For decades, walls were asked to do very little: hold up a ceiling, accept a coat of paint, occasionally tolerate a gallery hang. That brief, according to wallpaper specialist Selected Wallpapers, has fundamentally changed. Tactile wallcoverings — surfaces that push back, absorb sound, invite touch — have become what the company calls a "defining force" in contemporary luxury interiors.
Beyond Paint: How Tactile Wallcoverings Are Redefining the Luxury Interior
The wall is no longer a passive backdrop. Tactile wallcoverings — woven, embossed, sound-absorbing — are emerging as one of luxury interior design's most transformative material stories.
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