Francesca DiMattio channels playful, rule-breaking domestic motifs into a new wallpaper collection for Calico Wallpaper, previewing at Design Miami. She converted roughly 70 feet of original paintings into two mural-style patterns offered in seven colorways each. Mosaic uses trompe l'oeil imagery—palm trees, flowers, and a peacock with heart-embellished tail feathers—referencing a hand-painted entryway and Pompeian influences. Lattice assembles a constellation of fancy-dress plates against a crosshatched ground. DiMattio's practice layers ornamental ceramic forms with everyday objects, applying pattern across surfaces and transforming household effects into exuberant decorative gestures.
"What if the domestic sphere were a little less staid, a little more fun-house? That's the case in the world of artist Francesca DiMattio, where ceramic confections layer ornamental forms with those of everyday household effects. In one work, she might sculpt a child-size sneaker and a jug of milk within a deconstructed, Meissen-inspired vase; for another, she'll combine the motifs of floral china and Moroccan rugs into a chandelier."
"For the collaboration, DiMattio has translated some 70 feet of her original paintings ("absurd in the best way") into two mural-style designs, each available in seven colorways. One pattern, titled Mosaic, is a trompe l'oeil scene featuring palm trees, flowers, and a peacock with heart-embellished tail feathers-a loose homage to her home's hand-painted entryway by way of Pompeii. The second, Lattice, presents a constellation of fancy-dress plates-the sort that might line her dinner table-against a crosshatched ground."
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