Uwe Merkel

Uwe Merkel is a German fine art photographer. His murals come from a long love of surface, age and quiet decay. He shoots cracked walls and rusting metal panels. He shoots sun bleached wood and old patinated stone. Most people walk past these scenes without a second look. Uwe builds a whole portfolio out of them.

The result reads like texture more than picture. There is no busy story about fighting with a room. A Merkel mural gives a flat wall the look of an old building. The weathered tones flatter neutral sofas, oak floors and matte black metal accents.

Interior designers reach for his work when a space needs depth, not pattern. His rustic wallpaper designs suit industrial lofts and modern farmhouses. They also suit mid century studies and clean minimalist offices. Each piece ships as custom size wallpaper cut to any wall.