Atelier BLINK

For those not in the know (ie: living under a rock), an atelier is a workshop or a studio. Atelier BLINK is a Belgian design company founded last year by Emilie Lecouturier and Céline Poncelet. With the stated objective of creating “unexpected features in familiar things which are not always detected at first glance,” BLINK has cultivated an aesthetic that is at once surprising and traditional. Even one of their quirkier productions, a rug with a photograph of flea market finds printed on it (shown above), is tastefully done in black and white. It’s just as likely complement the rest of the room as it is to draw attention to itself. But my favorite Atelier BLINK product"”and the one that is getting the most press"”is their patterned wallpaper. I’ve been in many old houses that have similar wallpaper, but to walk into a newer, younger space and see this wallpaper would certainly be unexpected, though not unwelcome. I mean, who doesn’t want Kama Sutra wallpaper in their bedroom? It’s a whole lot classier than having centerfolds taped up there for “inspiration.”