Best HD Walpapers 2013,2014&2015: August 2013

Saturday 31 August 2013

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New Walpaper Biography
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As grand and elaborate as wallpaper was in th Steichen and Ansel Adams.

After WWII, the use of plastic resins revolutionized the wallpaper industry. Vinyl wallpaper , introduced in 1947, offered increased stain resistance, washability, durability, and strength. Pre-pasted papers first appeared in the early 1950s, but by that time wallpaper was beginning to fall into disfavor. Modernism was all about spareness and embellishments, including wallpaper, were frowned upon.
Today, in the early 21st century, we talk of wallcoverings instead of wallpapers and the field encompasses materials not even dreamed of by wallpaper manufacturers of the past. Recunprecedented variety of looks. Nothing effects the mood and style of a room like your choice of wallpaper.

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Islamic Walpaper 2013 Pics Images Photos Pictures

Islamic Walpaper Biography
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In the early 1600s, the French introduced flocked wallpaper. Flock is powdered wool or silk left over from the manufacture of cloth. The background color was applied first and the design was then stenciled on with a slow-drying adhesive. The flock was scattered onto the adhesive and a velvet-like pile was left on the design. Flocked wallpaper that imitated cut velvet was very popular but more expensive. English flocked papers (papiers d’Angleterre) were considered superior to French and fans of the English product included Madame de Pompadour, who used English flock papers in her apartments at Versailles and in the Chateau de Champs.
Prior to the 1700s, wallpaper was usually used in less important rooms, with the walls in “public” rooms hung with fabric. In the 18th century, with advances in printing and the commissioning of artists to design custom papers, wallpaper was no longer relegated to private quarters and the demand increased. At first, in addition to flocked papers that imitated cut velvet, trompe l'oeil papers (papers that “fooled the eye”) of architectural details , marble, and wood were most fashionable, and were often used with borders depicting swags of fabric or tassels. .

In the early 18th century, the most beautiful and extravagant wallpapers in Europe and the American colonies came from China.

The earliest documentation for printing wallpaper in America dates to a December 13,1756 advertisement of John Hickey, “lately from Dublin” whose ad in the New York Mercury noted that he he “stamps or prints paper in the English manner and hangs it so as to harbour no worms.” In 1765 another New Yorker, John Rugar, is recorded as having begun the manufacture of wallpaper and, in 1769, Plunket Fleeson, a Philadelphia upholsterer who had been in business at least since 1739, ran an announcement about the manufacture of American “paper-hangings of all kinds and colors, not inferior to those generally imported and as low in price. Also papier maché, or raised paper mouldings for hangings, in imitation of carving, either colored or gilt…As there is considerable duty imposed on paper-hangings imported here, it cannot be doubted but that everyone amongst us who wishes prosperity to America will give a preference to our own manufacture, especially on the above proposition of equally good and cheap.” Prior to the American Revolution, English papers were copied but after the Revolutionary war, patriotic themes were very popular in addition to florals, neoclassical motifs, and traditional patterns.

In 1778, sizes of wallpaper began to be standardized when King Louis XVI of France issued a decree specifying that the length of a wallpaper roll should be about 34 feet. In 1785, Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf, a Frenchman, invented the first wallpaper printing machine. Around the same time, another Frenchman, Nicholas Louis Robert invented a way to make a virtually endless roll of wallpaper from wood pulp instead of cotton and linen fiber, which also made it less costly.

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Mobile Walpaper Biography
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It's wallpaper week at Apartment Therapy, the perfect time to look at the history of wallpaper. Evidently the Chinese were hanging decorated rice paper on their walls for a couple thousand years, but the history of European wallpaper begins in the 16th century.
The first European wall decorations were textiles — in the Middle Ages, sumptuous wool and silk tapestries were used not only as décor and artwork, but also as insulation. These tapestries were incredibly time-consuming to produce, with costly labor and supplies, and so were only really available to the wealthiest consumers. The Renaissance was the golden age of the textile, with expensive, beautifully woven fabrics used as decoration on walls, tables and doorways. It was during this time that wallpaper was developed as an inexpensive alternative to textiles.

The earliest surviving wallpapers are from early-16th century England (images 1 & 2). These were block-printed and then colored by hand. These early papers usually mimicked fabrics, like damasks (image 3), and were used not only as wallpaper but also as liners for chests and armoires (these tend to survive the longest, protected from elements and vagaries of fashion).

By the 1600's, wallpaper was common in Western Europe. A paperhangers' guild was started in Paris in 1599 (image 6), and a historian from the era, Savary des Brusions, wrote about dominotiers, who made "a type of tapestry on paper … which is used by the poorer classes in Paris to cover the walls of their huts or their shops." It was also in the early 17th century that the Chinese began printing rice paper panels with flowers, birds and landscapes, a genre that became known as chinoiseries and were soon imitated by European designers, though the authentic imports were more highly prized (image 4).

Flocked wallpaper was developed in the 17th century, as well. This involved printing a background color onto paper, then applying adhesive in a pattern, and sprinkling the paper with the dyed trimmings of sheep wool, resulting in a sumptuously textured imitation of cut velvet (image 5).

In the 18th and 19th centuries, wallpaper was an increasingly popular decoration, with designers exploring different kinds of patterns, including chinoiserie, flocking, scenic papers (image 7), and papers that imitated swags (image 9) and tassels. Wallpaper designs were often topical: some American and French wallpapers celebrated the revolutions of 1776 and 1789, respectively, and the Great Exhibition of 1851 inspired several commemorative designs (image 10).

The 19th century was an age of immense technological development in every aspect of life, and wallpaper was no exception. The first machines for printing wallpaper were developed in the late-18th century and refined in the 19th century. It was during the 1800s that steam power was applied to the printing process, allowing papers to be printed much faster and cheaper than ever before. Inventors also developed industrial methods for printing multiple colors - 8 colors by 1850 and 20 colors by 1874.

Cheap industrial production methods meant that wallpaper was available to a wider population. It also, unfortunately, meant that the design phase of the production process was often neglected. The Design Reformers of the 19th century railed against shoddy factory-made products. They shunned trompe l'oeil, panoramic scenes and imitations of textiles and architecture (images 7-10) as being artless, tasteless, and without integrity. Instead, designers like William Morris created flat, two-dimensional patterns based on abstracted flora and fauna, derived from pre-industrial prototypes and using pre-industrial methods (image 11).

During the 19th century, walls were often divided into three sections, the dado (from floor to chair rail) the filler, and the freize. The Aesthetic Movement, during the late Victorian era, often saw walls with different complementary patterns for each section, including borders between them (image 12). This interplay of color and patterns was inspired by non-Western designs, particularly from the Islamic and Far Eastern worlds.

Wallpaper was very popular during the first third of the 20th century, though the influence of mid-century Modernism soon led to a lot of white walls. Advances in technology led to more durable papers, more lasting dyes, and easier application and removal of wallpapers. Recent developments in digital printing have brought a new generation of artists and designers to the medium, yielding large-scale murals and unexpected patterns (image 15), and ensuring that wallpaper's long history marches on.

Mobile Walpaper 2013 Pics Images Photos Pictures

Eid Walpaper 2013 Pics Images Photos Pictures

Eid Walpaper Biography

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It's wallpaper week at Apartment Therapy, the perfect time to look at the history of wallpaper. Evidently the Chinese were hanging decorated rice paper on their walls for a couple thousand years, but the history of European wallpaper begins in the 16th century.
The first European wall decorations were textiles — in the Middle Ages, sumptuous wool and silk tapestries were used not only as décor and artwork, but also as insulation. These tapestries were incredibly time-consuming to produce, with costly labor and supplies, and so were only really available to the wealthiest consumers. The Renaissance was the golden age of the textile, with expensive, beautifully woven fabrics used as decoration on walls, tables and doorways. It was during this time that wallpaper was developed as an inexpensive alternative to textiles.

The earliest surviving wallpapers are from early-16th century England (images 1 & 2). These were block-printed and then colored by hand. These early papers usually mimicked fabrics, like damasks (image 3), and were used not only as wallpaper but also as liners for chests and armoires (these tend to survive the longest, protected from elements and vagaries of fashion).

By the 1600's, wallpaper was common in Western Europe. A paperhangers' guild was started in Paris in 1599 (image 6), and a historian from the era, Savary des Brusions, wrote about dominotiers, who made "a type of tapestry on paper … which is used by the poorer classes in Paris to cover the walls of their huts or their shops." It was also in the early 17th century that the Chinese began printing rice paper panels with flowers, birds and landscapes, a genre that became known as chinoiseries and were soon imitated by European designers, though the authentic imports were more highly prized (image 4).

Flocked wallpaper was developed in the 17th century, as well. This involved printing a background color onto paper, then applying adhesive in a pattern, and sprinkling the paper with the dyed trimmings of sheep wool, resulting in a sumptuously textured imitation of cut velvet (image 5).

In the 18th and 19th centuries, wallpaper was an increasingly popular decoration, with designers exploring different kinds of patterns, including chinoiserie, flocking, scenic papers (image 7), and papers that imitated swags (image 9) and tassels. Wallpaper designs were often topical: some American and French wallpapers celebrated the revolutions of 1776 and 1789, respectively, and the Great Exhibition of 1851 inspired several commemorative designs (image 10).

The 19th century was an age of immense technological development in every aspect of life, and wallpaper was no exception. The first machines for printing wallpaper were developed in the late-18th century and refined in the 19th century. It was during the 1800s that steam power was applied to the printing process, allowing papers to be printed much faster and cheaper than ever before. Inventors also developed industrial methods for printing multiple colors - 8 colors by 1850 and 20 colors by 1874.

Cheap industrial production methods meant that wallpaper was available to a wider population. It also, unfortunately, meant that the design phase of the production process was often neglected. The Design Reformers of the 19th century railed against shoddy factory-made products. They shunned trompe l'oeil, panoramic scenes and imitations of textiles and architecture (images 7-10) as being artless, tasteless, and without integrity. Instead, designers like William Morris created flat, two-dimensional patterns based on abstracted flora and fauna, derived from pre-industrial prototypes and using pre-industrial methods (image 11).

During the 19th century, walls were often divided into three sections, the dado (from floor to chair rail) the filler, and the freize. The Aesthetic Movement, during the late Victorian era, often saw walls with different complementary patterns for each section, including borders between them (image 12). This interplay of color and patterns was inspired by non-Western designs, particularly from the Islamic and Far Eastern worlds.

Wallpaper was very popular during the first third of the 20th century, though the influence of mid-century Modernism soon led to a lot of white walls. Advances in technology led to more durable papers, more lasting dyes, and easier application and removal of wallpapers. Recent developments in digital printing have brought a new generation of artists and designers to the medium, yielding large-scale murals and unexpected patterns (image 15), and ensuring that wallpaper's long history marches on.

Eid Walpaper 2013 Pics Images Photos Pictures