Wallpaper's Curvy New Look

You don't expect to get much more out of wallpaper than a pretty decorative element in your room. However, the designers at Swedish design firm Kredema, or husband-and-wife team Kicki Edgren Nyborg and Peter Nyborg, have decided that wallpaper's days of sitting pretty are done.

They asked a simple question: Why can't wallpaper be functional? As a result, Kicki's master thesis project "Off the Wall" was born.

The wallpaper designs, which include lighting and shelving options built into the wallpaper itself (really!), are actually made up of two separate parts: the wallpaper and the three-dimensional forms that are mounted over the wallpaper.

The Off the Wall collection currently consists of six pattern designs with multiple shelving and lighting options.

See more designs after the jump.

Following in the "Off the Wall" concept is another wallpaper collection called Wallplay that incorporates stickers to facilitate an interactive decorating experience. Children (and adults) just love to play with stickers, and what better way to express creativity and imagination than through personalizing their own space with them?

The designs will soon be available for purchase on the Kredema website. In 2010, the pair also plans on selling the product in Swedish stores. Yipee!