Tick Tock Design

The clock is one of the oldest human inventions that we all use everyday to structure our day to day life. This beautiful creation, which is our necessity is a feature that we often miss.  Clocks can be seen and displayed in so many different ways, but the latest trend is for them to be hung or propped against a wall and it seems the bigger the clock the better.

A clock is not only a great feature to fill an empty space, but it is also a design element guaranteed to change the look of an entire room and create an impact open entrance.

Clocks now come in all different shapes, sizes and styles and their uniqueness could no doubt revamp an interior and make a space look more beautiful. From traditional and classic to quirky and fun, there are many clocks to suit just about everyone’s tastes and interior styles. 

So keep your eye on the times, this is a trend you definitely don’t want to miss out on.

 

Ka-Pow Its Pop Art

Pop art is an art movement that emerged in Britain and the United States in the mid-1950’s.  This unique and striking style was first seen in commercial industries before making its move into the residential sector.

Pop art abbreviation for “popular art”, was a response to the cerebral and abstract movements that had come before it like abstract expressionism.  Presenting a challenge to traditions of fine art, ‘Pop Art’ included imagery from popular culture such as advertisements and the news.

Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein are just two of many ‘Pop art’ designers whose prints are commonly used within the Interior design industry.  Materials are visually removed from its known context, isolated, and combined with unrelated images. This is seen in Andy Warhol’s ‘Campbell’s Soup’, the iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe and Lichtenstein’s painting; ‘Interior with water lilies’. The concept of pop art refers not as much to the art itself, but to the attitudes that led to it. 

Artwork is and always will be an essential component to any stylish interior, and Pop Art is usually seen in modern contemporary homes and interiors as a feature or main focal point to a room.  Because of its bright and clashing colour pallet and bold imagery, one piece of artwork is usually all you need to spruce up a room and create an electric aesthetic centre piece, although some will go to the extreme and design the entire room as if you were walking into a comic book.  Pop art will always bring energy and excitement into a space whatever or however you decide to do it.

You can still see homes today sporting this popular fashion trend through paintings, prints and futuristic furniture.  Out of all the defining style movements, surely none is more fun than the ‘Pop’ movement.