Archipelago Gold, Lagoon blue Purple illustration on a cream

Purple illustration on a cream background

• Repeat: panels line up one after the other

and amethyst

Creamy white illustration on a green background

Into the Highlands is part of the Tweed Heritage collection

Archipelago Gold, Lagoon blue Purple illustration on a creamOverview Archipelago explores the idea of blurred border between the outdoors and indoors. Crystalline textures running through the surface of the wallpaper create traces reminiscent of landscapes in the Finnish archipelago. The design was created by experimental painting technique utilising salt and liquid sugar. By applying salt or sugar on watercolour the pigment forms intriguing traces on a wet base. Teija Vartiainen is a freelance designer mostly