Wallpaper and Interior Design

Hospitality Design Moves Art Into the Wall Itself

Art in hotels is moving from applied to embedded - sculptural walls, dimensional surfaces. Where a flat, artist-designed wallcovering still earns its place.

Wallpaper Doesn't Need Realism, It Needs A Real Hand

De Gournay's Jemma Cave names this season's real shift: wallpaper is moving past photorealism toward material suggestion — which only an actual painted origin can deliver honestly.

The All-Gray Room Is Losing Ground To Pattern

In short: The all-gray room has stopped being the safe default — 2026 color and interiors coverage keeps naming the same fatigue: designers and homeowners are done with flat gray walls and are re...

Does A Printed Pattern Need Real Paint's Motion Underneath It

In short: This season's designers are naming marbled, paint-in-motion wallpaper as one of 2026's strongest patterns — and the real question underneath the trend is whether a print that only imita...

A Real Hand-Painted Archive Beats A Pattern Designed From A Brief

Scott Pask brought his Broadway scenic-design archive to wallpaper. Why a real hand-painted source — from any discipline — outweighs a pattern made to order.

A Personal Pattern Beats A Safe Repeat

In short: the biggest 2026 wallpaper trends aren't about a bigger print or a louder color — they're about a pattern that carries a real story instead of playing it safe. Five designers, from bl...

This Season's Wallpaper Wraps The Whole Room, Not Just One Wall

In short: This season's wallpaper trend isn't a feature wall — it's the whole room. Designers are wrapping ceilings, moldings, and every wall in one continuous pattern to make a space feel envelo...

2026 Wallpaper Trends Are About Feeling Made, Not Printed

Designers say 2026's wallpaper story is craft and story, not just bold pattern. Why a pattern that starts as a real painting fits the moment.