World's Most Exquisite Handmade Wallpaper // Galerie

Assemblage’s textural designs, now available with Holly Hunt, have adorned everything from Tiffany & Co. boutiques to Steven Gambrel’s interiors.

“You can’t be in more than one place at a time,” says master craftsman Christian Batteau, cofounder of the bespoke wallpaper studio Assemblage. Christian—who once worked in the studio of art-world superstar Jeff Koons—got his start studying decorative painting and plastering at the Kansas City Art Institute, but as demand grew, he was looking for new ways to provide the artistry of wall installations while expanding to introduce creative materials, like resins and jewel lines, that had to be manipulated on a flat surface. “I wanted to offer this sort of bang and artistry that you would get from people working in your living room for three weeks, and it can go up in a day.”

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By Galerie // Jill Seiracki — June 6, 2020