The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU Tisch

Brooklyn, NY

*custom

Our Small Flowers add feel-good vibes to the “Pop Art” area of the school, which includes the following four spaces. This digital design was inspired by Andy Warhol's original 1964 silkscreen based on a photograph of Hibiscus, and is one of our DIY EZ Papes that we printed on acoustic fabric to satisfy soundproofing needs in studio.
Our Small Flowers add feel-good vibes to the “Pop Art” area of the school, which includes the following four spaces. This digital design was inspired by Andy Warhol's original 1964 silkscreen based on a photograph of Hibiscus, and is one of our DIY EZ Papes that we printed on acoustic fabric to satisfy soundproofing needs in studio.
Warhol Brooklyn Bridge is in homage to the iconic work Andy created in 1983 for the Brooklyn Centennial Commission to celebrate the Brooklyn Bridge’s 100th anniversary. For the live room in the “Pop Art” zone of the school, we took our multi-color screenprint, which demonstrates Andy’s signature color-block technique as well as multi-layer runs of the subject to create a three-dimensional aesthetic, and printed it on acoustic fabric to keep the sound in check. We think Andy would be proud!
Warhol Brooklyn Bridge is in homage to the iconic work Andy created in 1983 for the Brooklyn Centennial Commission to celebrate the Brooklyn Bridge’s 100th anniversary. For the live room in the “Pop Art” zone of the school, we took our multi-color screenprint, which demonstrates Andy’s signature color-block technique as well as multi-layer runs of the subject to create a three-dimensional aesthetic, and printed it on acoustic fabric to keep the sound in check. We think Andy would be proud!
In 1964 Warhol filmed the Empire State Building for six hours to produce Empire. Our version uses one still image from the film to create a two-panel mural (this one is 22 feet high), which hopefully gets artists in an Empire state of mind to lay down dope tracks.
In 1964 Warhol filmed the Empire State Building for six hours to produce Empire. Our version uses one still image from the film to create a two-panel mural (this one is 22 feet high), which hopefully gets artists in an Empire state of mind to lay down dope tracks.
Crowd really amps up the vibe of the
Crowd really amps up the vibe of the "Pop Art" viewing zone that overlooks one of the school’s multi recording studios. The handscreened design is inspired by Andy Warhol’s 1963 silkscreen print based on a photograph of St. Peter’s Square in Rome on Easter Sunday. In classic Flavor Paper tongue-in-cheek style, we inserted an image of Andy shot on set of Chelsea Girls where he was wearing a striped shirt similar to Waldo of Where’s Waldo fame so you can play the new game Where’s Warhol? on your walls.
A sweet mix of Crowd and custom Wax Stacks wallpapers in the
A sweet mix of Crowd and custom Wax Stacks wallpapers in the "Pop Art" area.
When you’re based in the borough, you gotta spread love the Brooklyn way! As a tribute to the Beastie Boys who donated their Oscilloscope studio to the school, this hangout area is wrapped in our Brooklyn Toile that’s created in collab with the Mike Diamond, and Vincent J. Ficarra and Adela Qersaqi of Revolver New York. It captures the King’s borough from Coney Island and Hasidic Jews, to the greatest rapper of all time and our own Boerum Hill. Daily life in the BK dealing with subways, pigeons, stroller moms, and b-boys makin’ the freak freak is all up in there, too.
When you’re based in the borough, you gotta spread love the Brooklyn way! As a tribute to the Beastie Boys who donated their Oscilloscope studio to the school, this hangout area is wrapped in our Brooklyn Toile that’s created in collab with the Mike Diamond, and Vincent J. Ficarra and Adela Qersaqi of Revolver New York. It captures the King’s borough from Coney Island and Hasidic Jews, to the greatest rapper of all time and our own Boerum Hill. Daily life in the BK dealing with subways, pigeons, stroller moms, and b-boys makin’ the freak freak is all up in there, too.
This live room outside of the Beastie Boys’ Oscilloscope studio is keepin’ the Brooklyn flavor flowing with our Brooklyn Bridge Wall mural that we custom printed on acoustically transparent fabric.
This live room outside of the Beastie Boys’ Oscilloscope studio is keepin’ the Brooklyn flavor flowing with our Brooklyn Bridge Wall mural that we custom printed on acoustically transparent fabric.
Gettin’ festive up in the studio with our Glow mural that makes holiday lights at dusk a beautiful background any time of the year. This is part of the “Nature” inspired area of the school, which includes the following three shots of the live and viewing rooms.
Gettin’ festive up in the studio with our Glow mural that makes holiday lights at dusk a beautiful background any time of the year. This is part of the “Nature” inspired area of the school, which includes the following three shots of the live and viewing rooms.
Sometimes it only takes a slice of the great outdoors to bring on needed and impactful hush and ahh vibes. For this studio space in the “Nature” zone, the school selected our Mount Hood superscape, which is a photograph Boone Speed captured outside of Portland, OR. The mural can be printed to any grand scale on a number of eco-friendly grounds.
Sometimes it only takes a slice of the great outdoors to bring on needed and impactful hush and ahh vibes. For this studio space in the “Nature” zone, the school selected our Mount Hood superscape, which is a photograph Boone Speed captured outside of Portland, OR. The mural can be printed to any grand scale on a number of eco-friendly grounds.
Shot on a ferry ride from Kalymnos to Kos, Greece, Shimmer lends tranquil thoughts about the boundless opportunities the world offers to the “Nature” live room. This mural is available on a number of substrates to suit particular needs, including acoustic fabric for the school.
Shot on a ferry ride from Kalymnos to Kos, Greece, Shimmer lends tranquil thoughts about the boundless opportunities the world offers to the “Nature” live room. This mural is available on a number of substrates to suit particular needs, including acoustic fabric for the school.
In the designated “Nature” area of the school, this custom Bird’s Nest mural helps create the perfect place to perch and peep the action in the live room below.
In the designated “Nature” area of the school, this custom Bird’s Nest mural helps create the perfect place to perch and peep the action in the live room below.
Guitar hall of fame featuring ShweShwe, a commonly seen print in South African and Lesotho cultures from the 1800’s…which gets a contemporary revival thanks to the stylings of designer Ghislaine Viñas. Rock on!
Guitar hall of fame featuring ShweShwe, a commonly seen print in South African and Lesotho cultures from the 1800’s…which gets a contemporary revival thanks to the stylings of designer Ghislaine Viñas. Rock on!
Vigilant Floral lines the hallway leading to where the all the music recording magic happens. Created by Dan Funderburgh, this cheeky handscreened pattern plays off of today’s big brother culture with security cameras carefully placed among flowers, and birds and butterflies on razor wire. Just a little (and lovely) light-hearted commentary on how we have become impervious enough to the presence of cameras and how humans entrap themselves and nature on a daily basis.
Vigilant Floral lines the hallway leading to where the all the music recording magic happens. Created by Dan Funderburgh, this cheeky handscreened pattern plays off of today’s big brother culture with security cameras carefully placed among flowers, and birds and butterflies on razor wire. Just a little (and lovely) light-hearted commentary on how we have become impervious enough to the presence of cameras and how humans entrap themselves and nature on a daily basis.
Music is in the Flavor Paper DNA. Case in point: Alvorada, which really rocks out with its super-sized geometric that’s big in scale and style. Designed by Lenny Kravitz and the Kravitz Design team, this pattern can be installed straight across for a capsule shape or as a shifted half drop for a sexy Brazilian rhythm. We took this handscreened design and printed it on acoustic fabric to keep the studio sound solid.
Music is in the Flavor Paper DNA. Case in point: Alvorada, which really rocks out with its super-sized geometric that’s big in scale and style. Designed by Lenny Kravitz and the Kravitz Design team, this pattern can be installed straight across for a capsule shape or as a shifted half drop for a sexy Brazilian rhythm. We took this handscreened design and printed it on acoustic fabric to keep the studio sound solid.
Jermaine Dupree just kickin’ it on our Brownstoner wallpaper. This digital design ties in the neighborhood below with all the elements that define the life and characteristics of Brooklyn. And, the clever column application demonstrates that you don’t have to go for full wall installs to add pops of pattern and color to spaces.
Jermaine Dupree just kickin’ it on our Brownstoner wallpaper. This digital design ties in the neighborhood below with all the elements that define the life and characteristics of Brooklyn. And, the clever column application demonstrates that you don’t have to go for full wall installs to add pops of pattern and color to spaces.
City Park brings the streets to this sweet study space with its historic damask pattern that’s twisted modern with urban content like rats and parking meters. We can also print this without rodents – uninfested, if requested.
City Park brings the streets to this sweet study space with its historic damask pattern that’s twisted modern with urban content like rats and parking meters. We can also print this without rodents – uninfested, if requested.
Designed by Rex Ray, Padauk is a mod mural that takes spaces—like this rehearsal studio—to the next level artistically. Padauk is scaled and cropped based on the provided wall dimensions, and we use special techniques to ensure zero pixelation at any size. It’s available on a number of substrates to suit needs; in this case we printed the design on acoustically transparent fabric.
Designed by Rex Ray, Padauk is a mod mural that takes spaces—like this rehearsal studio—to the next level artistically. Padauk is scaled and cropped based on the provided wall dimensions, and we use special techniques to ensure zero pixelation at any size. It’s available on a number of substrates to suit needs; in this case we printed the design on acoustically transparent fabric.
Chill communal zone featuring our bespoke Wax Stacks wallpaper, which Jon Sherman created by shooting curated groups of his records, making sure the colors, graphics and artists were balanced. There are jazz, soul, funk, blues, go go, New Orleans, hip hop and Seattle sections so there is something for everyone.
Chill communal zone featuring our bespoke Wax Stacks wallpaper, which Jon Sherman created by shooting curated groups of his records, making sure the colors, graphics and artists were balanced. There are jazz, soul, funk, blues, go go, New Orleans, hip hop and Seattle sections so there is something for everyone.
Designed by Boone Speed, My Guitar Never Weeps is a digital mural that's tuned up and ready for the second set…and hits the perfect note in the school’s entryway.
Designed by Boone Speed, My Guitar Never Weeps is a digital mural that's tuned up and ready for the second set…and hits the perfect note in the school’s entryway.
Musical Mandala is a handscreened kaliedoscopic geometric design built out of musical elements such a flying V guitars, speakers, microphones, drums and cowbells. This wallpaper screams rock & roll and works many of the school's walls.
Musical Mandala is a handscreened kaliedoscopic geometric design built out of musical elements such a flying V guitars, speakers, microphones, drums and cowbells. This wallpaper screams rock & roll and works many of the school's walls.
"You've got to seize the opportunity if it is presented to you." - Clive Davis. Cheers!

To know Flavor Paper is to know that we march to a different beat. And, fortunately that’s been a collaboration draw for many outstanding artists and institutions, like The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU Tisch (ReMu). Initially, the directors of the school reached out due to our work with Mike D of the Beastie Boys who were already donating their Oscilloscope studio. But, after a capabilities show and tell—plus FP founder and creative director Jon Sherman’s extensive knowledge of and background in the music biz—our mission to create a space that was highly functional yet boldly aesthetic, and that was far beyond all other studios and schools in existence was on! 

The scope of the project included 25 different installations of in-line and custom designs printed on wallpaper and acoustically transparent fabrics (yes, we do that, too, though this gig was a first for us) to keep the sound of the busy Brooklyn, NY streets below out of the mix. We flavored up hallways, hangout zones, viewing areas and corresponding live rooms and recording studios. From start to finish—with challenges such as crazy ceiling heights, new materials and multi-dimensional mural wraps to contend with and conquer—it took three years to bring the vision to life, which we mastered with the following handscreened and digital work:

Wallpaper

Acoustic Fabric


A passion project for us for sure, we’re thrilled that the faculty and even the head of NYU are feelin’ the Flavor...going so far to say that all visitors are impressed with the space, layouts and views, but it’s the wallpaper that blows everyone away! To quote Nick Sansano, the Institute’s Associate Chair, its Director of Production Curriculum, and its Co-Director of the Musicianship and Performance Curriculum, “Thanks Flavor Paper for all that you have done for our department and facility.” You're welcome; it was an honor! We can’t wait to hear what the students have to say. Hopefully this showcase of some of our greatest hits will help inspire!    

Photography by Jon Sherman

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