Paradise on view – A framing solution for L’Eden a panoramic wallpaper
Resource type
Newsletter
Creator (person)
Cumming, Lisa
Date published
July 2024
Abstract
L’Eden is a magnificent panoramic wallpaper series manufactured in France in 1861 (first edition) by Jules Desfossé from a design by Joseph Fuchs. The National Museums Scotland (NMS) have in their collection twenty rolls of L’Eden of which four are on display within their Design for Living gallery at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. The Design for Living gallery explores the influence of design movements on people’s homes. Wallpaper was a way of transforming an interior into a new in this case imaginary landscape highlighting the belief that people’s surroundings had a direct relationship to their physical and spiritual well-being. L’Eden is an impressive object at 3 metres in height and transports the viewer into an idyllic vibrant world of flowers, foliage, birds and animals showcasing plants found in European botanical gardens of the time.
Publisher
Tru Vue
Additional information
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