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Color Inspiration: Wallpaper From The 70's

By evad // 21 April, 2009

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Straight out of the 70's, the aptly named German based company, Wallpaper from the 70's, is the source of today's color inspiration.

The good old wallpaper is back and she dressed to impress. She put on her patterned clothes and brightest colours. This way she first became the star in bars and clubs and it didn't take long until more and more new friends invited her home. And those who have ever shared the privacy of their home with her don't want to let her go.

Surely, we are all wallpaper enthusiasts, actually even old pals who have known her since our childhood days. That's why also her other mates visit our shop. And they all have one thing in common: They enjoy the style of the 70s and chuck out their white walls to get a thrill from the wallpaper.

Written by evad

www.colourlovers.comDavid Sommers has been loving color as COLOURlovers' blog editor-in-chief for the past two years. When he's not neck deep in a rainbow he's loving other things with The Post Family (http://thepostfamily.com/), a Chicago-based art blog, artist collective & gallery.

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Vibrance

Posted 21 Apr, 2009

WOW..., Seriously thank you for this blog!

SkyWookiee

Posted 21 Apr, 2009

I use that red wallpaper (4th) in The Sims all the time! http://www.jaue.com/avalon/walls9.htm

liddle_r

Posted 21 Apr, 2009

very very cool!

2face

Posted 21 Apr, 2009

NICE!!!

deekajane

Posted 21 Apr, 2009

These are incredible. Thanks!!

manekineko

Posted 21 Apr, 2009

groovy man

DandaLuna

Posted 21 Apr, 2009

This is great! I have done a Retro serie, inspired in the 70's wallpapers and some objects! *_____________* Love the Oldies!

Amusante

Posted 21 Apr, 2009

Oh, how fun! What a great post idea. Thanks!

joyseline

Posted 21 Apr, 2009

What is with the narrative being in the feminine gender ... a translation issue? *chills up my spine.

Anyone who was >15 yrs old during 1975, please raise your hand.

groovy man

Could not agree more!

x_1013_x

Posted 22 Apr, 2009

Made...of...win! I'm in love with this post.

myanna

Posted 22 Apr, 2009

My Grandfather designed bedspreads from his factroy in Los Angeles back in the sixties and his designs looked a lot like these, pretty fun! I still have one piece of cloth from back then he gave me. He was inspired by Peter Max. I wouldn't want these up in my living, but as a backdrop to other mediums they'd be cool.

Sylke

Posted 22 Apr, 2009

@Joyseline - the feminine pronoun used might have something to do with the fact that wallpaper in German is 'die Tapete' which is feminine. But I don't think it's a translation error, I suspect it's on purpose. A bit weird.

Tzadkiel

Posted 22 Apr, 2009

Wow, gorgeous stuff! Lovable and very inspirational! :-)

brucebagel

Posted 24 Apr, 2009

Dear Evad,

Thanks every so much for assembling such a great collection of wall papers.
They're very dynamic.
Interesting
moving
energetic
exciting
and
and
historic at the same time.
Great Piece Here.
Great Blog,
Thanks Again.
I'm going to have to re-love this blog often.

pixelpandastudios

Posted 24 Apr, 2009

wow... i knew there was some crazy wall papers from that era... bu neva realized how beautiful some of them were...

thanks for the VERY interesting blog