Research - Wallpaper/Stickers - Supernice

Another wallpaper from the Wallpaper from the 70's is this 'Animal Farm' wallpaper (above), designed for a kids playroom. It has a tile repeat pattern, I really like the fun elements of this wallpaper. Other wallpapers which remind me that wallpaper's don't always have to be so serious are these wallpapers from the lovely website Supernice, with hundreds of contemporary wallpapers, stickers and soft furnishings.

I love this one above, they are wall stickers, it reminds me of what i've already been doing in my sketchbook.

Research - Pattern

Just as I was getting bored of floral wallpaper and thinking how repeative it is, I came across Wallpaper from the 70's, a 70's inspired website with a contemporary twist. Not all there work is floral tho, they look at floral, baroque, glamourous, surreal, romantic and abstract.

Research - Pattern - Anne French

Anna French has been producing her own wallpaper for 30 years, her style is bold, with striking motifs, often in the floral range. Her 'Glamourous' range is probably my favourite as I like the composition and colour she uses, she doesn't over complicate these designs. Some of her Wild Flora collection such as Bouquet can be a bit fussy and dated.

Anna French - Bouquet

Research - Pattern - Sanderson

Sanderson are just amazing for wallpaper, have been manufacturing wallpapers for years, these wallpapers above are both very different compositionally, but have similar themes. These demonstate the difference in feelings you feel when values and placement are changed.

These wallpaper patterns have been inspired by 19th century block print. This wallpaper comes 9 colour ways! They're being retailled at just over £30 a roll.

Research - Pattern - Bradbury & Bradbury

Bradbury & Bradbury have created this historical inspired wallpapers influenced by artist William Morris, Walter Crane and Christopher Dresser for there Arts and Craft II collection.

Lilies of the Field

Idylwild

Bradbury & Bradbury also have a moderism wallpapers, with movements such as Art- Deco, Post-war era, Atomic Age and The Mod Generation. These Aeroplane wallpapers were inspired by the Art Deco movement and come in Cappuccino, Sky Blue and Old Gold colour ways.

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Vintage cowboy gift wrap paper with a half drop repeat pattern, from the 1940s.

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I've decided to divulge into vintage illustrations again but contrast them with some mark making to follow the juxtaposition theme I've been taking. I've found these, one's an actually vintage illustration from 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' dating back to the 1900's sourced here and another is a more contemporary take for the magazine cover of Colophon but you can tell it's been influenced by vintage illustration, click here. They look so similar in design, it's as if the contemporary design was actually inspired by this vintage illustration, even down to how the little girl is blowing a dandelion in the wind and 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' is about a tornado that hits a house.



Here are some more covers from Colophon magazine, I like some of the elements in these, like the text, lines and shapes. Darren Di Lieto of The Little Chimp Society has uploaded his interview with the creators of Colophon magazine, click for an interesting read about both illustration and non-illustration questions.