Wall Covering

Staff -- Interior Design, 10/31/2008 12:00:00 AM

Designlush Japanese Flower

A fusion of bold yet intricate cultural influences—including Italian marquetry, Spanish lace, and Japanese florals—is at play in the Japanese Flower wall panels. A rich blue backdrop is traced with tarnished gold detail to create the effect of inlay. The wall covering is fabricated with white oak and each panel is 195/8 -inches-square. 212-532-5450; designlush.com. circle 480

Phillip Jeffries Voyage

Like a steamer trunk full of treasures collected while traveling abroad, the Voyage collection is composed of eight different patterns, each evocative of a different destination. Arches incorporates undulating curves on ivory-colored Manila hemp and is available in seven colorways: blue, cream, green, chocolate brown, white, metallic gold, and metallic platinum. 800-576-5455; phillipjeffries.com. circle 483

Elli Popp Haron Island

Londoner Katja Behre creates fanciful mural and repeat wallpaper designs in serene and graphic colors. Haron Island features the noble birds in a complex coloration melding rose, peach, pink, cream, and truffle in a single colorway; it is one of four. 44-07-957-135-041; ellipopp.com. circle 487

Jim Thompson Alice

Like Alice, who ate a teacake and grew to enormous proportions, this patterned silk is ripe with oversized fruits and heavy flowers. The silk and cotton blended Alice shares the sensibilities of 17th-century damask. It is available in nine colorways and is 56 inches wide. 800-262-0336; jimthompson.com. circle 484

Arc-Com Fabrics Burnished Lazio

Burnished Lazio has a luminous quality that reflects the influence of Murano and Venetian glass, as well as mother of pearl and abalone shells. The 54-inch-wide rolls are made of Type II vinyl with non-woven backing. Choose from abalone, opal, blazed bronze, and gilded copper. 845-365-1100; arc-com.com. circle 486

Stark Wallcovering Paradiso & Lambrada

The Flamante collection is composed of six designs. Two of which—Paradiso and Lambrada—evoke the energy of Flamenco dancing. With flock on paper, these ebony lines grow wildly in a pattern that is 20½ inches by 33 feet wide. 212-355-7186; starkwallcovering.com. circle 485

B. Mori & Co Mandarin Lotus Pond

Reflective of traditional Japanese fabric screens found in teahouses, delicate Mandarin Lotus Pond explores motifs from lotus flowers and ferns, to water, ducks, and butterflies. The paper-backed silk pattern is 51 inches wide. 415-431-6888; bmori.net. circle 492

Vycon Wallcovering Tarragon

Verdant and leafy, Tarragon is a shimmering textured wall covering in 18 organic, rich colors including dried moss, algae, cinnabar, and sauvignon. This Type II contract vinyl is available in a 54-inch width. 201-440-7000; vyconwallcovering.com. circle 488

York Wallcoverings Riveira Rollo

Designed by Stacy Garcia, Riviera Rollo is a bold, graphic wall covering that comes in 20-ounce vinyl with a fabric backing. The 27- or 55½-inch-wide product is available in a fresh color palette of six hues: Etesian, Bora Chiara, Levanto, Mistral, Sirocco, and Bora Scura. 800-455-9913; yorkwall.com. circle 489

Wolf-Gordon Adire

Adire is a welcome addition to the Permawall HP collection, a line of high performance polyolefin wall coverings. Incorporating a traditional herringbone motif, this tear- and stain-resistant fabric lives up to the reputation of its architectural inspiration, the French Art Deco furniture designer Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann. Available in 14 colorways with a 54-inch width. 800-347-0550; wolf-gordon.com. circle 491

Seabrook Wallcoverings SBK14255

The beauties of nature—fluttering butterflies, delicate flowers and leaves, perching birds—take center stage in the manufacturer's Eco Chic collection. The line's 22 patterns represent these natural aspects with abstract and hip graphics, as seen in the stamp-like, tree-trunk design of SBK14255, printed onto vinyl and offered in four colorways. The entire collection is screen-printed using water-based inks. 800-238-9152; seabrookwallpaper.com. circle 490

Trove Azha & Indi

Mastering the art of trompe d'oeil, these magical wall coverings are haunting. Some are cast in ashen colors and, like Azha and Indi, teem with wildlife. Others come in more antique hues of pink, sepia, and blue; all are available in 35½-inch widths. 212-268-2046; troveline.com. circle 497

Second Look Plexus

The Plexus collection introduces four new designs to its series of recycled wall coverings. To complement the eco-friendly line, Mori Silk, Bandhari, Akita, and Jaipur are all inspired by nature. The 54-inch, 20-ounce vinyl uses a mildew-inhibiting agent as well as water-based inks and adhesives, so it's perfect for hospitality and health-care projects alike. 502-614-1633; secondlookwc.com. circle 493

Dessin Fournir Rose Cumming

Evoking the design of pressed-tin ceilings or the lining of a wooden box, Rose Cumming Wallpaper blooms with geometric cabbage roses framed by lines. Available in seven colorways, including cream, pink, charcoal, and gold, this hand screenprinted wallpaper is approximately 28 inches wide and repeats every 2¼ inches vertically. 785-434-2777; dessinfournir.com. circle 496

Yangki Into the Woods

Sondra Alexander shows a delightful sense of irony with Into the Woods, her faux bois-inspired wall covering. This organic illusion links modern interiors to a more rough-hewn lifestyle without the splinters. Constructed with Class A-rated paper-backed vinyl in a 30-inch width. 415-626-5009; yangki.com. circle 494

Precious Pieces Kaku/Kyoto Grid

Constructed in Japan, Kaku/Kyoto Grid is part of the Architectural Parchment collection of eco-friendly Washi-Japanese parchment, made by hand from all natural materials—such as Mulberry bark fibers—without chemicals. Available in custom sizes, up to 30 by 100 inches. 212-682-8505; precious-piece.com. circle 495

2008 FALL MARKET TABLOID – WALL COVERING

Don't miss our other 2008 Fall Market Tabloid wall covering features:

• On a Roll
  It was a dilemma, albeit a fortunate one, when sales at Maya Romanoff doubled in just two years...+ Slideshow

• Flower Power
  Jocelyn Warner is deeply rooted in botanical inspirations. The designer relies on detailed perspectives on nature, which she then translates into contemporary wallpapers that retain an English Arts and Crafts feel... See the full 2008 Fall Market Tabloid.