Accessories that challenge your imagination
10.10.2019
Translation: machine translated
Abstract sketches of faces are not only to be found on paper, but also currently adorn various design objects.
I was recently on the Greek island of Mykonos and had a look at the local design there. I came across the "Hand of Fatima" particularly often as a drawing on accessories. The cultural symbol stands for a blue eye, which is said to ward off "evil eyes" and protect against mischief and envy. Regardless of whether I believe in it or not, it casts a spell over me wherever I see it on the island.
Later on the mainland, I visited the exhibition "Line and Clay", which is currently on show at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens. Works by Picasso are juxtaposed with those of artists from antiquity. Although all the ceramics and drawings on display are inspired by ancient Greek dramas and comedies, they could not look more different. The only design elements that all the objects on display have in common are the material clay and the drawn line.
In contrast to the early works, Picasso's works do not represent "real" figures from Greek mythology. His interpretations are freely invented. This is also reflected in the way he draws them. Birds, sea creatures and people are depicted abstractly. They are reduced to just a few lines so that you can only guess what they are. This is exactly what makes the illustrations so exciting. The few lines challenge your imagination.
Since I've been back from Greece, I've also been seeing drawn faces in the latest collections from Scandinavian designers. Similar to Picasso's figures, they are strongly abstracted or even reduced to just one eye.
Designers from the north transfer their figures to everyday objects. They combine art and design and add graphic lines to ordinary things such as a plate. This makes them decorative and a must-have for anyone who likes to put their imagination to the test.
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Pia Seidel
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Pia.Seidel@digitecgalaxus.chLike a cheerleader, I love celebrating good design and bringing you closer to everything furniture- and interior design- related. I regularly curate simple yet sophisticated interior ideas, report on trends and interview creative minds about their work.
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