A Flamingo and a Parrot, hand-painted wallpaper by Snijder&CO

A Flamingo and a Parrot, hand-painted wallpaper framed on a wooden panel for our client.

Hand-painted wallpaper, a Dutch Heritage.. by Snijder&CO

Hand-painted wallpaper, a Dutch Heritage

The Dutch Golden Age is famous for its painters like Rembrandt, Vermeer and Rubens. But little is known about hand-painted wallpapers from that period. Painting landscapes on paper was a typical Dutch crafts. Between the 17^th and the 18^th century hundreds of walls must have been covered with by hand-painted wallpapers as a sign of luxury and wealth.

In the 17^th century hand-painted wallpaper was a less costly replacement for Tapestries (or Gobelins). Another advantage was that clients could order customized wall coverings and determine size, style and subject of the sceneries.

Mass production

During the early 18^th century hand-painted wallpapers were made accessible for all. The Dutch had a dozen workplaces and factories producing hand-painted wallpaper on a massive scale. In the early 19^th century the hand-painted wallpaper became less popular and factories had to close. This was mostly due to a diminished Dutch economy and the foreign industrial revolution, which introduced printed wallpaper.

By the 20^th century large town houses and estates where converted into offices, hospitals or schools. The (detachable) hand-painted wallpapers where considered impractical and were mostly sold to foreign buyers as works of art. The consequence is that only a few survived in the Netherlands.

Gardens on Paper

About two hundred years later, wallpaper artists Marcelo Gimenes and Jaap Snijder from Snijder&CO picked up this forgotten craft. “After exploring remaining wallpaper samples in museums we decided to work only with modern materials. We did not want to copy the old samples but build upon a Dutch tradition of custom designed wallpaper sceneries”. Each design is completely handmade and is inspired by nature. With endless passion they paint flowers, plants and birds. Leaf by leaf creating beautiful gardens on paper. 

New techniques

They do not work with oil paint or the stencil technique of Chinese wallpaper (Chinoiserie). “We use just ordinary wall paint, this requires a different way of working but it creates a great atmosphere with its bright colours and matte appearance”.

By working together on one design they mix their styles into something new never losing track of its decorative purpose. The wallpaper should always fit in the room for which it was intended. So they make, just like the Dutch wallpaper painter Jurriaan Andriessen (1742-1819), previously detailed sketches and sometimes a scale model for the customer to provide a good understanding of the product.

                                                                                                           

Dutchoiserie

“It requires a lot of dedication to paint commissioned wallpaper entirely by hand, It is a very labour-intensive craft”.  The hand-painted wallpaper of Snijder&CO is a contemporary version of the Dutch historical predecessor. “That’s why we call our style “Dutchoiserie”.

Sneakpreview: hand-painted wallpaper "Green"

 

Sneakpreview: hand-painted wallpaper "Green" our latest creation for Meesterlijk - design and crafts. Een kleine impressie van ons handgeschilderd behang "Green" voor de aankomende Meesterlijk - 25-27 november Westergasfabriek - Amsterdam.

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Tuinen van papier

Buiten wordt het kouder en de warme woonkamer begint te lonken. Tijd om het binnen gezellig te maken. En groen! Met het nieuwe behang van Snijder&CO haal je de vlinders, vogels en bloemen naar binnen.

Hoe groener, hoe beter

Je kon het al lezen in Green is the new black: de wereld raakt langzaam in de ban van groen. Tegeltuinen maken plaats voor groene walhalla’s en verschillende internationale topontwerpers transformeren woonkamers naar groene oases. Een heel gave muurversiering die je dan ook beslist gezien moet hebben, is het nieuwe behang van Snijder&CO. Vol met vlinders, vogels en bloemen, allemaal met de hand vervaardigd en tot in de details uitgewerkt. Zie het als die geweldig mooie tuinen, maar dan geschilderd op papier. Zo valt er in de winter ook nog wat te beleven!

Dutchoiserie

De makers van het behang, Jaap Snijder en Marcelo Gimenes haalden hun inspiratie uit de Europese natuur. De naam van hun nieuwe lijn ‘Dutchoiserie’ is dan ook een knipoog naar de historische, kunstzinnige stroming Chinoiserie. Dutchoiserie zien zij als de moderne variant. Historische behangsels met een moderne twist, dus.

Panoramische voorstelling

Eén behangrol vormt een paneel van 139 x 303 cm. Er zijn vier verschillende panelen die met elkaar te combineren zijn waardoor er een panoramische voorstelling ontstaat. Het hoogwaardig vliesbehang is verkrijgbaar in drie achtergrondkleuren. Zit er niets bij voor je? Het is zelfs mogelijk om een eigen achtergrondkleur te kiezen. Prijs voor de standaardkleuren: 130,- euro per rol, te bestellen via www.snijder-co.nl.

Our hand-painted wallpaper now available in a printed version!

Handpainted wallpaper collection Dutchoiserie V.. a different kind of chinoiserie.. by Snijder&CO

Bedroom Hand-painted wallpaper by Snijder&CO

Hand painted wallpaper by Snijder&CO in the bedroom snijder-co.nl

Impression DesignDay 2016 - Maastricht

Next weekend we present our hand-painted wallpaper Dutchoiserie at DesignDay #11 Maastricht

Jaap Snijder & Marcelo Gimenes 27-28-29 may at the DesignDay -fair

Work in progress (Dutchoiserie VII - Magnolia with birds)

Marcelo Gimens and Jaap Snijder - (Snijder&CO) working on Dutchoiserie nr. VII

Our Dutchoiserie in the latest issue of Villa d'Arte magazine

Our Dutchoiserie hand painted Wallpaper now covered in Villa d'Arte magazine may/june 2016

Hand-painted wallpaper - Dutchoiserie V (compleet version)

Hand-painted lampshades by Snijder&CO produced by Kappennow

Fern lampshade - hand painted

Kappennow amsterdam - Chosen participant Masterly Dutch Pavilion Salone del Mobile 12-17 april 2016

Kappennow Hand painted lampshades in cooperation with Snijder&CO.

 
Artists Jaap Snijder and Marcelo Gimenes specialize in hand-painted wallpaper designs and colorful wallpaper patterns. Their iconic wallpapers are completely handmade and are based on nature. Each wallpaper is unique and carefully made with a lot of patience and passion. They mainly paint flowers, plants and birds. This way they create beautiful gardens on paper.
For further information or if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
info@kappennow.com

Snijder&CO interview in the latest Seasons issue

We are very proud to see this article by Johanna Hoogendam in the latest issue of Seasons - about our Hand-painted wallpaper and our philosophy why we enjoy painting 'gardens on paper' .

 

A great article in Seasons - showing how and why we paint hand-painted wallpaper.

 

The new hand-painted collection volume I&II is out now!

Snijder & Co - presents the new collection hand-painted wallpaper - nieuwe collectie handgeschilderd behang!

Hand painted wallpaper Peinture bordeaux

Wallpaper artist Jaap Snijder and Marcelo Gimenes created a new collection for Kappennow amsterdam - making beautiful hand painted wallpaper from Snijder&CO into unique lampshades

Exclusive hand-painted lampshade's by Wallpaper artists Snijder&CO

Now available at Depot Rotterdam. "Kappennow Amsterdam" brings together a collection of lampshades with our hand-painted wallpaper. 

 

More information: depotrotterdam.nl or kappennow.com

 

Unique lampshade by Kappennow amsterdam - hand-painted by Snijder&CO

Exclusive Lampshade by Kappen amsterdam -featuring our wallpaper

We very proud to launch our latest Wallpaper collection!

 Just forget Chinoiserie and go for Dutchoiserie with oaktrees, bullfinhes and raspberries

Dutchoiserie - hand-painted wallpaper by Snijder&CO - (c) 2015

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