The Lafoy family of Lyon, France have been involved with wallpaper from that time until the present. In 1938 Henry Lafoy founded a wallpaper business which was titled Consortium du Papier Peint. This company pioneered many developments in wallpaper, the most important of which was truly permanent printing or inalterable wallpaper.

Henry introduced héliogravure (rotogravure) printing and paper backed vinyl to wallpaper. Inaltera produced surface print, hand flock, rotogravure, handprint, transfer print and many different types of textile wallcoverings. They also produced an ancient product based on casein (milk) inks.

In 1985, the current management of the US Company bought the shares from the French parent and changed the name to Wallquest Inc.

Wallquest has since evolved into one of the most prestigious names in the wallcovering industry. Known for our commitment to design, product innovation and printing excellence, we maintain the link to the tradition of designing and manufacturing wallcoverings.

Their Gravure machines run 24/7. Using environmentally-friendly water-based inks. Each gravure cylinder is etched to produce and achieve the finest printing quality. Ten cylinder stations allow them to produce unlimited colors and designs.