Wallcovering

-- Interior Design, 5/31/2009 12:00:00 AM

Carnegie Fabrics Rex

The company's dedication to eco-friendly wall coverings continues with the abstract organic Rex and five other new patterns, extensions of the Surface IQ collection. The subtly textured styles incorporate bolder, darker color ranges, and are all built on Thermoplastic Olefin Technology to support ecology and performance. 800-727-6770; carnegiefabrics.com. circle 428

York Wallpapers & Fabrics Rosato

Rosato is a large, quatrefoil-shaped damask with an intense "wow" factor, offered in seven colorways including a high-contrast flocked version. It is part of the Design Works Plaza Collection, which includes 16 patterns and coordinating textures, some featuring glass beads, sand, or flocked fibers on 20-ounce, Type II non-woven vinyl substrate. 800-455-9913; yorkcontract.com. circle 427

Fromental Origami

Infused with sculptural appeal, Origami is a paper-backed silk wall covering that is painted and embroidered by hand. This elegant made-to-order design combines subtle repeats of delicate trompe l'oeil origami "folds" with artfully stitched silk-on-silk texture in five colorways, including Kozo. 44-208-960-8899; fromental.co.uk. circle 424

Phillip Jeffries Glam Glass

Hand-woven texture takes on a fashionable shimmer in the Glam Grass collection. From a subtle sparkle achieved by weaving metal filaments into hemp, to an incandescent glow created by laminating the woven hemp onto a metallic backing, this collection's 22 choices allow you to select the perfect degree of luminosity. 800-576-5455; phillipjeffries.com. circle 425

Geoffrey Bradfield Princess Najwa

The designer's collaboration with Stark Furnishings includes carpets, fabrics, and the new Natural Glam line of wall coverings, offered in grasscloth or paper in a dozen colorways. Bradfield's glamorous, globetrotting friends are his muses and the namesakes for patterns such as Princess Najwa, an interwoven lattice that forms an endlessly romantic love knot. 212-758-1773; geoffreybradfield.com. circle 426

Crypton Super Fabrics Crypton Wall Fabric

After 15 years of creating durable, beautiful fabrics for upholstery and draperies, this textile innovator has finally hit the wall—literally. Made from recycled polyester, Crypton Wall Fabric is fade-, moisture-, odor-, bacteria-, and stain-resistant, third-party green-certified, and can be used for vertical applications including walls, panel systems, and partitions. 800-279-7866; cryptonfabric.com. circle 429

Cirqa Wallcovering Nouveau Medallion

Art Nouveau-inspired tulips are rendered subtly via low-contrast color treatment in Nouveau Medallion. Seven elegant, tone-on-tone shades include Cornsilk, Lacquer Red, Caviar, and White Shadow. The 20-ounce, Type II vinyl wall covering with Osnaburg fabric backing measures 52 to 54 inches wide. 502-458-1502; cirqawallcovering.com. circle 430

Source One Wallcovering Ulf78724

The undulating vertical wave pattern of Ulf78724, from the Ulf Moritz Charisma collection, gets its texture from a coating of fine silica sand. Ebullient lacquered blossoms peek out from among the waves in a massive repeat. The lavish collection also includes glass-beaded applications, silky Japanese fleece, and crushed textures. 866-862-4316; sourceonewallcovering.com. circle 431

Seabrook Wallcoverings Fern & Allium Silhouette

Great gardens are designed based on the sun's changing position throughout the day. Fern & Allium Silhouette illustrates the subtle interplay of light and shadow, using dark and light to imply movement and dimension. It is one of 12 designs in eight colorways in the Shadow Play collection. 800-238-9152; seabrookwallpaper.com. circle 432

Weitzner Limited Eclipse

Lori Weitzner is prone to pondering nature as it relates to the passage of time. Like a time-lapse Discovery Channel documentary, Eclipse, from her Moon Shadow woven wall covering collection, ruminates in ten colors on lunar cycles, wind-blown dunes, ice floes, cresting ocean waves, and sinuous canyons carved over millennia by wind and water. 212-414-1089; weitznerlimited.com. circle 433

Porter Teleo Organic Organization

The seven patterns in the new, hand-printed Organic Organization collection were inspired by nature and life at the cellular level. Kelly Porter, the artist behind the new line, leaves its precise subject matter open to interpretation, suggesting that her abstract nuclear shapes might portray microscopic cells, an exotic animal hide, clouds, or even hand-torn paper. 816-786-7087; porterteleo.com. circle 438

Farrow & Ball Lotus Papers

A lotus flower design drawn from a 19th-century French archive brings drama to a new block-printed wallpaper collection. Lotus Papers offers surprising versatility in two pattern sizes—20½ inches or 10 1/8 inches—each in 30 colorways from subtle neutrals to chic urban grays to contemporary acidic shades. 888-511-1121; farrow-ball.com. circle 437

Genevieve Bennett Stucco

As its name suggests, Stucco resembles molding sculpted on a plaster wall, but it is actually a cleverly designed, three-dimensional wall panel adorned with cut leather pieces. The resulting composition of abstracted leaves and flowers comes just in time for spring. While custom colors and sizes are available, it comes standard in a 30 1/3-inch-by-39 1/3-inch panel. 44-7970-972325; genevievebennett.com. circle 434

Lonseal LonElements Sahara

The desert inspired LonElements Sahara. Its textural pattern echoes tracks in the sand while its colors are an ode to the hues of one of the earth's most desolate landscapes. Its soft luster suggests a distant mirage. This 35-percent recycled vinyl is GreenMedic JIS Z 2801-certified and Greenguard-listed for microbial resistance. 800-832-7111; lonseal.com. circle 435

Innovations in Wallcoverings Monaco, Monte Carlo, St. Tropez

European craftsmanship creates the look of finely woven metal from a blend of rayon and polyester in the company's Textile Wallcovering collection. Monaco features embossed vertical ridges; Monte Carlo is a damask; and St. Tropez gives the illusion of finely woven metals. All come in four hues. 800-227-8053; innovationsusa.com. circle 436