Fishes

Fish wallpaper is all the rage these days.  
Truth be told that although it's tres chic, not one Client I've ever suggested it to... ate the bait!

 This well known version printed on silver-leaf, is used here by the designer Jeffrey Allan Marks.
[More on his work here] 

Interesting how incredibly different it looks in a formal vs. casual setting.

From deGournay.   

Above is a signature stylized version from the Italian designer, Fornasetti.  
It's manufactured by the famed British printing house,  Cole & Son.

This is a mosaic inspired pattern, Mikonos,  below is Seagrass & Shells, both from Scalamandre.

Tidal Pool by Thibaut.

How 'bout a Shark Camo from York?

Really, am I thinking Miami Beach because it's almost Memorial Day?
Don't be scared, I usually prefer solid colored walls.
The closest I get to pattern, is occasionally a grass cloth in an ever-so-subtle muted shade.

It's Design Week in NYC, so keep posted for lots of modern inspiration.

~m