Toile du Jouy prints usually depict bucolic scenes of farm animals, couples on a picnic and such, but that won't do for Beastie Boys singer Mike D or Mike Diamond, as his mom calls him. When Mike wanted to decorate his Brooklyn house, he decided to fight for his right to design his own Brooklyn-themed toile wallpaper.
Collaborating with artists Vincent J. Ficarra and Adela Qersaqi of Revolver New York and wallpaper maker Flavor Paper, Mike came up with a design featuring scenes from the daily life in Brooklyn: the Brooklyn Bridge, Coney Island Cyclone, Notorious B.I.G., pigeons and Hasidic Jews walking by.
Want one? The wallpaper costs about $9 a square foot, so a 10' x 10' will set you back about $900. The Beastie Boys Brooklyn Toile is so awesome that it has just been accepted into the permanent collection of the Brooklyn Museum. Time to celebrate with some Brass Monkey!
Im gonna go cry now for Adam