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Reports on wallpaper museum, which is part of the Zuber wallpaper factory complex in France. Popularity of 11 rooms that house panoramic wallpaper images of countries including Switzerland.

Focuses on wallpaper displayed in an exhibition called 'Rooms With a View: Landscape and Wallpaper,' at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum of the Smithsonian Institution in 2001. History of wallpaper and its uses in interior design; Photo essay by Kelly Ryerson.

Discusses the renewed interest in the 1990s in wallpaper. The popularity of hand-printed wallpaper; Wallpaper history; The influence of the Arts & Crafts Movement; The interest in hand-painted wallpaper; Examples of businesses involved in producing and selling wallpaper. INSET: Wallpaper sources.

Reports on the interior decoration at the Italian restaurant 'Gino' in New York City. History of the restaurant; Comments by well-known patrons; Use of zebra-embossed wallpaper; Color scheme; Lack of pretense; Success and longevity of the restaurant.

Kiki Smith, who is known for her artistic explorations of the natural world, is no stranger to the domestic one; she has designed multiples for the Fabric Workshop and Museum and decorative glass objects for Steuben. Smith's latest foray is the Maiden & Moonflower wallpaper for Studio Printworks, a company known for its collaborations with contemporary artists. The hand-printed wallpaper, which comes in six color combinations, depicts a woman standing under a tree, surrounded by nocturnal animals and stars. And, the better to protect the real natural world, this PVC-free paper is printed with water-based inks. Go to studioprint works.com. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The author offers opinions on interior decoration, recommending that persons obtain samples of wallpaper and hang it on a wall to determine if it is suitable for them.

Since founding the influential London fashion label Biba in the 1960s (a young Anna Wintour worked for her as a shop clerk), Barbara Hulanicki has created looks for Cacharel and Fiorucci, done a collecton of children's clothes, even designed hotels for Chris Blackwell in Jamaica and the Bahamas. Her current gig? Dreaming up wallpaper for the English company Graham & Brown (grahambrown.com). WHY WALLPAPER? Graham & Brown asked me, after the success of the banana designs I did for Habitat Textiles, which are still going strong. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Focuses on New York City's Neue Galerie, which is bringing the high design of Wiener Werkstätte to shoppers with Neue Galerie Haus, a line of historically accurate objects. Examples of objects that will be sold at the museum's design shop, including wallpaper and textiles; Perception of the endeavor as a marriage of curators and commerce.