Archipelago, Lagoon elephants South Africa

South Africa

Metallic silver illustration on grey background

Don’t give up

Neutral with pops of color illustration on white background

Archipelago, Lagoon elephants South AfricaOverview Archipelago explores the idea of blurred border between the outdoors and indoors. Crystalline textures running through the surface of the wallpaper create traces reminiscent of landscapes in the Finnish archipelago. The design was created by experimental painting technique utilising salt and liquid sugar. By applying salt or sugar on watercolour the pigment forms intriguing traces on a wet base. Teija Vartiainen is a freelance designer mostly