Following yesterday’s post on Saul Steinberg’s wonderful “Views of Paris” wallpaper, which was designed in 1946 and still is available today, I started nosing around some more on Schumacher’s website. I found five more designs for wallpaper and/or fabrics all reproduced from the 1950s originals. Amazing! Gorgeous! Gonna cost you! I think the one above — “Trains” wallpaper by Saul Steinberg for Schumacher — also might have some appeal to our steampunk kin. Note, the Schumacher page for this print does not identify it as a Steinberg design. But, I found a reference to it in another listing. But now I want to know: What happened to “Horses”? Click thru to see 4 more beautiful designs.
“Opera” cotton table fabric, designed by Saul Steinberg, discovered in the archives as an original Greeff print.
“Aviary” wallpaper designed by Saul Steinberg and sold by Schumacher. This is also available in a black-on-white print.
“Opera” fabric, designed by Saul Steinberg, for Schumacher. Originally a Greeff print. Available in aqua (above) and natural colorways.
And this was hardest to find on the website — ironically. “New York New York” wallpaper and fabric, Saul Steinberg for Schumacher. It is not identified on the site as a Steinberg design, but I found a reference elsewhere on the web, and assume it to be true.
Saul Steinberg 1946 design, Views of Paris wallpaper, still for sale today 
Geranium fabrics make great cafe curtains for the kitchen 
Pink poodle Paris wallpapers 
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Oh, I like these very much!! fun and illustrative, yum.
I’m crazy for Aviary!!
The Aviary wallpaper was in the bathroom of a neighbor when I was growing up. Great memories of her house.
I was just thinking about this wallpaper today. I love Aviary and NY,NY. Love them for a powder room.
I love the aqua Opera especially! They all are great, and love the cartoony styling it reminds me so much of the 60s and the Pink Panther cartoons.
Oh, vintage designs. I love them so! If only my dh could get over PTWS.
The Steinberg wallpaper and fabrics were actually originally part of the Patterson-Piazza company. Decorators Walk, a fabric and furnishings company to the trade and based in NYC bought PP in the 1970′s. The Steinberg patterns sold consistantly well up until the time that Schumacher bought Decorators Walk and their archives in 2002. A testament to their classic appeal. Schumacher bought Greeff several years prior to that, but the Steinberg prints were not part of Greeff’s archives. I was VP Design for Decorators Walk and Design Director for the DW division of Schumacher. I was also a Greeff designer in the 1970′s.