Digital Magic

Edited by Karen D. Singh, Deborah Wilk, Mark McMenamin, and Yvonne M. Chan -- Interior Design, 5/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Pacify or provoke? Maharam customers favoring the second option will welcome the debut of Maharam Digital Projects, which translates the work of visual artists and graphic designers into wall coverings—and turns any space into an installation. This textiles specialist collaborated with the limited-edition wall-covering manufacturer Wallpaper Lab to kick off the series with two 10-by-36-foot designs. Douglas Gordon's Two Minutes: Playing Dead is a grid composed of tiny film frames depicting an elephant learning to. . .play dead. Karel Martens contributed Dutch Clouds, in which thousands of multicolored graphic icons form a pointillist sky-scape. In the fabrication process, digital images are printed with water-based ink on a nonwoven cellulose-latex blend and given a matte or glossy finish. Both patterns can be custom-scaled to fit; they can also be rendered on other substrates for window coverings or upholstery. 800-645-3943; maharam.com. circle 409