Wallpapers

In line with current trends, with wallpaper coming back into decorative design, the fourth study gallery scheduled by Museu del Disseny de Barcelona (formerly the DHUB-Disseny Hub Barcelona) features a selection of 80 original wallpapers from different periods, chosen from the collections of the Museu de les Arts Decoratives and the Gabinet de les Arts Gràfiques. From 7 July to 31 October, the museum is hosting the study gallery Wallpapers. Collection of the Museu de les Arts Decoratives and of the Gabinet de les Arts Gràfiques de Barcelona.

This fourth study gallery features a selection of wallpapers from the collections of the Museu de les Arts Decoratives and the Gabinet de les Arts Gràfiques.

The exhibits are both local and international and range from the mid-20th century to the latest trends. This study gallery is divided into two parts. The first deals with current wallpaper and the interesting contributions of technological advances which have influenced design, production and aesthetics. The second part is devoted to historical wallpaper and includes the traditional typologies — standard papers, wainscots, borders, friezes or ceiling panels — and also the most representative styles from the 19th and 20th centuries, ranging from Neoclassic to the 1970s revival.

As part of this new study gallery, the museum is organising a programme of parallel activities open to both the public at large and specialists (designers, professionals, students...)

Credits

Organisation: Museu del Disseny de Barcelona (formerly the DHUB-Disseny Hub Barcelona)
Curators: Maria Teresa Canals and Rossend Casanova
Coordination: Teresa Bastardes and Àngela Cuenca
Set design: Sebas Bonet, Cesc Solà / La Creativa
Graphic design: Patrick Brentano / La Creativa
Restoration and preventive conservation: Sílvia Armentia, Laia Callejà, Montserrat Florensa and Marta Freixa
Photography: Xavi Padrós
Audiovisual: Enric Juste
Interactive development: Focus on Emotion
Proofreading and translation: Montserrat Pérez and Mariam Chaïb
Setting up: Central de Projectes

For this study gallery, the following companies and individuals have donated historical and contemporary wallpapers to the Museu de les Arts Decoratives de Barcelona:

5.5 designers
Amis et Acteurs du Papier Peint
Eduard Blanxart i Pàmies
Ich&Kar
Kredema Design
Lisa Bengtsson
Maya Romanoff
Mini Moderns – Absolute Zero Degrees
MIOculture Europe
Surrealien
Tres Tintas Barcelona
ZNAK Wallpapers