Emeric Black Gold
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Emeric Black Gold is a stone-pattern wallpaper in black and gray with gold metallic veining running through it. The stone figure is irregular, so the design has no repeating grid to line up by eye, and the gold lines read as fine branching seams rather than as a drawn motif. Against the darker ground, the paler gray areas give the pattern its depth and the metallic detail picks out the edges.
Surface and finish
The surface is metallic, which means the gold sections reflect light and shift in brightness depending on where you stand and where the light falls. Under a window the veining looks brighter and more defined; in lamplight it settles down and the black takes over. That behavior is worth planning for, since the same wall will not look identical in the morning and in the evening. The dark base also absorbs light rather than bouncing it back, so the wall reads as a solid plane and the gold is the only part that catches the eye. These are premium quality wallpapers. If the finish is what draws you, the wider metallic range is worth going through, and there is more stone figuring in the marble designs.
Style and rooms
The combination of stone pattern and gold metal places this in Art Deco schemes, where dark surfaces and brass or gold fittings are usual. It sits well with velvet upholstery, mirrored or glass-topped furniture, and black metal frames. Because the pattern is dark and busy in detail but even overall, it holds up better on one wall than on four, and it gives artwork with light mounts a strong background to sit against.
- Living rooms, particularly as an accent wall
- Bedrooms, behind the bed or on the chimney breast
- Kitchens and dining rooms
- Hallways, including narrow ones
- Home offices
In an office the dark ground cuts glare behind a screen, and in a dining room it works with warm pendant lighting, which brings out the gold veining over the table.
French design meets German engineering, made entirely in Europe.
