Callidus Guild
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Callidus Guild is a firm based in Brooklyn, NY that manufactures hand-painted wallpaper and interior surfaces. Their name is derived from the Latin word Callidus, which means clever and dextrous. Callidus Guild is a “to-the-trade” manufacturer, and their work can be seen in Jean de Merry showrooms in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Dallas.
History[edit]
Callidus Guild was founded in 1998 by owner and creative director, Yolande Milan Batteau, who got her start designing wallpapers for Chanel. The firm has been operating out of Brooklyn since 2004. The Sinuous Collection, their first wallpaper collection from C G Wallpaper founded by Christian Batteau and sister Yolande Batteau, was launched in 2004 and patterns Linear, Ribbon, Luster Daub, Boucle, and The Plains - each surface is inspired by natural phenomena. The Sacred Geometries Collection was launched in 2012 and is inspired by natural symmetry and sacred geometry, and includes surfaces Pennant, Folded Origami, and Tessellation. Recent commissions include interiors for luxury retailers Tiffany & Co. and Louis Vuitton as well as One Hotel, The Aldyn, Aesa Jewelry and Kwiat Diamonds.[1] Callidus Guild also recently worked with Jean-Louis Denoit and Peter Marino, Axel Vervoordt, David Collins, Steven Gambrell, Robert A. M. Stern, Michael Smith, and John Saladino.[2][3]
Publications[edit]
- Elle Décor wrote that Callidus Guild created “some of the world’s most beautiful handmade wallpapers” and were “entrancing the world’s top designers.”[4]
- Financial Times deemed their artisanal products “one-of-a-kind.”[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Commissions". Callidus Guild. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Lonsdale, Sarah (7 March 2014). "Shadows on a Wall in Autumn: Wallpaper from Callidus Guild". Remodelista. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Shirinian, Natalie (23 September 2015). "Finephilia: The World of Callidus Guild". Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Hackett, Kathleen (May 2016). "Surface Appeal". No. May 2016. Hearst Communications. Elle Decor.
- ^ Evans, Christina Ohly (May 2016). "Callidus Guild: one-of-a-kind wall coverings". No. May 2016. The Financial Times. How to Spend It. Retrieved 10 August 2016.