About Johnny-Tapete

Johnny-Tapete is Simone Schäfer and Falco Kleinschmidt. We have been around since 2004. We started out with an eBay shop and later added our own online shop.

We bought our first original wallpapers in Belgium. After that came the stock of wallpaper shops in western and southern Germany that were closing down. That is how our stock has grown steadily over the years.

All our wallpapers are originals from the 1950s to the 1980s, not reprints. A roll is approx. 10 metres long and approx. 53 centimetres wide. They are available as a whole roll, by the metre and as a sample.

Alongside the wallpapers came our “Wohnkultur” (homeware): unique household and decorative items from the 1950s to the 1980s that go with the wallpapers – lamps, vases, porcelain, glass, fabrics and curtains.

Until mid-2026 we were based in Essen in Germany’s Ruhr area. Then we moved to Portugal together with our wallpapers, to a village in the Alentejo – three full articulated lorries’ worth. From there we ship to many countries worldwide.

Our customers include private individuals as well as film production designers, interior designers, set decorators, opera houses, theatres and playhouses, shop and restaurant owners, and vintage fans.