Topographies Wallcovering



Topographies Collection
Calico Wallpaper

Timeline
December 2016 - March 2017

Location
Brooklyn & LIC, NY

Role
Project manager & wallpaper designer

Team
Various Snarkitecture members, concepting & artwork 
Kaijie Chen︎︎︎, wallpaper designer

Project Overview The Topographies Collection was made in collaboration with Snarkitecture, building on their ongoing exploration of excavation as an architectural process. This was the first collaboration I was in charge of project managing, working with the designers and founders of Snarkitecture through various iterations until we landed on a concept we both agreed on: transforming a 3D hand-torn 17-layer topographic landscape into a 2D non-repeating wallcovering with a strong trompe-l’oeil effect. 

The Topographies Collection is in the permanent collection of 
The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum︎︎︎ (Object ID 1158862555)


Select Press
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Installation photos by Lauren Coleman, Noah Kalina, & Robert Yu







This project is currently under construction. Please check the links above for more information. Thank you!








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