Events
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EVENTS for 2012 are in the planning stages
We will be listing the Events for WHS members and their friends in the near future. Keep checking our website so you will be able to book as soon as the events are confirmed.
We held a number of successful events in 2011- in particular we celebrated our 25th Anniversary.
Below are a few of the past events from 2011 to give you the flavour of our activities.
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Wallpaper History Society Study Day
Past, Present and Future: 25 years of wallpaper
Image by David Mabb: Liubov Popova Textile Design on William Morris Wallpaper for HM, 2010. Screenprint on wallpaper. Museum no. E.12-2011.
The Study Day, held on October 29th 2011, was very popular with our members and many interested people. We were treated to superb cast of speakers who presented beautifully illustrated talks. Altogether it was a terrific day!
Look for an article about the Study Day in our next WHS Newsletter
Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Love it or hate it – wallpaper is difficult to ignore. Since the 1980s there have been radical changes in how wallpaper has been designed, produced and studied. No longer seen as mere backdrop, its significance as cultural capital has been recognised and it is now a fertile source for social and design historians as well as style commentators. It features in contemporary art installations and site-specific art projects and a new generation of designers and makers is bringing innovation into the domestic and corporate markets.
This Study Day, which marks the 25th anniversary of The Wallpaper History Society, features a mix of speakers from a wide range of disciplines. It looks at the changes in the ways that wallcoverings have been produced, exhibited, marketed, and conserved in the last 25 years and, in doing so, provides a visual feast for anyone interested in wallpaper in all its manifestations.
Speakers were: Joanna Banham (V&A), Christine Woods (Whitworth Art Gallery), Mary Schoeser (Freelance archivist, curator & historian of textiles & wallpapes), Andrew Bush (National Trust), Gill Saunders (V&A), Michelle Ledward (Graham & Brown) and Paul Simmons (Timorous Beasties).
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The Wallpaper History Society Celebrates 25 years of Wallpaper Design at the The Imago Art Gallery
The Wallpaper History Society Celebrated 25 years of Wallpaper Design at the
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4 Clifford Street, London W15 2LF from 9th-14th September, 2011
The Wallpaper History Society was delighted to be showcasing for the first time at the Imago Art Gallery, London. Award winning wallpaper designs from Norwich University College of the Arts, Leeds College of Art and ceramics from The London College of Communication, University of the Arts were displayed. The work was based on two design competitions and addressed the Theme: Past, Present and Future.
Featured in the Gallery were designs from guest members of the Society portraying wall coverings from the past and contemporary practice in wallpaper design. Examples of work by Karen Beauchamp, Rebecca Bulcraig, Mathew Meadows, Tony Roche and Hamilton Weston were also shown. Competition Prizes were sponsored by: Sanderson, Timorous Beasties, Andrew Tanner Design
