Yanko Design » Wallcovering

Praise God and Pass the Wall Tiles

Chris Burns — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:00:47 +0000

Who loves non-traditional wall coverings? Raise you hand! Then raise your other hand an pray! Because here’s the Porcelain Enshrinement Tile! Start a collection and built up, or just use a few! No need for a shelf or hook, each tile creates a shrine for your tiny items (and coats and photos too.) Check em out, then click through to the whole Yanko wall covering collection.

Chris Kirby and Alexandra Campbell collaborate on this one:

A wall tile that lets you enshrine your personal artifacts. The modular tiles can be arranged as you see fit to create niches, shelves, hooks, and canopies to display your cherished items.

Follow your heart to a whole assortment of wild and helpful wall coverings: [Paperforms Flow], [Nomad], [Remote Context Communicator], [Torn Lighting], [Magnetic Curtains], [Picturetable], [The Cave Bookshelf], and [Wall Cleat].

Gotta wall ‘em all!

Designers: Chris Kirby & Alexandra Campbell

Build Me A Partition

Long Tran — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:14:27 +0000

Any of you remember Erector sets? This modular partitioning system called Cell designed by the Edelweiss Industrial Design studio is sorta like a simplified one.

By combing like-components together, you can assemble a wall that can be as dense or as loose as you want. They can go from diaphanous to rather concentrated, from arranged to irregular. Thus rooms can be subdivided with variable transparency, in public as well as in private areas.

Designer: Edelweiss Industrial Design

Joyn – Divider, Curtain & Wall-art by Hiroshi Tsunoda

Yanko Design — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 09:25:19 +0000

Joyn are hexagon shaped pieces that can easily be attached to one another to form an object with multiple uses. It’s perfect divider for all types of spaces, both for private and professional use. There is no need for a standing structure; it’s connected and swiftly hung up, on a steel cable using the accompanying attachment pieces, or directly to the wall using a number of fixation methods. Joyn can be put together in countless aesthetic and functional ways.

Designer: Hiroshi Tsunoda

Spa Intercontinental Covered in Bisazza Tiles

Yanko Design — Wed, 16 May 2007 06:19:56 +0000

The Spa Intercontinental on Park Lane London has undergone something of a facelift of late. Not only has Theo Randall’s restaurant on the ground floor enjoyed six proud months of packed tables and critical praise since it opened at the end of last year, but now a spa to rival the best in the world has joined it as part of a 76 million refurbishment.

It took three years to complete with no expense spared: a dark interior palette features Bisazza mosaic tiles in shades of rust and gold leaf, black glass and stone worktops. Interior design practice RDD has kitted out the therapy rooms in contrasting lighter shades, with quartz surfaces and high-gloss cupboards.

The spa contains one of the few steam temples in the UK, which allows lemongrass, lavender and other herbal steam infusions to liberate the pores, while a selection of natural muds can enrich the skin with their high content of minerals.

In the dry flotation room you can lie back and at the touch of a button, a comforting, warm surge of water fills the bed, aiding relaxation by rendering the body completely weightless.

Source: Spa InterContinental

Wallpeppr – Creating flickr Image on Your Wall by Carlo Jorges

Yanko Design — Fri, 11 May 2007 02:03:42 +0000

The roller called Wallpeppr is capable of coating various surfaces with images downloaded from the flickr online image community. Wallpeppr is connected to the computer via a network cable (a wireless version is on the go). The driver-software plugs into the flickr web-interface which holds controls for the output size of the image. A simple click on the GO button sends the image to roller where it is printed with the help of sophisticated inkjet-technology.

Designer: Carlo Jorges

This is Not a Shadow by Rozenn Couturier

Yanko Design — Tue, 08 May 2007 06:02:56 +0000

“This is Not a Shadow” is a site-specific environmental installation. The interpretation of a tree shadow creates a virtually defined space and becomes a “pedestrian stop” where passers-by can sit alone or with others. The installation, which originally featured mosaic tiles but is here represented with vinyl stickers, begins at the base of the actual tree’s trunk, calling attention to the tree’s existence as well as to its “shadow” and extends into the cityscape.

Designer: Rozenn Couturier

Cuma – Felt Wool Wallpaper by Takehiro Ando

Yanko Design — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 03:56:59 +0000

By taking advantage of the chacacteristics of the felt, I have designed these simple products. You can combine each piece of the felt and make your own designs. It is so versatile that you can use them for partitions, coasters, and other decorative purposes. Number of units required to cover 1 square meter: Cuma 19 x 19 = 361 pieces (1,340g). Due to the unique characteristics of felt, the size could change by a few centimeters under certain circumstances.

Designer: Takehiro Ando

Flavor Paper Wallcoverings

Yanko Design — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:17:44 +0000

Flavor Paper produces unique contemporary and custom hand screened wallcoverings that adds a burst of flavor to any environment. Located in the Bywater District of New Orleans, each roll of Flavor Paper is hand printed to order facilitating customization. Whether you are interested in one of their own designs or custom colors, logos or patterns, they can make your wallcovering dreams a reality. Ink colors from all of our patterns are interchangeable and designs can be printed on any stock grounds.

Design: Flavor Paper

One Tile – Many Patterns by Drid

Yanko Design — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 07:42:05 +0000

One tile many patterns: Play! Putting a number of Play tiles together they connect to build a total composition. The beauty of this concept: Differing from conventional pattern tiles, this composition can be freely modified by rotating several tiles 90, 180 or 270. A single tile allows you to design an incredible amount of various patterns. Those can be used to define different sections, e.g. gangways and lounge areas in public spaces. A planning software helps the customer to explore the possibilities of Play. Let’s Play!

Designer: Drid