Though Scandinavian interiors are known for their minimalism, that sentiment doesn’t always extend to the wall. Our long-held obsession with wallpaper is decidedly maximalist – florals and patterns and explosions of colour. Writer Elin Unnes delves into the wallpaper renaissance, with a little help from the infamous ‘wallpaper man’ himself
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If these walls could talk: The Swedish approach to wallpaper is surprisingly maximalist
By Elin Unnes
Drottningholm, Boråstapeter Plucked from Drottingholm’s Castle Theatre, this historic Gustavian wallpaper dates back to 1766. “In French, évidemment. This is classical stuff, Gustav!” - Nils Karlsson, Tapetmannen. Photo: Gustav Almestål