Sidewall: Straw Square
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Produced by Katzenbach and Warren, Inc.
United States, 1948
Molded plastic with paper backing
Gift of Katzenbach and Warren, Inc., 1948-68-1-a,b
Photo: Matt Flynn -
In the late 1940s, plastic molds were used to create less expensive imitations of materials such as bamboo, wood, and straw. Katzenbach and Warren, a leading mid-twentieth-century designer and manufacturer of wallcoverings, stated that the “influences and effects of wallpaper are very real. Its stripes can imprison or release; its textures can impoverish or enrich.”
Browse the collection: creating texture,
entwining,
inspiring arrow,
morphing nature,
quizzical delicacy,
solid dreams,
whimsy kaleidoscope
