Bradbury's New Blog Explores Wallpaper's Storied History

Guild member Steve Bauer of Bradbury and Bradbury Art Wallpapers has been getting noticed for his splendid blog, which is shaping up nicely into a resource for wallpaper historians and enthusiasts of period design.

Many wallpapers have wonderful stories. Stories with questions. Hard questions. Questions like "Have you ever thought seriously about the use of medieval monks as the central design motif for your Arts & Crafts dining room??"

William Campbell Wall Paper Co., circa 1912

One recent entry highlights the Western themed papers popular in the 1950's:

(pretty sure this one matched my brother's PJs.)

Have a look at Bradbury&Bradbury "the Blog" here: http://bradbury.com/blog/ for more wallpaper tales, and inspiration, too!

Bruce Bradbury voted into AL Hall of Fame

This portrait of Bruce first appeared on the cover of SF Magazine in January, 1990.

Bruce Bradbury, founder of Bradbury and Bradbury Art Wallpapers, and one of the founding members of Artistic License, retired from business in 2006. The members of the guild have unanimously elected him our inaugural Hall of Fame Member, so that Bruce could found yet another great Institution of Period Design.

Read more about Bruce and his accomplishments on our members page.