#Wallpaper Category
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 […]
Art Nouveau Stencilled wallcoverings (2019)
Fifty six important stencilled textiles, grasspapers and wallcoverings from MoDA’s Silver Studio Collection are now available to students and researchers, following the completion of a major conservation project. We are grateful for the support of the Association of Independent Museums (AIM) who made this project possible. the problem The stencilled materials were originally stored roughly […]
Beth Cleveland: What ‘Home’ means to me
Beth Cleveland is a third year Middlesex University student on Dr Josie Barnard‘s Publishing course. Here she used her memories of wallpaper as a way of thinking about what ‘home’ means to her. Yellow and cream stripes lined the walls from the bottom of the stairs to the top. A border of painted lilies ran […]
Naima Bakar: MA Printmaking Graduate
Naima Bakar is a recent graduate from Middlesex University’s MA Printmaking course. She visited MoDA during her studies and found a wealth of inspiration for her printed textiles and wallpapers. She explains more in this short film: Naima’s tutor Steve Mumberson commented that “the results of her research at Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture […]