In the early 1970s, Marburg Wallcoverings approached a diverse group of international artists to create wallpaper that would reflect the taste of the time. The company wanted to produce wallpaper that would be ornamental in itself and not act as a background for other objects. The artists were each commissioned to design papers that reflected their best-known work, and the results were produced as a series called XArt Walls. The artists were Jean Tinguely, Niki de Saint Phalle, Paul Wunderlich, Otmar Alt, Werner Berges, Allen Jones, and Getulio Alviani.