Some are part of the Silver Studio Collection, while others originated from Crown Wallpapers. We also have a small selection of wallpapers by well-known designers such as Edward Bawden, John Aldridge, Lucienne Day and others.
Explore our collection below, and have a look at the short online reading list on the history of wallpaper that we have put together.
View a selection of wallpapers in our collection
Crown Wallpapers
Crown Wallcoverings generously donated a substantial part of their wallpaper collection consisting of 5,000 wallpaper samples and pattern books from the early 1950s to the late 1960s. This collection includes wallpaper pattern books by Shand Kydd, John Line & Sons, Potters of Darwen, and Lightbown & Aspinall, including some of the Palladio range
Palladio Wallpapers – Find out more about some of MoDA’s exciting post-war wallpapers
Craft Wallpapers
Edward Bawden
Edward Bawden (1903-1989) is one of a group of artists who achieved fame, followings and steady work in their own lifetimes, but who have, since their deaths, become even more revered.
Peggy Angus
Peggy Angus (1904-1993) had a varied and esoteric professional career, matched by restless wanderlust in her personal life. [Video]
Wallpaper Stories
The Highwayman in the Front Room
Find out what happened when Dick Turpin galloped into Penge...
Zoe Hendon: New book about Wallpaper
MoDA's Head of Collections, Zoe Hendon, tells us about her new book on the history of wallpaper
How people have used the wallpaper collection
Serena Dyer: Student style and a wallpaper sandwich
MoDA's Curator, Serena Dyer, found herself fascinated by the wallpaper sandwich...
Catherine Rose Scott: Musings of a Wallpaper Rookie
Find out what Catherine Rose Scott, Creative Writing student made of MoDA's wallpaper sandwich
