With our eye out for patterns, we couldn’t help but notice these carpets adorning Vegas casinos, featured in the New Yorker. All I can say is… wow.
Intern at Large Karli Hendrickson just wrote me about a fantastic book she’s reading: “Off the Wall, Wonderful Wall Coverings of the Twentieth Century” by Lena Lencek and Gideon Bosker. In the second section of this book “Circles and Squares- Geometrics, Abstracts, Op Art, Minimalist Art” the book explains that geometric motifs were typical of the 1950’s. Post World War II, low-cost screen printing inspired the production of more experimental and avant-garde patterns. Also during this time, an upwelling of ranch homes in the growing suburbs inspired the wallpaper industry to create bold patterns wallpaper to accent and jazz up the simple, open, and modern design of these ranch houses. Textile designs at this time were also very bold and featured prisms, grids, doodles, and loops of geometric inspired design.
I just heard from Karli Hendrickson, Cavern Intern-at-Large, that Bravo’s “Bethany Getting Married?” recently had a scene in which Bethany went shopping for baby clothes. She apparently went to YOYA, an adorable shop in the west village, that prominently features Cavern’s Blackbird wallpaper. Here are some cute shots from the store:
Big News! Cavern is thrilled to announce the launch of our new gift box collection. The boxes are hand made in the USA with our hand-silk screened wallpaper. They are intended to be sold in gift shops, so when you’re buying a present for someone, you buy the box as a beautiful (and simple) presentation package.
Cavern is very happy to be working with the exceptional rep group Aesthetic Movement to sell the collection. All orders should go through A/M: orders@aestheticmovement.com.
A special thanks to all the Cavern interns, especially Pat Shiu, for making this collection possible. We are so happy to move into a product that is still fabulously patterned and true to our “Cavern” roots but at the same time accessible to all Cavern lovers. The gift boxes will arrive in stores this Fall.
What is it about Todd Oldham that makes him so inspiring? I see his work and my heart skips a beat. His books, his photographs, graphic design, products, and interiors all exude this organic, joyful quality. His innocent, colorful quality translates perfectly to his ingenious Kids Made Modern project, an educational and crafty guide to design. Maybe it’s Oldham’s ability to express his unique perspective in such a wide variety of different mediums that ultimately makes him so appealing.
In this blog, loosely dedicated to walls, patterns, and surface inspiration, I thought I would include a few images from his website of the interiors he has designed. So cool:
This past weekend I stopped into Just Scandinavian, a design shop in TriBeCa, and I have been thinking about designer Joseph Frank ever since. His wallpaper, textile, and furniture designs all exude the simplicity and vibrancy associated with Scandinavian design, but they also have a fanciful quality that is uniquely his own. I love how it all looks so colorful and bold while still being refined and tasteful. The shop keeper at Just Scandinavian described Frank as the “Swedish William Morris,” as both designers shared a passion for pattern and nature, and both came to define their respective national aesthetics. I told her that walking into the store, I felt like I died and went to color heaven.
Check out Just Scandinavian- they have an online shop and sell home goods by Frank and other amazing designers!
Just saw these installation shots of our Blackbird pattern on Jen Marsh’s charming website, Cattywompus. This is a cupcake shop in Hoboken apparently. Charm abounds!
Stunning installation shots of ‘Blackbird‘ in the new Aesthetic Movement showroom in Chicago. We’re so excited to be working with them. The space looks amazing. Congrats!
I see wallpaper everywhere, and I go back and forth between thinking it’s because my eye is trained to see wallpaper — or it’s because wallpaper actually is popping up everywhere and taking over the world. Commercials, movies and TV, fashion editorial…wallpaper wallpaper wallpaper! Below, some shots from the May Urban Outfitters catalog sent by Cavern intern-at-large Karli Hendrickson.
Thanks for the images Karli!
Finally had a chance to see the Shepard Fairey mural on Houston & Bowery and snapped these photos of the most wallpaper-like elements of the piece:
