Say what you will about Damien Hirst, but the man clearly understand the importance of merchandising. His venture Pharmacy, opened in 1997, was essentially a pill-themed bar and restaurant, serving pharmaceutically-inspired food and drink from inside walls of medical cabinets. This wallpaper, originally designed for the restaurant, is currently for sale via Other Criteria, Hirst's London-based gift shop.
Detail view
We're also big fans of his "Butterfly' print, first shown at the Tate Britian in 2004.
Like all of Hirst's work, both wallpapers are prohibitively, absurdly expensive (even Hirst's own employees are presently out of work.); one roll will cost you about $1,900. This is definetly one of those cases in which we wholeheartedly recommend xeroxing as a substitute.
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WE think these are just Strange.
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The butterfly one hurts my eyes. The first might be interesting in a small bathroom?
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I think the price is quite high, but I also think this is worth a higher price than the typical rich-people goods, which tend to be pretty luxurious but almost ordinarily so. I love that butterfly paper. Also, it's spelled definitely, not definetly. I would re-read the Apartment Therapy Terms of Use, particularly 13 A. before you suggest photo-copying another artist's work as a valid means to access this design on the cheap.
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Did I just read Apartment Therapy recommending ripping off an artist's work???
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Greer - yep, you did.
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