heritage wallpaper by vito nesta refers to 19th-century gobelins

embellished with intricate and detailed drawings of nineteenth-century gobelins, the vito nesta’s wallpaper series, which was on show at milan design week, features protruding, flashy tassels. rolls of wallpaper suspended in a dimly-lit red room — an invitation to enter and interact with ‘heritage wallpaper’, the artist’s world of creatures enjoying nature.

the tones nesta uses are faded: the wallpaper, intricately-decorated, wealthily boasts symbols of the oriental worlds — fantastic creatures, exotic architecture, and floral potpourri — paying homage to the age-old traditions of occidental textiles and ancient tapestry. heritage is a project that unites a wide imagination of icons and stories wherein creativity and tradition can in fact co-exist.

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edited by: maria erman | designboom