Designer: Patrick Mele - Bio
Adena Pin Ring – Patrick Mele Colorway
Adelphi Paper Hangings asked designer Patrick Mele to create custom colorways for five historical wallpapers. Read more about Patrick Mele and what inspired him to create the colorways. This small figured pattern was installed in the library of Thomas Worthington’s house, Adena, in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1808. The … Continued
Hermitage Maple Leaf – Patrick Mele Colorway
Adelphi Paper Hangings asked designer Patrick Mele to create custom colorways for five historical wallpapers. Read more about Patrick Mele and what inspired him to create the colorways. Wallpaper designers often strove to evoke other materials in their patterns. In this example the use of thin tone-on-tone diagonal lines was … Continued
Ribbon Sprig – Patrick Mele Colorway
Adelphi Paper Hangings asked designer Patrick Mele to create custom colorways for five historical wallpapers. Read more about Patrick Mele and what inspired him to create the colorways. Ribbon Sprig was discovered in Concord, Massachusetts and may have originated in Boston, but it is of sufficiently high quality … Continued
Boston Floral Stripe – Patrick Mele Colorway
Adelphi Paper Hangings asked designer Patrick Mele to create custom colorways for five historical wallpapers. Read more about Patrick Mele and what inspired him to create the colorways. Found lining an early box from New Hampshire, this pattern was printed with a very small block measuring approximately 10″ … Continued
Diana – Patrick Mele Colorway
Adelphi Paper Hangings asked designer Patrick Mele to create custom colorways for five historical wallpapers. Read more about Patrick Mele and what inspired him to create the colorways. Examples of this pattern have been discovered in Acton and Plymouth, Massachusetts, Suffield, Connecticut as well the House of the … Continued