Timorous Beasties: rebels in the world of wallpaper design
11 Apr 2007
Wallflowers they're not. With their muggers, flies and foetuses, Scottish designers Timorous Beasties are rocking the world of wallpaper design. Along with paisley designs made from germs, their…
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Wallflowers they're not. With their muggers, flies and foetuses, Scottish designers Timorous Beasties are rocking the world of wallpaper design. Along with paisley designs made from germs, their range includes a French toile design that reveals on closer inspection a nightmarish vision of the city, teeming with drug addicts and prostitutes. Business is booming however: turnover in 2000 was around £180,000; in 2006, it was closer to £1.35m. Read their interview in The Guardian here.