BRUCE FINE PAPERS
Tucked away on an unassuming street in Lincolnshire, Bruce Fine Papers is among the very last studios in the UK still producing every wallpaper using traditional block printing. Founded in 1994 by Alex Bruce, what began in a small barn has grown into a rare family workshop dedicated to preserving a disappearing British craft. Block Printed Wallpaper was first manufactured in England during the 16th Century and it is these same techniques that they continue to use today, placing this quiet Lincolnshire studio within a lineage that stretches back centuries.
Today, two generations of the Bruce family work alongside a small team of skilled printers, continuing the slow, meticulous methods once common across Britain’s historic wallpaper houses. Their papers are created for leading design studios and heritage organisations including English Heritage, the National Trust and the Biltmore Estate. In an industry largely shaped by digital production, Bruce Fine Papers remains a precious outlier, continuing to print each design by hand from start to finish.
Services
Heritage wallpaper restoration and reproduction, recreating historic designs from surviving fragments
Bespoke wallpaper printing for interior designers and collaborative collections
Custom colourways and tailored handmade wallpaper commissions
Wallpaper supply for private homes, hospitality and retail refurbishment projects
