"I don't know if this has really been around for 100 years, but surely in the communist years (and for some time after) in Romania this patterned paint roller was indeed a very popular tool (I remember my grandmother saying that the best painter in town was the one with the vastest selection of patterns, because nobody wanted the same patterns the neighbor had on the walls). This kind of object could be a nice challenge to improve though, updating component materials, paint application techniques and searching for easy-to-align patterns, but I think Lebedev's version doesn't bring any of that to the table (and there are so many other themes a pattern can be inspired from besides flowers...)."