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Art in Your Home :: Blanca Gómez

Art in the home of Blanca Gómez

A: Art means to me…a personal & untransferable vision of the world. Also, it has to do with beauty, somehow.

R: Reading books, blogs or magazines...I've finished the last novel of Houellebecq: The Map and the territory, and I'm starting a collection of short stories by John Waters. Also, I've been reading Chester Brown comic "Paying for it". I don't have a routine of reading blogs & magazines.

T: Trends I see in art or graphic design are…I'm not too much into graphic design right now. I see an increasing use of the illustration & handmade in graphic design, but maybe I'm not being objective, it's just the part of graphic design that relates the most to me.

Art in Your Home :: Charlotte Swiden

Art in the home of Charlotte Swiden

A: Art means to me...something to generate an emotion rather than a profit.

R: Reading books, blogs, or magazines...I do most days, preferably in bed

T: Trends I see in art or graphic design are...all the colours of the rainbow (lucky me, just what I love).

A: Artists I admire are...Karin Larsson, Frida Kahlo, Björk, Michel Gondry, Stig Lindberg, Kristina Isola.

N: Never will I...bungy jump.

D: Dreams for my own work are...making things that I want for myself and that others will want too.

Art in Your Home :: Julie Heger

We're doing things a bit different today with this particular Art in Your Home post. We've decided to go inside the home of shop owner Julie Heger. She's the creator and owner of the lovely Maison Deco, and has graciously invited us into her home.

A: Art means to me…art for me brings more life into your home and everyday. Art to me is also being able to mix art, modern design and ancient items to give your home more personality. I also love

R: Reading books, blogs or magazines...reading books is pure relaxing to me, I get a lot of inspiration from reading blogs and magazines  - especially for home decoration. I just started reading “Nomad: From Islam to America” by Ayaan Hirsi Ali.

T: Trends I see in art or graphic design are…actually I do not follow trends in art – I just like it or not.

A: Artists I admire are...Ursula Munch-Petersen a Danish ceramist. Her production includes both sculptural shaped unique pieces as well as mass-produced objects and I love the functional and visual qualities of her products. Among others she has produced the porcelain series “Ursula” in co-operation with Royal Copenhagen. I have quite a few of her objects myself – both some of her unique items as well as some of the mass-produced ones.

N: Never will I...go alone to the cinema

D: Dreams for my own work are about...to succeed with my newly started webshop

Art in Your Home :: Kay van-Bellen

Art in the home of Kay van-Bellen

A: Art means to me...seeing the beauty in the everyday.

R: Reading books/blogs/magazines...I collect vintage books. I love the smell, the memories and particularly the old school illustrations which I have been drawn to since I was a child. I have recently found a great British magazine ‘Oh Comely’ which I enjoy, it’s a great find. The list of Blogs I follow are endless. Here just are a few of my favourite blogs: Small Magazine, Simple Lovely, and Where the lovely things are.

T: Trends I see in art or graphic design are...there is a resurgence of old school drawn illustration; however I see the use of touch screen technology having an impact on illustration and the whole practice going full circle.

A: Artists I admire are...I admire the work of David Hockney, particularly his early sketches, his use of composition, colour and line. I also enjoy the work of Joseph Beuys, Ben Nicholson. More contemporary favourites are Stephen Smith of Neasden Control Centre, Camilla Engman and Jaume Plensa.

N: Never will I...put red underwear in a white wash!

  

Art in Your Home :: Sasha Prood

Art in the home of Sasha Prood

A: Art means to me...art is my creative outlet.

R: Reading books, blogs, magazines...I'm working through two books right now - Pygmy by Chuck Palahnuik and The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. I also regularly check out a few blogs including Illustration Saves the Day and Grain Edit.

T: Trends I see in art or graphic design are...I don't really follow trends - I just like what I like whether it's in, out or in between. I'm a huge fan of handcrafted anything whether it is drawn, painted, sculpted, etc.

A: Artists I admire are...a list of artists that I admire could go on for days, but I will try to keep it short. I'm obsessed with the work of James Turrell - the environments that he creates with light blows me away every time. I love the work produced by the late Jean Michel Basquiat. I'm also a fan of Aurel Schmidt and Swoon. Tim Walker creates the most amazing fantasy photographs. And I hugely admire the illustrations of the late Edward Gorey, Charley Harper and William Steig to name a few.        

     

Art in Your Home :: Akkie Bosje from the Netherlands

{Holiday memory from France}

Art in the Home of Akkie Bosje

A: Art makes me…

Think. It touches and inspires.

{Telephonecards by VANDEJONG}

R: Reading books / blogs / magazines ...

There’s is no day without reading. Every book, article or blog is a journey into a new world. Amongst my favourite writers are Martin Bril, Toon Tellegen, Herman van Veen and the grand old lady Hella S. Haasse. Reading blogs is a journey a day, very inspiring. It replaced most magazines.

Favourites; Darling Clementine, Swiss Miss, Nordic Design, Design Observer and Wilfried de Jong. (I’m a huge sports watcher)................                                              READ MORE>>>