Since 1845, we bring history to your walls.
One of the oldest wallpaper manufacturers in the world — and at the same time a pioneer in design and innovation. From Kirchhain in Hesse, to the whole world. 100% "Made in Germany".
Since 1845, Marburger Tapetenfabrik has stood for a unique blend of tradition and progress.
As one of the oldest wallpaper manufacturers globally, we are also frontrunners in creative quality and engineering. Spectacular designs by international talent are created in Kirchhain, Hesse, backed by courage and technical know-how. "100% Made in Germany" is both our standard and our promise.
Our distinctive products — ranging from unique crush-look wallcoverings to surfaces embellished with rhinestones, pearls, or even light-emitting elements — are sought after around the globe. Collaborations with exceptional leaders in the international design community reinforce our creative leadership claim.
The factory in motion.
Focus on people.
Our customers are at the center of everything we do. Day in and day out, our employees pour top-tier quality, forward-thinking designs, and meticulous details into every single roll of wallpaper that leaves our site. Passion, ingenuity, and uncompromising quality define our ethos.
Red Dot for ECLECTIC.
With the collection "ECLECTIC by Felix Diener", Marburger Tapetenfabrik won the prestigious Red Dot Award for Product Design. Special recognition was given to the extraordinary moiré pattern, through which Head Designer Felix Diener crafted a unique aesthetic enhanced by sophisticated details. The jury — comprising 39 experts from 20 countries and 4 continents — evaluates products of outstanding design quality every year.
"This award is a validation of our dedication to design excellence and inspires us to continue engineering innovative products that excite our customers."Felix Diener · Head Designer
180 Years of marburg.
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Johann Bertram Schaefer opens a retail store for interior design and home furnishings in Marburg.
Johann Konrad Schaefer begins manufacturing proprietary wallpaper products.
The original manufacturing facilities in Marburg are completely destroyed by bombing raids during World War II.
Relocation of operations to a newly engineered production plant in Kirchhain by Bertram Julius Adrian Schäfer.
Invention of textile wallpaper and its landmark presentation at the Domotex trade fair.
Market introduction of relief-printed structured profiling wallpaper products.
Ullrich Eitel takes over structural corporate leadership as Managing Partner.
Patent Decor — launch of the non-woven, completely strippable paintable structured wallpaper line.
Development of ecological wallpapers completely free of PVC, chlorine, and plasticizers.
Introduction of the globally technical innovation: industrial crush-look textured wallpaper.
Development of technical EMF shielding wallpaper designed against electromagnetic fields.
Launch of the high-end luxury Karat wallpaper line, embedded with rhinestones and pearl applications.
Presentation of the premium smart "Art Luminaire" line of integrated light-emitting wallpapers.
Paul Eitel assumes active commercial business responsibility as Managing Partner.
Discover marburg.
Passion, engineering spirit, and uncompromising premium quality — in every single roll that leaves our mill.