Image courtesy W Magazine, photographed by Steven Lewis
This month's W Magazine featured one page styled by Marcus Teo that combined 1950's-inspired fashion with iconic–and still quite relevant–interior and industrial design from the same era. I love the pops of red, gold and blue force our eyes to jump around to take it all in.
I love that the fashion, by contemporary designers, takes inspiration from a bygone era, but is freshened up with new colors and combinations to make it more "now." We do that in interiors, too by updating vintage, antique or flea market finds with a new finish, a coat of paint and/or some new fabric. In fact, I would have liked to see the Saarinen tulip chair recovered in an unexpected textile, and maybe a dazzling new finish or mirrored top on the Cesare Lacca bar cart, but I suppose the stylist was letting the garments shine here.
For comparison's sake, here's your typical Saarinen Tulip Chair:
And here's a jazzed up version, whereby the fabric on the chair matches the wallpaper:
Image courtesy Domino
Can I tell you, it's actually pretty hard to find good images of tulip chairs re-imagined with fresh textiles! The rest would definitely distract from the W Mag image, but they're fun, so there you go:
This one is a faux Saarinen. No matter - nice textile!
Image via flickr
Wack-a-doodle:
Not Saarinen chairs, but why not use these fabrics from time to time?
I'm dying to find someone who will let me upholster SOMETHING with this fabulous Madeline Weinrib suzani textile:
Any takers?
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