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aus dem Buch „Tapetenwechsel“

illustriert von Gemma Latimer &
Jessica Stokes

The history of the wallpaper as we know it today is inextricably linked

with the formation and development of paper production as well as

printing technologies. The first wallpapers were single sheets of

“waste paper”, which were printed with ornamentation using wooden

printing plates. In order to cover whole walls these single sheets had

to be composed. In the 17th century, the first wallpapers as rolled

material were available. They consisted of twelve single sheets, which

were glued together after printing and were about ten metres long –

until this day, this is the standard length of a wallpaper roll. It took

almost one century until the technology was advanced enough to

print rolls after the gluing of the sheets of paper. This was a milestone

in the history of wallpaper, because now it was possible to produce
much larger patterns than on single sheets. While earlier decors were

mainly modelled on the surface textures of wood, marble or textiles,

completely new patterns were now introduced to the market. The

book “Tapetenwechsel” now invites to a survey of the 20 epochs of

the most multifarious history of the wallpaper that has been written

so far. Using typical stylistic elements of the single epochs, we have

designed completely new decors. You will, however, define the

colouration. Furthermore, we show original collages to present the

wallpaper in the spatial context with characteristic furniture of the

respective era. Enjoy colouring in!

... from the foreword by Natalia Price-Cabrera

Tapetenwechsel: Das Ausmalbuch
Edited by Natalia Price-Cabrera. With illustrations by Gem ma
Latimer and Jessica Stokes. Published in 2016 by the publi-
shing house DVA Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, Munich. German.
Softcover. 96 pages. Format 25.1 x 25.5 cm. 14.99 EUR.
ISBN 978-3-42104-032-9