For designers working on commercial interiors, two brands consistently anchor the contract wallcovering shortlist: MDC Interior Solutions and Momentum Textiles & Wallcovering. Both have decades of design experience, both bring named-designer collaborations to the table, and both maintain broad pattern libraries built for hospitality, healthcare, corporate, and retail interiors. But each has a different pattern philosophy. Knowing how the two catalogs are organized and where each is strongest saves a designer hour of resource-library searching.
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MDC Covering Pattern Categories
MDC covering is structured around a few cores’ product lines, with the Designer Gallery program acting as the brand’s design showcase.
The major MDC pattern categories include:
- Type II Wallcoverings — the core commercial vinyl range, including textures, geometrics, grasscloth looks, metallics, and contemporary patterns
- Specialty Effects — patterns with dimensional, metallic, or unusual surface treatments
- Textiles — woven and textile wallcoverings for design-led interiors
- Flexible Wall Protection — impact-resistant wallcoverings that double as wall protection
- Acoustical Solutions — including Zintra® and Acoustical Resource, designed to reduce noise levels in commercial interiors
- Digital Studio — custom and curated digital wallcoverings for site-specific design work
- Designer Gallery — featured collaborations with Aviva Stanoff, Barclay Butera, and Carol Benson-Cobb
The Designer Gallery program is one of the strongest entry points for hospitality and corporate designers who want named-designer provenance. Each pattern in the program is printed on vinyl and meets Type II requirements per the Wallcoverings Association, with washability, scrubbability, and stain resistance built in.
Momentum Wallcovering Pattern Categories
Momentum operates as a portfolio of brands and sub-collections rather than a single linear catalog.
Major Momentum wallcovering categories include:
- Type II Clean Vinyl — the core commercial vinyl range, including Lanark, Magnolia Home Commercial, Stacy Garcia, and Symphony
- PVC-Free Wallcoverings — non-vinyl options for sustainability-driven projects
- Acoustical Wallcoverings — sound-absorbing options
- Real Wood Wallcoverings — natural wood veneer wallcoverings for accent walls and feature areas
- Wall Protection — impact-resistant products for high-traffic interiors
- Circon™ — a bio-based Type II vinyl wallcovering paired with Momentum-exclusive designs
The sub-brand structure gives designers different design voices under one parent: Lanark for performance-driven prints and textures (including the heavy-duty P3TEC line), Magnolia Home Commercial for Joanna Gaines’ aesthetic translated to contract use, Stacy Garcia for designer-named hospitality patterns, and Symphony for sophisticated textures and statement designs.
Comparing Pattern Strengths Side by Side
Both catalogs cover the same big commercial sectors. Where they differ is in pattern philosophy and sub-collection strategy.
- Designer-named collections: Both have strong programs. MDC anchors its design story with the Designer Gallery (Aviva Stanoff, Barclay Butera, Carol Benson-Cobb). Momentum runs designer-named sub-brands like Stacy Garcia and Magnolia Home Commercial.
- Acoustical wallcoverings: MDC features Zintra® and Acoustical Resource. Momentum offers acoustical wallcoverings across its portfolio.
- Wall protection: MDC includes Flexible Wall Protection inside its wallcovering catalog. Momentum carries wall protection as a separate category.
- Sustainability-forward Type II: Momentum’s Circon™ bio-based Type II vinyl is a distinctive entry. MDC counters with PVC-free and NSF/ANSI 342-certified patterns across its lines.
- Specialty effects and digital: MDC Studio’s digital imaging program is a strong point for site-specific design work. Momentum supports custom design through its Digital Creations program.
How Designers Use Each in Practice
MDC covering tends to anchor designer-led hospitality and corporate projects where named-designer provenance and texture variety matter. The Designer Gallery program, in particular, gives specifiers something compelling to present to a client during the design review.
Momentum wallcovering tends to anchor large-portfolio hospitality, healthcare, and multifamily projects where designers benefit from the variety of sub-brands. Specifying a Lanark P3TEC corridor and a Stacy Garcia guest room from the same parent organization simplifies billing, lead time coordination, and rep contact.
In practice, many designers carry both libraries in their resource collection and pull from each depending on the project’s priorities, design-forward provenance, sustainability targets, durability requirements, or sub-brand variety.
Conclusion
Commercial Wall Decor is a trusted national supplier carrying MDC covering and Momentum wallcovering alongside other leading contract brands from manufacturers in the United States, Europe, and Japan. The team supports designers, architects, and facility managers through every stage of the specification process.
