# Gas-Detecting Wallpaper Artful Wall Provides Visual Warning and Filter System By Hayley Grieve | Published 2009-10-03 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/carbon-monoxide-detecting-wallpaper References: [fashioningtech](http://www.fashioningtech.com/profiles/blogs/environmentally-responsive) & [isthistextiles](http://www.isthistextiles.com/chloealbert) Central St. Martin’s student Chloe Albert is working on a way to replace ugly and outdated [carbon monoxide detectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/first-alert-smart-smoke-carbon-monoxide-co-alarm) with carbon monoxide-detecting wallpaper. Her invention is a perfect fusion of function and design, using modules fixed to paper that can detect VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) and actually [filter them](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aeroview-air-purifier) at the same time. As the air pollutants accumulate, the modules spin creating the pleasant visual experience, and a warning system at the same time. Interior and graphic designers could go crazy here, creating inspiring wall designs integrating the new technology. A fashionable life-saver! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 71% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Wallpaper Technology:** The development of gas-detecting wallpaper offers an innovative way to integrate function and design in interior spaces. - **VOC Detection:** The use of modules fixed to wallpaper that can detect and filter Volatile Organic Compounds presents an opportunity for advancements in air quality monitoring. - **Visual Warning Systems:** The incorporation of spinning modules in wallpaper creates a visually engaging and informative warning system for air pollutants. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Interior Design:** The gas-detecting wallpaper technology provides interior designers with an innovative tool to enhance both the aesthetics and safety of their designs. - **Graphic Design:** Integrating the gas-detecting modules into wallpaper opens up creative opportunities for graphic designers to develop visually appealing warning systems. - **Air Quality Monitoring:** The development of wallpaper that can detect and filter VOCs presents new possibilities for advancements in air quality monitoring and management. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Sleek Pollution-Reducing Paints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ecos-1.md) - [Bird-Like CO2-Monitoring Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/birdie-1.md) - [Post-Mortem Wireless Detectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/in-memoriam.md) - [Environment-Sensing Home Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/livegrid-digital-canvas.md) - [Painterly Air Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airmega-250-art-x-hailyhills.md) - [Light-Integrated Air Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airglow.md) - [Metaphor-Inspired Air Quality Monitors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/canairi.md) - [Noninvasive Breathing Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-breath-analysis.md) - [Style-Influenced Air Purifiers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bauhaus-air-purifier-concept.md)