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Using environmentally friendly wallpaper

The specialist interior art and interior design studio, Gin and Chocolate, offers striking work by making use of environmentally friendly wallpaper. It specialises in vinyl decals, 3D wall art and bespoke wallpaper designs.
Environmentally friendly wallpaper
Environmentally friendly wallpaper
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"We are deeply committed to environmental issues - that's why we like to use products in our designs that are environmentally friendly," says Bonita Fouché, founder and owner of Gin and Chocolate.

For the eco-friendly wallpaper, the team uses an HP product, a PVC-free wallpaper, with the texture, feel and finish of true wallpaper. The team creates custom designed, unique wall art with a printing material that enables a combination of professional photography, interior design and digital printing technology. The wallpaper prints have the look and feel of professional wallpaper, but they do not contain any PVC.

Installation and removel

The installation and removal of the wallpaper is very easy as it is pre-pasted, with no need to handle separate glues or any other adhesives and no glue waste to deal with.

The team also uses only HP latex inks that are perfect for both high quality outdoor as well as indoor applications. The inks are pigmented using aqua-dispersed polymer technology, which is mostly water based and therefore kinder to the environment. The latex inks outperform any eco-solvent ink and can reportedly last up to three years (un-laminated) outdoors and up to five years (un-laminated) indoors.

With this environmentally sound product, the team has the freedom to be creative, capturing each client's individual style and rounding it off with unique flair, without harming the environment.

For more, go to www.ginandchocolate.com

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