints, each one just as personal as the originals.