We launched GATHER at Belden with TWENTY2 Wallpaper

Belden House hosted its inaugural GATHER event, and featured TWENTY2 Wallpaper + Textiles founders Kyra and Robertson Hartnett

Gather began at our sister property, Troutbeck, and is a lunchtime gathering for entrepreneurial minds to connect, learn from one another, and share ideas. Hosted by Jason Klein and Sascha Lewis, the program brings together a thoughtful group of local business leaders and creatives.

Based in Naugatuck, Connecticut, TWENTY2 Wallpaper + Textiles is a full-service partner providing design, development and manufacturing expertise for custom projects and private label collections. Founded by husband-and-wife team Kyra and Robertson Hartnett, the company has spent more than two decades championing wallpaper as a transformative design tool. Today, TWENTY2 collaborates with leading interior designers, artists, and brands to design and produce innovative, beautifully crafted wallcoverings and textiles that blend artistry, technical expertise, and sustainable manufacturing.

TWENTY2 Wallpaper + Textiles created bespoke wallcoverings in printed grasscloth incorporating historic details found in our 1888 colonial revival house, as seen in the images above. In restoring Belden, we unearthed a charming original floral wallpaper from the inside of a windowseat, a paper time capsule, that TWENTY2 evokes here. TWENTY2 also looked to patterns in old tin ceilings, moldings and other fragments for their printed wallcoverings. ⁠

Local aesthetes and business owners joined for an engaging conversation with Kyra and Robertson Hartnett as they shared the story behind TWENTY2, their creative process, the art of custom wallcoverings, and how thoughtful design can preserve history while shaping contemporary spaces. It was a joy to see group come curious, connect with fellow entrepreneurs and creatives, and leave inspired.