16 Comments

I think it's quite modern and I like the colour blue because it's clear and refreshing.
Winnie
2011-02-01 17:35:48

Beautiful. Shame he doesn't care we are going through a recession.
danixd
2011-02-01 17:43:00

@ danixd
I'm not really sure what that's supposed to mean? It's a lot of money for a roll of wallpaper but I wouldn't imagine the idea is to paper the whole house in it and no-one's forcing you to buy it. I'd be very surprised if anyone involved was doing more than covering their costs so why the mean-spirited remark?
 PatrickBurgoyne
2011-02-01 17:52:08

Not sure it works very well as a pattern though.
mimeArtist
2011-02-01 19:06:46

@danixd
have you started charging less for web design since the recession started?
James Cartwright
2011-02-01 20:19:23

It's a lovely piece but I'm sure anyone who could justify £175 for a roll has more money than sense. No, no one's going to paper the whole house but then, even if you bought just one roll, there's an air of pretentiousness about it.

Again, it's very, very nice wallpaper.
Req
2011-02-01 20:23:26

@ Patrick

I think it was just a light-hearted joke meant in good spirits. He likes it, wants it, but can't afford such an expensive luxury when the whole country is saving because the coalition is making cuts here, there and everywhere. It is about 35 times more expensive than regular wallpaper.
James
2011-02-01 21:33:32

If they put it on a t-shirt and charged about £30..they'd probably make more money. i'd definitely have one.

matt
2011-02-02 12:02:00

The typography is remarkable; this is not a comment on Crouwell's talent. It's a comment on the application of his work to the medium of wallpaper. Why wallpaper? There doesn't seem to be any interesting reason for it. And so it seems like a desperate attempt to make a buck.
M.C.
2011-02-02 13:16:48

I love Crouwel but no thanks. I'll wait for the limited edition 'Unknown Pleasures' pulsar graphic wallpaper by Peter Saville at £200 a roll.
Jon
2011-02-02 13:52:15

@ danixd

think your point is justified. Really lovely work by Crouwell, and i would love to buy it, but £175 is unreasonable.
Dave
2011-02-04 10:05:55

As far as wallpaper designs go I like it (although it is probably not great to look at with a hangover). Personally I would spend the money on an original Crouwel poster.

I will be interested to see what other merchandise is going to be produced to accompany the show. Fingers crossed for a decent book/catalogue.
Jon
2011-02-04 12:22:50

What hope is there for world peace if you're about to come to blows over a roll of wallpaper?
Christmas Clark
2011-02-04 12:35:50

I don't like it...patterns like this one tend to tire your eye
Peter
2011-02-04 12:45:50

This is lovely (just wish i had the money to decorate a room in it.)

Have loved Wim Crouwel typography since i was a design student. I don't know if its because his work truley great (which it is), or if its because im baffled by when his work was produced (this aint no 90's stuff, its way older!).

Really nice work.
Lee Hipkiss
2011-02-08 12:38:22

It is art, not wallpaper. Cover one wall with it. That is all that is needed. Use just one roll and stop there. That too is art.
Not everyone likes the same art. Good thing.
Nicki
2011-02-08 12:53:31

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