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The heritage of
Wallquest Inc. goes back to the 1820's.The Lafoy family of
Lyon, France have been involved with wallpaper from that
time until the present. In 1938 Henry Lafoy founded a
wallpaper business which was titled Consortium du Papier
Peint. This company pioneered many developments in wallpaper,
the most important of which was truly permanent printing or
inalterable wallpaper. The name of the company became
Inaltera S.A. (inalterable). Henry introduced héliogravure (rotogravure) printing and
paper backed vinyl to wallpaper. Inaltera produced surface
print, hand flock, rotogravure, handprint, transfer print
and many different types of textile wallcoverings. They also
produced an ancient product based on casein (milk) inks.
In 1976 Inaltera S.A. created a subsidiary in New York City
called Inaltera Wallcoverings Inc. This company imported the
prestigious wallcoverings from France. Growth was strong as
the quality products with an avante garde tendency gained
international recognition. There were many famous
installations of our products, including the White House and
numerous stars. Through mergers and acquisitions the fortunes of Inaltera SA
changed for the good. In 1985, the current management of the
US Company bought the shares from the French parent and
changed the name to Wallquest Inc. The company searched the
world for unique, leading edge wallcovering products. |
