A key feature that marks out a worthy wallpaper specialist is a knowledge of the brands that fit their customer base. That is why we, as a firm that serves the top end of the market, work with some of the most luxurious brands around.

Among the most inspirational wallpaper brands is Maya Romanoff, a brand whose eponymous founder started the company in the United States in 1969 as he discovered a penchant for dyeing textiles.

Rather than copying what was already out there, he sought to take design down new avenues, drawing on concepts in Zen Buddhism to develop his “uncommon art” philosophy.

This produced a unique marriage of ancient philosophy with modern technology, making ideas that had been around for millennia the inspiration that could maximise new possibilities. After initially specialising in clothes, the firm began making wall coverings in 1979.

Further developments included the introduction of Japanese papermaking techniques into designs from the mid-1980s, leading to the Jewel Collection range. Further developments included the introduction of ultra-thin wood wall coverings in 1996 using Japanese techniques and ajiro wood from paulowna trees.

Mr Romanoff retired in 2002 and died in 2014, but others in his family have taken the brand on, always looking to innovate and turn new ideas into reality.

Further innovations included the use of flexible glass beads in wall coverings, starting with the Beadazzled trademark range in 2003, and a range of tie-dye wall coverings in 2010.

This potted history of the firm shows that it has a continuing commitment to quality, novelty, beauty and innovation. This is why Maya Romanoff wall coverings remain so popular and also why we enjoy working with them.

Maya Romanoff is one of many top brands we work with, but there is no doubt it is right at the top for creativity. If you want something truly exceptional in many ways, this could be the best option for you.