We were both charmed by Amy Butler’s floral wallpapers for Graham & Brown, which offered a traditional counterpoint (and complement) to the of-the-moment designs at the fair. The Ohio-based designer is known for her colorful, bold prints inspired by nature, which she has used on everything from printed fabrics to organic towels and postconsumer recycled gift wrap, but this collection marks her first foray into wall-coverings. The six designs are available in six color palettes—Sunset, Field, Stone, Moss, Midnight, and Ocean—and are produced in the United Kingdom using water-based inks on an FSC-certified base. As you can see from the following photos, each can be a lovely backdrop for your midcentury Modern treasures. Read more…

For me, the best thing about Rem Koolhaas’s much-hyped design of Prada’s New York “epicenter,” in the early oughties, was not the 180-foot zebrawood half-pipe so much as the wallpaper—a rotating selection of  slyly subversive graphic themes (with titles like Guilt and Vomit) by the New York design studio 2x4. Now even those of us who can’t afford to shop at Prada can have a little of 2x4’s visual savvy in our daily lives: The wall-graphic company Blik—which sells giant, removable stickers as a decorative alternative to wallpaper and painting—announced today that it is carrying four decal sets by the 2x4 team (including “Modular Icons,” above). The prices range from $25 to $55 per set; check out more photos of the new line after the jump. Read more…