2 June 2021
Damn does it feel good to be around humans again, especially those that always bring the fun and happen to dig what we do! Big love to our buddy / cinematographer Brad Holland and the House Beautiful krewe for their continued support, and for stopping by The Lair the other day…
8 May 2021
New York is back, baby! And, if you’ve been craving a culture trip for the past year plus, we have a hot tip for you: The Darkroom exhibit at Fotografiska NY (running now through 8/20). To toast our boy Tom of Finland’s 100th birthday – which was actually last year…
11 March 2021
We’ve got nothing but big love for Daveed Diggs…and not only because he’s all about that Bay Area Toile Flavor. Though, let’s keep it real, it doesn’t hurt! About a year ago the Oakland native and the entire original cast of Hamilton joined the John Krasinski show, Some Good News, to…
18 December 2020
To really get a feel for why our wallcoverings are so unique, you gotta see them, touch them, and even smell them. So, filming a TV spot while social distancing required some ingenuity…as well as an iPad, piles of pictures and an excellent editor who was drinking our Kool-Aid to produce…
13 November 2020
2020 isn’t a total bust…there are a few moments to toast, like the centenary of our boy Touko Valio Laaksonen (a.k.a. Tom of Finland). Thanks to the cool crew over at Cool Hunting, the homoerotic fetish art legend is having his day with a fresh feature on his work, home,…
30 October 2020
We miss trade shows! Yep, words seldom said by anyone. But, true. Despite the blood, sweat and tears — and copious amounts of rum (a plus) — that go into getting and staying expo ready, in-person experiences are key ingredients to really getting a feel for the Flavor. Think: color…
16 July 2020
While Flavor Paper is known for creating conversational wallcoverings, we also design decals that pack a tasty punch…and deliver the look of a few of our popular patterns for less commitment and cash. Yep, we’re all about Flavor for all, y’all! And, so are our friends over at House Beautiful…
29 June 2020
Flavor Paper is all about supporting creative game-changers who stand up to make a difference in the world. We’re honored to team up with Julian Alexander, founder of the design studio Slang Inc., and Steven John Irby, co-founder + director + executive producer of Street Dreams Magazine, who are doing just that...moving critical conversations…
13 April 2020
Tough times can inspire beautiful ideas. And, the John Krasinski show, Some Good News, is a prime example of this and just what the doctor ordered. Nine-year old Aubrey’s trip to see Hamilton was canceled due to lockdown, so John surprised her on a Zoom call with Mary Poppins, his…
6 February 2020
When they go low, we go high…and according to the Chicago Tribune we’re in dope company as is evident in its recent roundup of chic weed-inspired housewares. Cannabliss, our new classy yet sassy design—an homage to herbal remedies via a classic looking damask that only upon further inspection reveals itself…
8 October 2019
Curious to see how we cook up our handscreened wallcoverings? House Beautiful’s market director (and incognito artist) Carisha Swanson was, so she recently stopped by the Flavor Kitchen for a hands-on master class on making Mirage —a fun and funky geometric pattern from our new Wild Life collection —for the…
27 August 2019
For us, all work and no play makes life less Flavorful…for all. Clearly the Cosmopolitan crew champions that credo, too. So, it’s only fitting that when the mag was making moves to its new office and wanted to spice up the space it reached out to us to bring the…
20 September 2018
September 13th through November 10th, The New York School of Interior Design is presenting 1:1 / drawing for design and interiors and we are delighted to have our Ladies paper, designed by Katie Stout, featured. This exhibition explores the importance of drawing in design and interior decoration. It was organized…
19 July 2018
We were excited to see Coveteur’s article on Wonderland Beauty Parlor so we could take a look inside Michael Angelo’s new space in Chelsea. Years ago, when Michael Angelo was looking to decorate his original New York salon, he came to us looking for scratch n’ sniff wallpaper. We didn’t…
7 June 2018
It’s no secret that we are huge fans of artist Ashley Longshore. Her drive is unstoppable, her Instagram feed is hilarious and her art rocks (seriously, her gem paintings are so amazing we had to turn them into a wallpaper). With that winning combination, it was no surprise that Bergdorf…
16 April 2018
Earlier this year, Cosmopolitan.com was on a mission to redesign their office. They were looking for ways to glam-it-up, and wow, did they nail it! While all of the rooms are gorgeous, one of them takes the cake. We are especially fond of the hair and make-up room which features…
1 November 2017
Take a look behind the scenes at our screen printing studio in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn.
17 April 2017
This January at Heimtextil, the industry’s most important global event for interior textiles, interior design and interior trends, Flavor Paper joined a broad cast of taste-makers in showing our latest work. We came to Frankfurt, we partnered with Robin Sprong Wall Paper, we delivered! The results of our exciting collaboration…
14 April 2017
One of our favorite websites, Culture Trip, recently featured Flavor Paper and we are pretty pumped about it. Their flattering article shares our philosophy about taking wallpaper from the background and pushing it to the foreground (nobody puts Biggie in the corner). The accompanying video features our Founder and Creative…
3 June 2016
Last week, the ultimate cool mom and model Brooklyn Decker gave Flavor Paper a shoutout in honor of Biggie’s birthday with a selfie in front of her Brooklyn Toile wallpaper. Now available in a DIY installable, pre-pasted paper, Bringing Brooklyn (the wallpaper, people…not the person) into your home is easier…
20 May 2016
This past Tuesday marked the end of Design Week here in New York where the best of the best come together to showcase new and innovative product. This was an especially exciting year with designers pushing all sorts of limits: adjustable sofas, entire rooms made only with “honeycombed” paper, lotus…
25 March 2016
Fast Forward, a publication comprised of only students, recently interviewed Steve Buscemi, and chose the Flavor Paper showroom to host! Just minutes away from the apartment he grew up in, Buscemi was open and candid about his career path, childhood, and who his biggest influences are. He even let us…
13 January 2016
At Flavor Paper, we’ve always considered our aesthetic as modern-vintage, putting our own twists on classic 60’s and 70’s prints—it is Ted’s era, after all! Being featured in the breakout indie film Diary of a Teenage Girl served as some serious validation that we achieve that look. The movie takes…
18 December 2015
This brightly decorated apartment in Brooklyn Heights would be the cure to even the grayest of days. Shades of Blue, Red, Yellow, and Pink create an inviting home for a Broadway Choreographer and Music Director duo, who were inspired by one of our personal favorites: Warhol’s Turquoise Marilyn. Adding an…
8 December 2015
2015 was the year of the 70’s vibe: metallics, textures, and bold prints made a serious comeback…which only has everyone wondering what’s in store for 2016? Luckily, we were approached by PureWow to tell you what to expect, and how to keep your home fresh in the new year. With…
1 October 2015
Winc (formerly Club W) sat us down to have a chat about our collaboration. We cant wait to spill the details… right into a glass.
30 September 2015
Despite showing for the last 14 years at Paris Fashion Week, the Alexander McQueen flagship shop only just officially opened it’s doors—and it’s just as dark and dreamy as expected. If you feel like bringing the beauty home, Vogue offers some great inspo, including Flavor Paper x Andy Warhol’s Rorschach…
4 September 2015
We may have disappointed some fans when our collaboration with Jorma Taccone of the Lonely Island Boys didn’t result in a Dick in a Box based wallpaper, but all our Bay Area people: this one’s for you. Featuring icons like legendary quarterback Joe Montana, rapper E-40, political activist Angela Davis,…
24 July 2015
In the music business, Michael and Brian Swier are legends. Name a music venue in NYC and it’s bound to be a part of their empire. The list includes: 2A, Mercury Lounge, and the Music Hall of Williamsburg, and that’s just the beginning. Michael’s most recent opening, Teragram, in Los…
14 April 2015
Ever worry if beanie wearing skeletons on carousels would take the spotlight from a Chanel basket-weave bag, or Balenciaga boots? Well lucky for you, Ashley Benson—star of Pretty Little Liars and Spring Breakers—The Coveteur, and Flavor Paper are all here to calm your nerves. Even though there’s not a mention,…
7 April 2015
Flavor Paper and Design Milk go way back to 2012 when they first first visited the Brooklyn showroom, and then again in 2014 when they returned to FP and to Jon to get some of his favorite Friday Fives. This January, we were part of another monthly feature: Where I…
7 April 2015
We may be two days behind the Easter Bunny with this post, but it’s never too late to upgrade your own rabbit hole. Mixing patterns and color doesn’t have to be intimidating—just let our Brooklyn Toile, Biggie, a fluffy rabbit, and Refinery29 be your guide. We keep our Brooklyn Toile…
12 February 2015
If you’re looking for a little dose of Spring in your life right now: trust us, you’re not alone. As we all slowly turn into snowmen/women, Refinery29 has offered some great ideas on how to bring the sunshine back into your life and your home. One suggestion? Our Andy Warhol…
24 October 2012
This year’s Inc. list of the 20 World’s Coolest Offices somehow managed to miss ours, which is pretty darn cool. Luckily they managed to recognize The [email protected] in Detroit where Doodle Home is housed. The places is covered in Flavor Paper and the main shot here shows how key the…
13 October 2012
Refinery29 visits Tibi founder Amy Smilovic’s boho glam Greenwich home which features the very first wall of our Kashmiri Stone designed by Tibi.
10 May 2012
This is a piece that was on Design*Sponge showing the power of personal home makeovers from painter Lily Martine Baxter – especially when some Flavor is thrown in the gumbo. The Soft Red Chinatown Toile adds depth, color, conversation, whimsy and fun to the small space and sets off the…
17 April 2012
“The traditional toile pattern depicts pastoral scenes, but the wallpaper company Flavor Paper is reinventing it with three new Brooklyn-themed designs” says Tim McKeough in his article about some of our new work. Pictured is our Brooklyn Toile designed by Mike Diamond & Vincent J. Ficarra/Adela Qersaqi Of Revolver New…
30 March 2012
Best of New York: Best Wallpaper – Flavor Paper. That’s right. We’ve been recognized for all of our hard work by NY Magazine and the City of New York’s Media division has been kind enough to produce short segments on the winners that air on their station and in the…
4 March 2012
New York Magazine, the authority of all things NYC, released their Best of New York 2012 and it featured a new category – Wallpaper. Guess who snapped up that one? Flavor Paper!!!! We greatly appreciate the praise and swear we will continue to crank out only the best of the…
15 August 2011
“Unique Custom Wallpaper in Brooklyn” is how ABC 7’s Lauren Glassberg describes Flavor Paper, but it’s her “chaquita banana” after sampling the scratch & sniff wallpaper that really states how she feels. This nice, well produced piece gives you a quick peek into the showroom and print studio in Cobble…
29 November 2010
For Lenny Kravitz‘s third single off 2008‘s Love Revolution, his eighth album, the choice was easy – the super sexy Dancin‘ Til Dawn. For the video he chose legendary photographer and director Jean Baptise Mondino to put the feel to film. For a song that contains lyrics like The way…
9 October 2010
As a new Brooklyn business with some interesting aspects – in house employees, on site manufacturing, etc, Flavor Paper was chosen by Brooklyn Independent Television for their program Sector B, The Business of Brooklyn. Producer John Carluccio did a fantastic job of wrangling all that Flavor Paper does into a…
6 October 2010
The lovely, well travelled, finger on the pulse Julie Chang reports on Flavor Paper’s wallpaper movement. “If you thought wall papers were a dying art, then you haven’t heard of Flavor Paper. The Brooklyn-based wall paper company is revitalizing wall paper in ways you can’t even imagine. For example, the…
17 July 2010
The Fruit Cocktail Collection of scratch & sniff wallpaper was released back in 2007, and Cherry Forever has already been inducted into the permanent collection of the Cooper-Hewitt arm of the Smithsonian Institute, still it seems the public fascination with it is insatiable!! Brooklyn News 12 visited the Flavor Lair…
10 July 2010
Nike asked No Mas to redesign their 255 Elizabeth Street store in NoLIta for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and when it came to the walls they wanted some Flavor. We took their beautiful pattern and worked into a really fantastic wallpaper that covered the entire space. Handscreened gloss black…
28 February 2009
Bringing a dose of modern irreverence to old world decor, Flavor Paper screenprints wallpaper by hand in their New Orleans studio. This episode of our video series visits with owner Jon Sherman and tours the factory to learn about how they do it. Watch the video and learn a little…
31 March 2008
Cooper-Hewitt announces the addition of Flavor Paper's City Park to it's wallpaper collection. We’re in the Smithsonian!! Their explanation of City Park's reasons for its inclusion read as follows: "City Park uses the traditional damask-style format with a little twist. Damask wallpapers are usually quite formal and have historically been…
20 February 2007
Good Morning Americas Robin Roberts invited House & Gardens Meyer Russ to recreate several Oscar worthy interiors for your home and he did a fantastic job. Meyer used Flavor Papers Pleasure Dome in Artichoke to achieve the Little Miss Sunshine feel. Flavor Papers Cycloid in Sweet Potato helps recreate the…
24 January 2007
Special thanks to Eric Villency, President of Maurice Villency and host of iDesign on the Fine Living Channel, who chose Flavor Papers new Ribbon Candy wallpaper for his Small Additions for Big Design Looks segment with Ann Curry on the Today Show. Eric explains that with Flavor Paper wallpaper is…
5 November 2006
Remember Willy Wonka and his flavored wallpaper? A company in New Orleans is capitalizing on nostalgia and making the product. Jon Sherman, owner of Flavor Paper, speaks with Alex Cohen. That’s right people, we got smelly wallpaper onto the radio! What’s next!?!? Michael Angelo deserves some serious credit for coming…
31 March 2006
The New Tastemakers – That gift for aptness – whether its putting eye-popping Day-Glo colors on Mylar or combining relatively restrained Good & Plenty pink with white – will make Flavor Paper a survivor, come what may. Jon and Flavor Paper are honored to be included in this elite group…
30 April 2005
Flavor Paper proudly participated in the ABC television show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition renovation of the Dolan familys home in St. Petersburg. Ty used Sheba in a custom color to add a splash of flavor to a focus wall in Philip and Laurens Suite (Tys Secret Room).
