Join author Brian D. Coleman, MD, at PVAC for an author’s lecture on
his new book, Zuber: Two Centuries of Panoramic Wallpaper. This is a
companion event to the exhibition, On the Surface: Wallpaper from
1797 to the Present, featuring historic panoramas and repeats by the
world’s oldest wallpaper design and manufactury, Zuber & Cie. The
event is free to the public, but RSVP is requested. Since its founding
in 1797, Zuber & Cie wallpapers’ fame has spread far and wide, from
King Louis Philippe awarding Jean Zuber the Legion of Honor in 1834 to
Jackie Kennedy installing Zuber’s “Vues de l’Amérique du
Nord” in the White House. According to France Today, the company
still uses the same antique woodblocks, the same paint formulas, and
the same time-honored processes to create its stunning wallpapers as
it did in Jean Zuber’s time. Gorgeous displays of friezes, borders,
ceiling roses, and architectural trompe l’oeil, have been
photographed for Zuber in homes in the United States, France, and
the United Kingdom. Brian D. Coleman, MD, divides his time between
Seattle and New York. Brian is the author of 21 books on the
decorative arts, including the recent titles Farrow & Ball,
Fortuny, and D. Porthault. He writes frequently on architecture and
interior design and is the West Coast Editor of Old House Journal.
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