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Sonic Wallpaper: Runner Bean
Can you imagine this wallpaper accompanying you as you climb up the stairs? Do you like the colours and the way the beans and leaves are drawn? Find out what the participants in Felicity Ford’s Sonic Wallpaper project had to say about it.
Sonic Wallpaper: Tree and Cow
Is this wallpaper suitable for kitchen or the bedroom? Does this it require a view of the countryside or would it be suitable for the city? Would the blank spaces prove just too tempting to fill in yourself? Hear what participants in Felicity Ford’s Sonic Wallpaper project had to say about it.
Sonic Wallpaper: Repeat Concave Pattern
Is this wallpaper calming or busy? Can you imagine it in a workroom or an office? Participants in Felicity Ford’s Sonic Wallpaper project thought it would be ‘energising’ – what do you think?
Sonic Wallpaper: Tropical Fish
Would this wallpaper make you feel happy? Could you see it in a bedroom or in the bathroom? Hear what participants in Felicity Ford’s Sonic Wallpaper project thought of this fishy wallpaper.
Sonic Wallpaper: ‘Moss’
This wallpaper is called ‘Moss’, but several people in Felicity Ford’s Sonic Wallpaper project were reminded of nerves, capillaries or the inside of the brain. What does it make you think of?
Sonic Wallpaper: Crockery and Glassware
Can you imagine this wallpaper in a café or tea room? Do you like it or is it too ‘busy’? Hear what participants in Felicity Ford’s Sonic Wallpaper project thought of it.
Sonic Wallpaper: ‘Discus’ wallpaper by Robin Day
Find out what sound artist Felicity Ford made of this wallpaper.
Gemma Leader: Silver Studio Grasspapers (2020)
MoDA’s Collections Assistant Gemma Leader was recently interviewed by Middlesex University TV Production students. The focus of the interview was MoDA’s collection of late nineteenth century grasspaper stencils, produced by the Silver Studio in the 1890s. In the video, Gemma talks about how grasspapers are made, and the inspiration behind Arthur Silver’s innovative stencilling technique. […]
Lucy Ellis: the magazine of the wallpaper industry
I have always had an interest in the history of wallpaper, and I also have a background in retail. When I started my MA in the History of Design and Material Culture at the University of Brighton in 2017, I was keen to bring these two things together. So I was delighted to find a […]
Anne Burke: Reinterpreting MoDA’s photography collections
Thousands of photographic images can be found within the books, folios and prints of MoDA’s collection. They depict various subjects, from nineteenth-century portraits to botanical images of trees, flowers and plants. They also depict museum objects such as textiles and ceramics from Europe and elsewhere. Many of these photographs were acquired by the Silver Studio […]