Relaunches Patterns from Laurinda Spear’s 2001 “Linework” Collection
2026 marks the 25th anniversary of American surface design company Wolf-Gordon’s pioneering design partnerships—a milestone that underscores its legacy as an early leader in collaborative interior finishes. Moving beyond traditional pattern styling, Wolf-Gordon was among the first in the commercial finishes industry to invite visionaries from the worlds of architecture and fine arts to bring a new level of conceptual depth to wallcoverings. This year, the company honors that spirit of exploration with a year-long initiative, revisiting its archives to reintroduce a curated selection of beloved designs – including works by Laurinda Spear, Karim Rashid, Tsao & McKown, and Petra Blaisse among others.
The anniversary celebration commences with a return to the collection that first defined this collaborative path: Linework by renowned architect and founding principal of Arquitectonica, Laurinda Spear. Originally debuted in 2001 to critical acclaim, Linework made manifest an ethos of conceptual strength that has guided Wolf-Gordon for a quarter-century. This reissue brings that original spirit back to the forefront, centering on the revitalization of the collection’s two most iconic patterns — Bamboo and Macao. By reimagining Spear’s architectural graphics with a color palette that combines several of her original colorways with new selections, and a heightened focus on modern materiality, the relaunch honors a legacy of innovative design that remains as relevant today as it was at its inception.
Linework revitalized a commercial wallcovering industry then-defined by repetitive anonymous designs. Spear drew inspiration from the precise, technical, manual art of architectural drafting – the ink-and-nib “linework” that defines a structure before it is built. By scaling up symbols for heating insulation and property lines, she created outsized, playful patterns infused with the saturated tropical colors and MiMo architecture of her native Miami. In this relaunch, Spear’s iconic Bamboo and Macao patterns are reimagined for the contemporary landscape, maintaining their architectural DNA while exploring new dimensions of saturation and scale.
By inviting visionaries to work outside their typical disciplines, Wolf-Gordon expanded the possibilities of surface design, moving beyond the expected to embrace a deeper conceptual foundation. Starting this 25th anniversary year with Laurinda’s designs enables us to celebrate the enduring relevance of her vision while reflecting on the bold partnerships that have shaped the Wolf-Gordon aesthetic.
The Reimagined Icons: Bamboo and Macao
Bamboo: Originally released in 2001, Bamboo remains one of Wolf-Gordon’s most popular designs. Its vertical stripes, composed of stacked lines at quirky, dynamic angles, evoke a mid-century modernism balanced with a cool, contemporary vibe. For this celebration, Bamboo is re-released in 19 colorways, including six original favorites like the iconic July and Platinum, alongside 13 updated shades such as jewel-toned Boysenberry, Papaya, and Navy.
Macao: Originally introduced in Spear’s 2007 follow-up collection, Geo-Graphic, Macao takes the playful verticality of Bamboo to more dramatic dimensions at 2x the scale. Featuring tilting horizontal lines of varying weights, the refreshed offering includes 13 new and original colorways featuring tropical combinations like pink and pistachio or orange on lilac.
Engineered for longevity, these Type II wallcoverings meet the rigors of commercial environments and are made in the USA. Committed to health and transparency, the collection is free of conflict minerals, heavy metals, and PFAs forever chemicals, and are CDPH Standard Method 013550 compliant for indoor air quality, with EPDs and HPDs available for all specifications.
About Wolf-Gordon
Wolf-Gordon is an American design company offering designers a wide range of interior surfacing products united by the common qualities of excellent design and dependable performance. Founded in 1967 as a comprehensive source for wallcoverings, its product line has since added wall protection, upholstery textiles, paints, and Wink clear, dry-erase coating. Through its collaborations with leading national and international designers and in its Design Studio, Wolf-Gordon continues to develop new work that is provocative, inspiring, and of our time. Wolf-Gordon’s growing portfolio of licensed collections includes designs by Laurinda Spear, Karim Rashid, Petra Blaisse, Grethe Sørensen, Kevin Walz, the Boym Partners, Frank Tjepkema, Mae Engelgeer, Aliki van der Kruijs, and V Starr/Venus Williams. Wolf-Gordon account executives are based in all major markets in the United States.
About Laurinda Spear
Laurinda Spear, FAIA, founding principal of the architecture firm Arquitectonica and the landscape architecture practice ArquitectonicaGEO, has designed many of both firms’ signature projects. Ms. Spear studied fine arts at Brown University, received her Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University and later a Master of Landscape Architecture from Florida International University. She was also instrumental in the expansion of Arquitectonica into design fields beyond architecture and planning. She established the interior design practice Arquitectonica Interiors, as well as the design products group, Laurinda Spear Products, which has over 150 products on the market under dozens of global brands. In 1999, Laurinda Spear was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame.