A bespoke, hand-crafted wallcovering in bold abstract shapes, installed on a stand at the Masterpiece London art fair in June 2019.
At a glance
Client
An exhibitor at Masterpiece London
Designer
–Not recorded
Main contractor
–Not recorded
Maker and paper
Bespoke hand-crafted wallcovering
Area or rooms
–Not recorded
Scope
Installation of a bespoke hand-crafted wallcovering on an exhibition stand
Year
2019
Masterpiece London was the summer art and antiques fair in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. In June 2019 we installed a bespoke, hand-crafted wallcovering on one of its stands: bold abstract shapes in teal, red and blue, outlined in gold.
At a glance
Where: Masterpiece London 2019, Royal Hospital Chelsea
When: June 2019
Scope: installation of a bespoke hand-crafted wallcovering on an exhibition stand
Set-out: laser levels
A fair stand
A fair stand is built and dressed in days, and it is seen close up by every visitor. A hand-crafted design has no repeat to fall back on, so each panel is placed where the design needs it, set out with laser levels so the outlines run through from one panel to the next.
Photographs on this page
Our own photographs, first posted on our Instagram, @mrwallcover, on 21 and 26 June 2019 (By-zBigFOAR, BzLSNUKFouL). The exhibitor is not named.
Photographs
How the commission ran
The same standards, on every commission.
Whether the client is a hotel group, a designer or a household, the job runs the same way. These are the parts a photograph never shows.
01
Survey and scope, room by room
We measure the wall that will actually be hung, allow for the repeat and the wastage, and write a scope of works room by room before anyone orders paper.
02
Preparation decides the finish
Walls are filled, made good and primed until they are true. If a wall is not ready for the material specified, we say so before the last drop is ordered.
03
Protection and containment
Floors, furniture and finished joinery are protected as part of the hang. Work is contained and the place is left tidy each evening. In a home we are visitors; in a hotel we work around the house.
04
Batch and shade control
Deliveries are checked against the measure, and batches and shading are managed so that a corridor of rooms reads as one surface.
05
Set out from the room's focal points
Pattern is set out from chimneypieces, doorcases and bed walls, so the design meets the cornice and the joinery with composure.
06
One team, then the return visit
The people who start are the people who finish. Four to six weeks after completion we come back to look at every seam and edge, and the workmanship is guaranteed for twelve months.
