Brooklyn-based artist Jess Murphy launches The Lawns Collection of wallpaper including Figures and shares how she designed it.

At the beginning of the pandemic in 2020, Brooklyn-based artist and founder of The Lawns design collective Jess Murphy set out to turn her artwork into wallpaper while she passed the time. Taking inspiration from a celebratory scene of dancing people in the film The Two Popes, Jess began by working with pre-pandemic live figure drawings. As the sketches developed, she thought more about the meaning behind them where despite “the absence of people, a presence of community remains.” The ‘Figures‘ wallpaper pattern was born and is one of The Lawns Collection’s six unique patterns inspired by quarantine movie benders, previous travels, rainy mornings and internet wormholes. BONUS: The Lawns donates a portion of each sale to Coalition for the Homeless and Sky High Farm. Now, for this month’s Deconstruction, we get a peek at how Jess designed the Figures wallpaper pattern! Jess Murphy

Paint chips, Pantones, or swatches are referenced to design a palette, and colorways are created digitally. Final files in all colorways are sent to the printer, and a strike off is returned for review.

Checking printing quality and color for approval. Making sure everything is to spec and noting any adjustments needed for the printer.

Jess makes sure to review the product on the wall, and assess color in different lighting si...