Sheila Bridges
Creator of Harlem Toile de Jouy
Contemporary · 1994–present · New York, NY
Signature styles
- American Classical
- Black History Pattern
- Harlem Toile
Profile
Sheila Bridges built her Harlem practice on layered American classicism and is best known for designing Harlem Toile de Jouy — the wallpaper that reimagines the eighteenth-century French pastoral scene as a meditation on Black American history. Bill Clinton, the Obama Foundation, the Harlem brownstones.
Visual language
Layered American classicism, Harlem Toile wallpaper, deep saturated wall color, period furniture.
Wallcoverings that match this designer
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