Wall covering and decoration is a huge, promising market that has been based on a completely analogue production process for a long time. But it is now slowly but surely turning digital.
Wallpaper: the traditional paper roll, often with a texture, that later is glued to the wall/object. Pre-glued papers are also on the market.
Wall coverings: a textured synthetic media, with or without a self adhesive layer and backing liner.
The most common type used in today’s market is a textured, self-adhesive vinyl.
When designing the Colorado 1650, we targeted the matte finish to have a specific velvety look. We tested and trailed it with interior decorators and this is paying off. We see that Colorado 1650’s matt finish is the preferred look over other technologies for all things interior décor and the Colorado is being adopted by the market’s specialists.
The interior décor market is booming: Customisation is key, mass personalisation is the norm. But if everybody wants it, why isn’t everybody doing it? Find out more why with UVgel, it’s digital, done right.
For Erized, a print and design company, independence and the ability to produce complete projects themselves, on almost any substrate, is very important. That is why the company relies on Canon and Zünd solutions. They have an Arizona flatbed printer, a Colorado roll-to-roll printer with UVgel technology and a ProCut digital cutter G3. This well-equipped machine park enables them to quickly turn around orders and complete complex projects from concept to installation, on almost any substrate.
Read Case StudyVegan Junk Food Bar decided for one of its restaurants in Amsterdam to abandon the colourful world that made them successful and to redecorate it with arty black and white drawings that dominate the interior of the entire restaurant. Customers should feel as if they are in a real-life comic book while at the same time enjoy some tasty, colorful burgers. The lack of colour in the interior really makes the dishes pop. These are, after all, the stars of the show.
The black and white interior was created with the latest printing technologies from Canon; Colorado 1650 with UVgel technology.
Read Case StudyCaro, located in Zielona Góra, was founded almost 30 years ago. ‘In 1994, when we started our business, the demand for textured paintings was exceptionally high,’ says Marta Naranowicz, operations director at Caro Group. – ‘But we soon noticed that our customers were more and more interested in printed images. The demand for this type of art was growing very fast. We decided to invest in a modern printing facility, which turned out to be a great success. In a short time we started producing thousands of orders for the biggest retail chains in Poland and Europe,’ she recalls.
Read Case StudyA world printed with fantasy is a project conceived and implemented by Canon Poland at the Wesołe Małolaty childcare centre in Kraków, Poland, in 2021. Its aim was to decorate one of the rooms in the Krakow facility, to spark the children’s imagination and creativity.
Read Case StudyDesigned for maximum throughput, high quality and to run all day long, the UVgel Wallpaper Factory is a fully automated production facility for digitally printed wallpaper: from the bulk-sized media input straight through to the finished rolled output.
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As one of the pioneers in Malaysian interior furnishing industry, Wallpaper & Carpets Distributors (M) Sdn Bhd (WCD) saw the opportunities of digital wallpaper and were looking for a high quality and high consistency production printer to make them a one-stop interior hub. Quality, speed, diversity and sustainable wallpapers are WCD’s commitment to their clients. Watch the customer case study video where WCD share what are their challenges and why they chose Canon UVgel to grow their digital wallpaper business.
Norwegian customer CICERO Digital og Grafisk AS is reproducing 100 years of wallpaper history with the Canon Colorado and its UVgel Wallpaper Factory.
De Resolutie is an all-round capacity provider with a focus on interior decor. Check out what they say about the Colorado 1650 with FLXfinish.
Watch how UVgel technology allows you to produce beautiful matte wall coverings, that are dimensionally stable, scratch-proof and widthstand cleaning.
Polish Studio Bell was the first customer in Poland to invest into a Colorado printer. The Colorado was the answers to many challenges they previously experienced with their Latex printers, thanks to the low-heat process used with UVgel technology.
Custom interior décor, including wallcoverings, is becoming the new standard. Digital print offers bright growth opportunities in this sector. So if you are looking to expand your application range with custom wallpaper you should read our Interior Décor guide.
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