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Specification notes

Practical guides on fire ratings, certifications, print bases and artwork, written for designers specifying printed walls.

How to Specify Custom Printed Wallcoverings: A Designer's Checklist
How to Specify Custom Printed Wallcoverings: A Designer's Checklist
Specification Guides · 6 min read

How to Specify Custom Printed Wallcoverings: A Designer's Checklist

Seven decisions that turn a mural concept into a specification a contractor can price, a fire officer can approve and an installer can hang.

B-s1,d0 vs ASTM Class A: Fire Ratings for Wallcoverings Explained
B-s1,d0 vs ASTM Class A: Fire Ratings for Wallcoverings Explained
Materials · 5 min read

B-s1,d0 vs ASTM Class A: Fire Ratings for Wallcoverings Explained

What the European and American fire classifications actually measure, and which VÉLLANO materials carry them.

GREENGUARD Gold, M1, AgBB, A+: What Wallcovering Certifications Mean for Your Project
GREENGUARD Gold, M1, AgBB, A+: What Wallcovering Certifications Mean for Your Project
Materials · 6 min read

GREENGUARD Gold, M1, AgBB, A+: What Wallcovering Certifications Mean for Your Project

A plain-English guide to the indoor-air and durability marks on VÉLLANO spec sheets, and which ones your client actually needs.

Paper-Back vs Fabric-Back vs Non-Woven: Choosing the Right Print Base
Paper-Back vs Fabric-Back vs Non-Woven: Choosing the Right Print Base
Materials · 5 min read

Paper-Back vs Fabric-Back vs Non-Woven: Choosing the Right Print Base

How backing construction changes durability, installation and the way a printed design reads on the wall.

Seamless at 3.15 m: When to Specify Wide-Width Wallcoverings
Seamless at 3.15 m: When to Specify Wide-Width Wallcoverings
Specification Guides · 4 min read

Seamless at 3.15 m: When to Specify Wide-Width Wallcoverings

Why panel joins matter in a mural, and how wide-width printing removes most of them.

Wallcoverings for Healthcare: Cleanability, Antifungal Layers and Low-VOC Inks
Wallcoverings for Healthcare: Cleanability, Antifungal Layers and Low-VOC Inks
Specification Guides · 5 min read

Wallcoverings for Healthcare: Cleanability, Antifungal Layers and Low-VOC Inks

What hospitals and clinics need from a printed wall, and how to specify it.

Designing Kids' Rooms and Paediatric Spaces with Murals
Designing Kids' Rooms and Paediatric Spaces with Murals
Inspiration · 4 min read

Designing Kids' Rooms and Paediatric Spaces with Murals

Scale, placement and material choices for murals that children grow with, featuring the Bambino collection.

Tropical Maximalism in Hospitality Interiors
Tropical Maximalism in Hospitality Interiors
Inspiration · 4 min read

Tropical Maximalism in Hospitality Interiors

How hotels and restaurants use large-scale botanical murals, and how to make Palmera work at architectural scale.

Preparing Your Artwork for Large-Format Wall Printing
Preparing Your Artwork for Large-Format Wall Printing
Specification Guides · 5 min read

Preparing Your Artwork for Large-Format Wall Printing

Resolution, colour, bleed and file formats for bespoke murals, with a free checker.

Window Films for Privacy & Branding: Frosted, One-Way Vision and Clear
Window Films for Privacy & Branding: Frosted, One-Way Vision and Clear
Materials · 4 min read

Window Films for Privacy & Branding: Frosted, One-Way Vision and Clear

Which printed glass film to use where, from meeting rooms to shopfronts.

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