Studio Job has illustrated “total decoration” with their wallpaper collection, Archives, which was the 2015 winner of Elle Decoration’s International Design Award. The collection features patterns created by Studio Job, multiplied with an almost obsessive rhythm that emphasizes surface decoration, one of the building blocks of an interior. Job Smeets states that, “wallpaper is an art form whose rational price is measured by the square meter; with this wallpaper, you no longer need any paintings.” The “Archive” collection is being manufactured by the Dutch company, NLXL. The maniacal, meticulous design of these elaborate patterns represents the consecration of surface decoration, which has come back in style after being condemned by modernism’s complete candor.