We’ve got a client who is traveling through Italy right now and they picked up some wallpaper in a shop in Florence and had it FedExed back to us here for installation. This is real fine gorgeous stuff. Instead of coming in rolls this stuff comes in sheets that are 19-11/16″ wide by 27-3/4″ tall (50 cm x 70 cm), My question is does anyone know what this kind of paper is called? On project we did a few years ago I heard one of the interior designers and the paper hanger referring to this kind of paper that comes in sheets using a term I don’t recall. Any help?
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Well I found the answer as to what that kind of paper is called just in case anyone is interested: "carta artistica".
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Which translates to what, "many $$$$$"?
BryanSayer - "Which translates to what, "many $$$$$"? "
The paper itself isn't that expensive. 48 sheets for $36 which works out to $0.21 per SF (if you happen to be in Florence, Italy).It's the handling of the paper during the installation that drives the cost up. Your installing sheets instead of a roll so a row on a wall takes three to four steps instead of just one and the paper is very frail and fragile when wet. It's about 3 to 5 times more labor intensive to install. The stuff is gorgeous though.
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My question is does anyone know what this kind of paper is called...
a waste of time energy and money...
IMERC- " a waste of time energy and money..."
Ya think so? That's too bad. We really like and appreciate working with real fine artistic materials in our projects.
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