GUEST POST: Inmod

Today’s guest post is from Katie, a blogger at Inmod, an online retailer of modern furniture, lighting and décor.

Hi everyone! Taking a note from Petra’s inspired art blog posts, I’ve decided to match up her beautiful artwork with select pieces of furniture that we offer over at Inmod. I don’t know about you, but when I’m thinking of a piece of art, a photograph or drawing for interior spaces, I think of the art drawing in from something within the room, typically a piece of furniture. So, let’s get started!

The first pair we have is the Hayworth Sofa matched with the Ho’okipa silk carving that is 46” x 16”. These two would be a great fit firstly because of the similar colors and secondly because of the texture. The silk carving has interesting texture that coincides with the smooth text of this modern sofa. This sofa is 72” wide, so the carving placed horizontally would look excellent if hung above.

Petra has a wonderful collection of photography that includes many bright blossoms, which I found a perfect match for the Fiore Chair. I chose three of the photos and tiled them above the chair, which would be perfect for a sitting area in a corner of a living room or bedroom. This is a great art/furniture combo for the lover of color.

Finally, I dove into the drawings section of Petra’s collection to find the perfect match for Inmod’s popular Ball Chair. As the Ball Chair is a fun, whimsical piece of furniture, I was in search of a drawing that was equally as fun and full of whimsy. I think I hit the nail on the head by pairing the Ball Chair with Petra’s Vanity drawing, how about you? The oversized drawing measures 58” x 32” – and its character is the perfect accompaniment to the Ball Chair. 

What do you think? What thoughts do you consider when pairing artwork to rooms within your home?

Be sure to check out all of the awesome modern seating available at Inmod and match some pieces of your own choice with Petra’s lovely array of artwork!

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Thank you so much for this lovely post, Katie!!!!

Greys - not dull and not vain either...

Normally I am a colour person but lately I have seen some posts on greys used in interior design, be it in the kitchen or in the living room or somewhere else. It took me by suprise that all of these rooms did not look boring at all - on the contrary. With the perfect icing on the cake, let's say the right combination of greys and some additional creme colours with interesting graphics on the wall one can achieve an interesting composition. The large drawing that complements the graphical design adds a little kick to the whole in order to take a bit of the severity out of this room. Despite this it looks elegant and très chic. A room for contemplation and pondering on new ideas.

with courtesy of http://www.livingetc.com
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The drawing Vanity is from the Deadly Sins series which is not completed yet. It is supposed to contain all seven sins. The link leads you to the other finished pieces of this series.

The Deadly Sins, a deliberately chosen biblical theme is more actual than ever.

We currently live in societies where all the ethical values which are the basic requirements for human co-existance seem to deteriorate. While we may wonder about the sudden disappearance of advanced cultures such as the Mayan or any other we do not realize that we are on the verge of destroying our own, western cultures.

Instead of encouraging social behaviour we have started to lose the vision of unity and solidarity. Walls are built up instead of torn down, the global accessability paradoxically seems to increase the fear of the different.

Anxiously we try to keep our own space untouched, suspiciously we consider every change as intrusion into our personal rights and views. Jealously we try to keep our achievements for ourselves, instead of sharing our knowledge with those who need it in order to grow.
This fine art drawing series is meant to emphasize the ugly characteristics of human behaviour by exaggerating expression into grotesque.

The pencil drawings of the Deadly Sins (on 30gr chinese Wenzhou paper) are quite big and therefore handled like scrolls. They are backed with a thin pongé silk, mounted on silk/paper scrolls (painted or dyed silk backed with painted chinese Wenzhou paper) and finally hung on hand made wooden dowels, coated with acrylic lacquer (several layers) which are removable for easier storage or replacement of more sophisticated dowels.

"Vanity"
43" x 27"/58" x 32", drawing mounted on silk
©Petra Voegtle
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Living Room in Black and White

Rooms in black and white can be très chic. But I think "missing" colour should be compensated by something spectacular - you need an eyecatcher to focus upon - possibly this drawing if you have a faible for grotesques.

If you would like to know more about the drawing Vanity from the Deadly Sins series then click here.

with courtesy of http://www.livingetc.com
click here for the original image source

"Vanity"
43" x 27"/58" x 32", drawing mounted on silk
©Petra Voegtle

A Drawing on the Wall

I an elegant room such as this you cannot place too much additional work. So you need something contemplative. Why not a large drawing on Chinese Paper mounted on black silk.
The drawing is from the Deadly Sins series.

original image source from http://www.homesolute.com

click here for the original image source

"Vanity"
43" x 27"/58" x 32", drawing mounted on silk
©Petra Voegtle