Close-up of dark green French Toile wallpaper (Lovers' Toile - Puck) behind a side table with green glass vases and a plant.

20th Century Wallpaper

The 20th Century saw many major upheavals in design influenced by international trade and culture. Sophisticated printing techniques along with contemporary wallpaper design allowed a time of great innovation. The 20th Century wallpapers in the collection from Little Greene include a diverse array from all periods of the century with highlights including Volières (1950) and Lovers' Toile (1950).

20th Century Papers

Towards the end of the previous century, the focus of English production had moved away from London and closer to the supply of raw materials (cotton mills) in the north. Many of the designs featured here, in particular from the latter half of the 20th Century, have been unearthed from the extensive archive in Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery.