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Hyphyn–the biodegradable vinyl

Jenny — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:46:17 +0000

Design to disappear, Hyphyn by Nassimi is regarded as the first truly biodegradable performance vinyl — uncompromising in strength, refined in aesthetic, progressive in composition. This vinyl will only degrade in landfill when it meets anaerobic bactera (these are bacteria that do not need oxygen and thrive deep in the ground).

Years of research and development have culminated in a significant innovation: a durable, luxurious vinyl engineered to biodegrade by over 90% within two years in landfill conditions, or to incinerate at low temperatures with 99.5% less dioxin than conventional vinyls.

Hyphen is a game changer

Scientifically proven to biodegrade over 90% within 24 months in landfill conditions, Hyphyn sets a new benchmark for environmental stewardship. It offers a responsible solution to today’s environmental challenges—without compromising on performance, durability, or design.

Contract-grade durability. Thoughtfully priced. Beautifully resolved designs and colours — and new designs in the pipeline. Hyphyn offers the sustainable answer the industry has been waiting for.

High performance and sustainability

After a long and successful life, enzymes embedded in Hyphyn will meet anaerobic bacteria (ones which live without oxygen) and slowly break-down

Safe For Incineration

Hyphen will burn at a much lower temperature and thus emits little toxins into the atmosphere–99.5% less dioxin than regular vinyls.

Forget microplastics and toxins, Hyphyn biodegrades. Instead it remarkably converts into inert gases that are reclaimed and can be transformed into energy. We are left with uncontaminated soil.

Design to disappear, Hyphyn by Nassimi is regarded as the first truly biodegradable performance vinyl — uncompromising in strength, refined in aesthetic, progressive in composition. This vinyl will only degrade in landfill when it meets anaerobic bactera (these are bacteria that do not need oxygen and thrive deep in the ground).

Years of research and development have culminated in a significant innovation: a durable, luxurious vinyl engineered to biodegrade by over 90% within two years in landfill conditions, or to incinerate at low temperatures with 99.5% less dioxin than conventional vinyls.

Hyphen is a game changer

Contract-grade durability. Thoughtfully priced. Beautifully resolved designs and colours — and new designs in the pipeline. Hyphyn offers the sustainable answer the industry has been waiting for.

High performance and sustainability

After a long and successful life, enzymes embedded in Hyphyn will meet anaerobic bacteria (ones which live without oxygen) and slowly break-down

Safe For Incineration

Hyphen will burn at a much lower temperature and thus emits little toxins into the atmosphere–99.5% less dioxin than regular vinyls.

Forget microplastics and toxins, Hyphyn biodegrades. Instead it remarkably converts into inert gases that are reclaimed and can be transformed into energy. We are left with uncontaminated soil.

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The subtle art of wallcovering

Jenny — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:38:23 +0000

As we cover more walls with wallpaper there seems to be a choice, do we choose an understated design or should we make a bold statement? There are arguments for both but here we focus upon the more low-key option: woven textural coverings and gentler designs in softer tones.

Many choose this direction as they feel that they will not tire so quickly and that art and other design elements will be easier to arrange. Again this is debatable but since we have some wonderful wall-coverings that suit the more delicate eye we thought it was timely to profile some.

Texture

How much do we need? Too little and you might as well paint but with too much it can get loud and belong with the ‘bold-statement-crowd’. Many woven papers have a strong horizontal line, this means that there will be an obvious join between panels. One solution is to use beading as in the images below, or you can embrace it, the beauty being where the panels join. This is especially true with a fine weave, without the seams the wall could look a little unremarkable. With the woven wall-coverings below from ROA Handwoven and Casamance we look carefully at texture.

ROA Handwoven

Harking from Indonesia these sustainable papers are made from natural fibres such as abaca, rattan and rice paper. Crafted in South East Asia ROA’s designs resonate beautifully in the region, it is as if this is where they belong. Left and above, by Studio Daminato, tiny knots in the rattan add a little excitement when you are close up, and they make this paper perfect at a distance.

A little shine can add the spice,  Wai, above looks like mosaic tiles.

Here a rice paper, called Skalen, has a fine string running vertically.

Casamance Wall-Coverings

Designed in France Casamance have a large and diverse selection of elegant and very contemporary designs. All are high performance and fire retardant. They cleverly weave and use indulgent mixes of different fibres to create fascinating textures.

Add in some character with Amboise. This is a jacquard weave which includes rattan plus a tad of pretty lurex fibres that make this sophisticated covering truly lovely.

Halana, above, has a graphic pattern that works brilliantly on the wall, but really only the tone-on-tone cream fits our brief being a subtle paper, It gently flows across the room, you can easily place your art upon it and put it on multiple walls. The browner colours are so funky together that we had to add it in but perhaps it has more of an opinion?

Mural Wall-Coverings

We have mural designs by Glamora, Emma Hayes, Timorous Beasties and Materialised. Murals can be powerful and so useful in many spaces from homes, hotels, workspaces and restaurants.

The above is from Glamora’s Komorebi collection. Inspired by a Japanese aesthetic there are themes of harmony, balance and well-being, Designed to create a calm ambiance Komorebi is printed upon GlamPure, an organic base paper. All designs evoke the Washi technique of Japanese paper making, and there are sixteen designs, either abstract or representations of plants and nature.

The Divina Collection was launched at the Milan Salone this year. It has a warm neutral palette with gold, brass and platinum highlights. Divina is opulent and reminiscent of the Art Deco era. Created by the research team at Glamora designs are printed on the luxurious GlamSatin base. The result is a shimmering silk like finish made from mix of viscose fabric and mineral powders.

The Creative Collection is where you will find the majority of Glamora’s designs, with new designs every year there are now twelve chapters offering a myriad of designs. You can see them all on-line at Glamora’s excellent and most inspirational website. Print on either high quality vinyl or on a fine cellulose based non woven paper.

Emma Hayes

From the ethereal queen of calm Emma Hayes come two new wallpaper designs. Veil directly below comes in rose and blue, like layers transparent fabric shifting in the breeze it is delicate with overlapping geometric shapes. We feel it is just lovely and will bring a lot of joy.

As we cover more walls with wallpaper there seems to be a choice, do we choose an understated design or should we make a bold statement? There are arguments for both but here we focus upon the more low-key option: woven textural coverings and gentler designs in softer tones.

Many choose this direction as they feel that they will not tire so quickly and that art and other design elements will be easier to arrange. Again this is debatable but since we have some wonderful wall-coverings that suit the more delicate eye we thought it was timely to profile some.