Andy Hall wrote in
:

I've seen it in Sweden where it comes in a variety of patterns and
textures and is quite popular. Highly durable and certainly better
than woodchip or anaglypta. Typically it's then painted.

Google translation of a part of a document from www.ac-
strasbourg.fr/sections/entreprises/marches_en_cours/travaux_de_mise_en_s/do
wnloadFile/attachedFile...

3.3. Fabric of glass with painting Supports: - new Plasterboards -
Characteristic plaster Connections: - decorative Fabric of glass (fibres)
to paint identical to existing Description: - Reception of the supports
and preparation - Supply and poses decorative fabric of glass to paint.
Reason with the choice of the Project superintendent in the range suggested
by the manufacturer - Classification with fi M1 - Installation free in
and out by joining according to indication of the manufacturer - Impression
on all the supports - Implementation on fabric of glass of two coats of
furnishing paint acrylic glossed completion. Colour with the choice of the
Project superintendent - Included/understood all subjections of connections
and perfect completion - Scaffolding - Cleaning Localization: - new
Partitions staircases n° 1 and n° 3 - Sheath of smoke clearing staircase n°
1 - Partition 1st stage on vacuum of the ground floor - Room photocopies
1st stage (2 faces) - Stepping of circulations of 1st on the 5th floor -
Circulation towards fire escape of 4th and 5th stages

Sounds a bit like the type of glass material that used to be used as
curtains. Can't remember why that disappeared - health & safety?
unwashability? ugliness?

--
Rod