I recently read that answer machines, phone books, deposit slips, film and many other every day items will soon become obsolete. Within the next 50 years we’ll no longer have wristwatches, clocks, postage stamps, land lines, business cards, cursive and toilet tissue. I can accept the loss of some of these things, but cursive? Toilet tissue? Oh no, say it isn’t so. One day students who want to read historical documents in their original form may require instruction? Toilet seat bidets will wash and dry at the touch of a button? Do we need to start hoarding bathroom tissue? Perhaps there is hope after all. Maybe everything that’s old can be new again.
Take, for example, treillage, which was all the rage in the 17th century, and faded out of fashion until the 20th century. Elsie de Wolfe revived its interest and use in conservatories and solaria.
It can thank David Hicks and Marcel Wanders for its current popularity. Philippe Le Manach, owner and designer of Accents of France is a master of treillage who recently restored Versailles’ Pavillon Frais (Pavillon du Treillage)
Casart has its own homage to treillage.
Casart faux lattice
There’s a blog post about lattices and trellises-The Criss Cross-in which you’ll see not only Casart criss cross designs but also Ashely’s painted trompe l’oeil lattice on a ceiling.
Wallpaper is now a far cry from that which was offered in this catalog.
Wallpaper waxed and waned and is currently enjoying a comeback, mainly due to the advances in the production techniques and the introduction of new substrates and finishes.
The way wallcovering is used has changed. One wall is frequently covered as a “feature” wall and the other walls painted to match. Jesse Bodine recently tackled her son’s bedroom and decided to do an accent wall with wallpaper she fell in love with. She chronicled her experience in a blog post titled “First time for everything” on Scout & Nimble. It made me laugh and I couldn’t help but razz her a little for the effort it took as you’ll see in the comments. She’s a good sport, the boys are happy and I think I’ve convinced her to do it the Casart way next time.
Ceilings have become a fifth wall. Being able to reposition a wallcovering on a ceiling and having a lighter weight substrate makes a ceiling installation a breeze. With digital printing capability, you can have any design or picture customized to any size.
Wallcovering can be used on stair risers as a repeated design or a continuing design.
Did you ever think you’d see wallcovering stripes from strips combined in the same or different colors, in the same or varying sizes, horizontally, vertically or even crisscrossed? Well, look at the Karen Robertson Collection stripes. Oh, yes, say it IS so!
– Lorre Lei
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