Wallpaper is by no means a thing of the past, with many designers incorporating it into most if not all of their projects.

For a long time, wallpaper was reserved for accent walls, spare bedrooms, hallways and perhaps a daring dining room. But now, this decorative statement is having its moment on a much grander scale.

The A-list allure of this exhibition’s pictures, which have never been shown together in Britain before, is reason enough to ...