Wallpaper Eldblomman
The Sagoträdet Wallpaper
The Sagoträdet (Fairy Tale Tree) wallpaper clearly draws inspiration from the oriental trees of life that Josef Frank so often depicted in his textile designs. Here, he creates a magical tree adorned with anemones and imaginary flora. Small violet flowers and green leaves blend into a background from which larger blooms and flower stems emerge in striking contrast.
– Josef Frank “Bright colours and powerful patterns can take away the feeling of confinement.
Even a pokey little cubicle can become exciting with striking wallpaper.”
Josef Frank's Wallpaper
Josef Frank always designed different kinds of prints for specific purposes. He never used fabric patterns for wallpapers or wallpaper patterns for fabrics, but made sure that each pattern had a unique use.
Josef Frank“The monochromatic surface appears uneasy, while prints are calming, and the observer is unwillingly influenced by an underlying slow approach.”
Printing Josef Frank’s Wallpaper
For nearly 170 years, contemporary wallpapers have been produced by the Åsunden lake in Västergötland, Sweden. In Ulricehamn’s Wallpaper Factory, employees work to preserve artisanal traditions to bring that heritage into the future.
Josef Frank
Austrian designer and architect Josef Frank has had an enormous impact on the history of Swedish design. Despite being nearly 50 years old when emigrating to Sweden, he is now considered one of the country’s most important designers of all time.
