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Before & After: A Punchy Pattern-Filled Bathroom
There are few people we know that love playing with pattern more than H&W co-founder Christiana Coop. So of course when it was time...
A Midsummer Night's Dream: How Team H&W Styles SS19 Bedding
Summer officially begins this week, and with summer solstice knocking on our days, team H&W felt the urge to start the season on a...
Pattern Players: Three Years Later With Emily Isabella
When we were still in the early planning phase of our Spring/Summer '19 collection, we knew we wanted to include a familiar face along...
Behind the Scenes: New Collection Sneak Peek
We've almost recovered from our week-long product photo shoot a couple weeks ago in Minneapolis and wanted to share some behind the scenes. We're...
The Nook: Before & After
I recently moved to the country, wallpapered my kitchen nook and adopted the sweetest little puppy named Otis. So basically all my dreams have...
Pattern Players: The Difficult Journey to Motherhood and a Gender-Neutral Otomi Nursery by Writer Melissa Andersen
Photo by David Ayllon Hygge & West: We're thrilled to be Pattern Playing with Melissa Andersen because we finally get to turn the tables...
Beyond the Book: Digging into the Details of the Designs Seen in Our Book, Hygge & West Home
For this last post in our Hygge & West Home: Beyond the Book series, we wanted to focus on one of the most important...
Meet the Maker: Designing Goods That Both Mama and Baby Will Love With Helmsie
Photo by Alyssa Alig Photography From pattern and color flashcards to delicate and understated jewelry, Helmsie is a one-stop shop for the design-conscious momma...
Pattern Players: A Closer Look at the Anthropomorphized Embroidery of Coral & Tusk's Stephanie Housley
One of the best parts about autumn - and especially Thanksgiving - is how it forces us to turn our attention away from technology,...
Beyond the Book: What Didn't Make the Pages of Our Book, Hygge & West Home
This wallpaper has been discontinued, but we love how it makes this cozy corner feel even more special. Creating a book requires putting in...
Meet the Makers: Illustrator and Graphic Designer Allira Tee Takes on the Animal Kingdom in Her Whimsical Wallpaper Collection
Fantastical foxes, mischievous monkeys, and flying fish—illustrator and graphic designer Allira Tee's work has it all. Based on the other side of the world...
Beyond the Book: Aimee & Christiana Give a Behind-the-Scenes Look at Creating Our Book, Hygge & West Home
Creating a book is a real labor of love. Before the physical object comes to life, there are countless meetings, phone calls, drafts, revisions,...
Meet the Maker: Tilton Fenwick's Fearless Embrace of Pattern and Color Comes to Our Newest Wallpaper Collection
Here at Team H&W, we've been longtime admirers of Anne Maxwell Foster and Suysel dePedro Cunningham, the super talented and always chic duo behind...
Beyond the Book: Photo and Interview Extras from Our Book, Hygge & West Home
Stephanie Housley's stunning Jackson Hole home at dusk. Working on our new book, Hygge & West Home, has been one of the most fun...
Beyond the Book: A Peek Inside the Wyoming Log Cabin Life of Coral & Tusk's Stephanie Housley
We're going to be sharing some behind-the-scenes from our book photo shoots over the next couple months, and what better way to start than...
Meet the Maker: The SoCal Landscape Gets Reimagined in Lawson-Fenning's New Wallpaper Collection
From the moment we first set foot in Lawson-Fenning?s unforgettable retail space, we?ve been total fangirls of their shop and aesthetic. Everything Lawson-Fenning offers...
A Visit to Our Screen Printers in Chicago
We ALWAYS love stopping by our printers in Chicago. These guys are the best! Lots of color matching in action. We never miss an...
Meet the Maker: How Illustrator and Designer Dinara Mirtalipova Uses Folk Art to Connect With Her Roots
Pattern, though beautiful to look at, has played a much more important role throughout history than just eye candy. It appears throughout the centuries...
Meet the Maker: Go Behind the Scenes of Our Heath Ceramics Collection
How do Hygge & West patterns come to be? This is a question we hear a lot, and while every collection is different, we...
Meet the Maker: How Eric Dayton of Askov Finlayson Infuses the Minnesota Spirit Into Everything He Does
With one half of our founding team based in Minnesota, we feel a strong connection to and love for this unique part of the...
Meet the Maker: Designer Emily Isabella on Her Flora- and Fauna-Filled Collection
When we think of playful pattern, we immediately think of our friend and H&W wallpaper designer, Emily Isabella. Emily is a designer and illustrator...