Calico Wallpaper

Nick and Rachel Cope founded their Brooklyn-based design house in 2013. Combining artisanal methods from the decorative arts, such as traditional marbling and dip-dying techniques, with innovative digital technologies, they are an award-winning designer of bespoke wallpapers.

Relic is an exploration in layering; a methodical overlay of translucent materials and glazing enhances the illusion of movement and depth. To create the work, a process of layering sheer tissue paper both obscures and defines the design, while masking and revealing the background in a delicate interplay between positive and negative space.