Pearl, Lily, and Lattice: A Wallpaper of Convergent Cultures
1. The Grammar of the Beaded Lattice and the Diaper Pattern The first impression this wallpaper gives is of an intricacy concealed within simplicity. A diamond grid running diagonally across the entire surface is finished with an elaborate beading ornament — small...
From Palace to Province: The Art Deco Chrysanthemum Wallpaper That Crossed Asia
1. The Grammar of an Era: Translating a Neo-Gothic Skeleton into Art Deco The first sensation this wallpaper delivers is one of solidity and flatness. The Neo-Gothic style that once decorated 19th-century European cathedrals and aristocratic residences originally...
