David Oliver Wallpaper

"Think of wallpaper and fabric as musical instruments," says the color guru David Oliver. "Each has a visual tone, and when combined with other elements—paint, furniture—a harmony is formed." As the founder of Paint & Paper Library, a London-based paint source with a cult-like status among U.K. decorators, Oliver is the ultimate conductor. He is no stranger to exceptional product design, but working on wallpapers and fabrics, with their parameters of repeat and scale, pushed him to explore fresh ground. His Schumacher collection's sophisticated geometrics are infused with warmth and are rendered in a poetic palette inspired by the faded quality of faraway places and times. It's also thoroughly cosmopolitan and livable.