There is, of course, the addition of advanced technology for custom printing that ironically further supports the handmade feeling of our product by increasing scale and forcing the viewer to see and identify these elegant designs up close.Ĭan you share with us any formative moments that have left a lasting impression on you?

It is from this stable foundation that we jump off to create our product. We all have seen a scrap in the bottom of a drawer or inside the cover of an old book – so there is a familiar quality that feels antique. This is a fairly great starting point when striving for a timeless aesthetic – there is simply so much history behind these motifs, perhaps there is a bit of paper marbling in the collective unconsciousness at this point. ‘ Ebru’, a Persian derivation known in English as ‘cloud painting’, is inspired by a certain impression made cumulus cloud formations. The inspiration for our inaugural patterns is inspired by methods that were mastered in Turkey and passed on by manuscript and oral tradition. We owe the timelessness in our work to the beautiful tradition of paper marbling which has spanned the globe for centuries. To what would you attribute the timeless character of your work? Perhaps it is this idea of utilizing no techniques in design and production that might be adopted by future wallpaper designers enabling more specialized and unique products available on demand. Since our murals are customized for every space, it truly is a different experience when confronting each installation and we hope that this specialness is absorbed by the viewer. Perhaps in 100 years, our paper may continue to hang on a few special walls…that would nice. We would rather hope that our product moves our audience here-and-now, perhaps creating a moment of wonder and awe. Of course timelessness is an honorable goal, however, one that is implausible and somewhat hypocritical. What kind of impression do you want to leave behind?Īs designers and artists, we would like our work to create an experience for anyone who encounters a wall covered in Calico Wallpaper. This issue of the Mohawk Maker Quarterly focuses on Impressions: The kind we strive to leave on our peers, customers, influencers, culture and history.

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