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Moooi wallpaper inspired by drawings of extinct animals



Archive drawings of extinct animals informed this wallpaper collection by Dutch brand Moooi, created in collaboration with Belgian studio Arte.
Presented at this year's Milan design week, the collection features 10 wallcoverings inspired by the fur, plumage or skin of extinct animals, which the designers found while researching old museum illustrations of bygone creatures.

The Extinct Animals wallcoverings are made from a wide range of materials, including suede, metal foil, paper weave, raw jute and moiré textile.
"We searched museums around the world and found the most incredible drawings of bygone animals, documented by explorers on their travels," said Marcel Wanders, co-founder at Moooi. "So much of what has lived is lost and can only live in our memories and imagination." "For Moooi, the 'Museum of Extinct Animals' became an inspiration. We want to share our excitement, wonder and love, and try humbly, against our better judgement, to hold on to what is lost and celebrate it coming back alive again," he continued.

According to the brand, each piece is named after an extinct animal, including the dwarf rhino, armoured boar, dodo, umbrella squid, caligraphy bird, flying coral fish, blushing sloth, aristo quagga, blooming seadragon and bearded leopard.
Patterns are based on the colour-palette and texture of the animals, as depicted in the drawings.

When designing the collection, the designers also took into account the folklore surroundi...
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