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Showing posts with label corporate art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label corporate art. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Home Decor Art - A Perfect Finesse For Your Sweet Home

Home Decor Art - A Perfect Finesse For Your Sweet Home

Every wall of your house has a story to tell. The wall decor boasts about your taste and makes a style statement to everyone who pays a visit to your place. The way we stylize and decorate our home can make a lasting impression. This makes it important for you to concentrate on home decor art for your house as it portrays your uniqueness and knowledge about art.

We all wish to have everything perfect for the place we love so much. Our home is very special and when we put in so much effort in building it then why stay behind in decorating it the best. Home decor art is the first priority we should have after settling on the major furniture selection for the house.

Before buying any piece of home decor art keep these four factors in mind. The art decor selection greatly depends on your style, the interiors of your house, on your personal art choice and finally the budget.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

The Wish Maker Unfolds A Cultural Tapestry Of Contemporary Pakistan

The Wish Maker Unfolds A Cultural Tapestry Of Contemporary Pakistan

About a month ago on "The Daily Show," Jon Stewart began a segment about Pakistan by describing it as a “distant and mysterious land of spice and anger.” After momentarily feigning interest in the country's history and culture, he admitted, “Actually, we really just care about the nuclear arsenal.”

That wry jab at single-minded reporters might amuse Ali Sethi, who's written an earnest and deeply considered debut novel about Pakistan without pandering to the interests and clichés that dominate our nightly news. The Wish Maker is a family saga that gracefully unfolds a cultural tapestry of contemporary Pakistan.

Zaki Shirazi is the intelligent, observant son of two affluent matriarchs, his grandmother Daadi and his mother Zakia. His father died while flying a military plane when Zaki was “minus two months old.”

The Wish Maker
begins with Zaki returning from an Ivy League education in the States to find his home, Lahore, Pakistan, changed. “There was an added estrangement from the known,” Zaki notes.

“The drive home was too short, the bridge too small, the trees not high enough on the canal ... the bed in my room was just a bed.” Sethi's clearly writing from recent experience — he, too, is an affluent Ivy League-educated 24-year-old of Lahore, Pakistan. Sethi's prose, however, is written with the disciplined distance and evenhanded delivery expected from someone twice his age.

Read complete article in CreativeLoafing.com

Thursday, December 4, 2008

Use Wall Tapestries to Transform an Ordinary Room Into One With Unique Style

Use Wall Tapestries to Transform an Ordinary Room Into One With Unique Style

Since their existence, wall tapestries have been used to decorate the interior walls of many different buildings including churches, government buildings, castles and homes. Tapestries have a very unique and historical air about them. It's almost as if each tapestry hides a secret story within its intricate woven design.

Wall tapestries are very durable, and come from various cultural backgrounds including Asian, Italian, French, and Belgian. Aside from the cultural aspect, tapestries are available in different textures, as well as different designs including architecture, nature (trees, flowers), fantasy (unicorns, dragons, fairies), animals, medieval (castles, knights), royal crests, world map, art and modern art, as well as religious designs.

Since there are so many designs to choose from, you can literally find a wall tapestry to suit your personal taste or compliment any theme you may have in a room.

Why add wall tapestries as part of a room's décor? A wall tapestry provides your home with a sense of history and tradition. It can make any living space visually look larger than it is. A tapestry blends color and character and captures the attention of the eye. In addition, tapestries are an excellent conversation piece.

If you have decided to add a wall tapestry to a room in your home, you may be wondering how to choose a tapestry. Although the design is important when selecting a tapestry, texture is important as well.

Chenille is the most popular texture because it is extremely versatile material that is both flexible and soft. A chenille tapestry is elegant and warm, and is suitable to just about any type of décor, regardless if it is modern, chic, eclectic, or rustic.

Furthermore, chenille is a common fabric that is used to make throw pillows, window treatments and throw blankets. Therefore, you can add this texture in other parts of the décor in your room to link the tapestry with the other elements.

In addition to the design and texture, the size and colors of the tapestry matter. The reason is because where you hang the tapestry will determine the size and style best suited to the space.

For instance, if you would like to make a room look larger, the best type of tapestry is one that is horizontal which will help make the room appear wider. Moreover, a tapestry with vibrant colors, or one that depicts a scene with an open door or window helps to make a room look less cramped.

You should also only use one tapestry in a small room, as more than one can shrink the room by making it look too busy. On the other hand, if you wish to make a large space look smaller, hang a row of different sized tapestries in various designs and colors.

If you are looking for wall art that is a cut above the average, wall tapestries could very well be what you've been looking for. Discover the many fantastic tapestries available online and in local art and department stores, and infuse a little romance and history into the rooms of your home.

Jessica Ackerman writes for Wall Décor and Home Accents - check for specials on decorative metal wall art & decorative home décor accents.

Also make sure to read this important article on baby nursery decorating.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Superb And Glorious Set Of Bayeux Tapestries

Superb And Glorious Set Of Bayeux Tapestries

Tapestries, attractive wall hangings, tapestry cushions, tapestry pillows and other types of decorative material, which is used for decorating houses, offices, gardens and other places, are very much in demand today. People buy them to gift them to their loved ones. Tapestries and wall hangings change the entire look of the room.

The first choice of interior designers for decorating the house is tapestries and wall hangings. But interior designer should make a conscious decision of buying those tapestries which suits the color and entire theme of the room. Superb and glorious set of tapestries are available, having different designs, patterns, sizes and colors.

There are different types of tapestries like Bayeux tapestry, Flanders tapestry, unicorn tapestry, oriental tapestry, landscape tapestry and others miscellaneous tapestries. They all are famous for their own unique and special features.

Bayeux TAPESTRY

Bayeux tapestry is 50 cm by 70 cm long embroidered cloth which shows the images and patterns leading up to the 1066 Norman invasion of England. Bayeux tapestry is one of the different forms of tapestries and has its own unique features. Bayeux tapestry is embroidery it is not like a tapestry.

It was constructed from eight pieces of linen which were joined together to make up its length. Bayeux tapestries are available in many designs and colors and are famous for its patterns which are historical. Bayeux tapestry is one of the best tapestries and is very much in demand.

FEATURES OF TAPESTRIES

Tapestries are made up of cotton, jute, coir, silk and other fibers and very attractive appliqué work, thread work, embroidery, patch work and others are done on them which make them look more beautiful.

As we all know in today's world interior decoration matters a lot. Interior decoration, not only in houses but in offices and other working places has become very important. Tapestries are used for decoration of home, garden, office and other places.

Tapestries wall hangings are available in all sizes and a person should select the tapestry for a particular room, keeping in mind, the color, theme and size of the room.

Our company http://www.tapestries-tapestry.com offers a wide range of attractive wall hangings, tapestries and other decorative material at very reasonable prices and special discount offers and exchange offers attached to them. You can buy them online also.

Customer satisfaction is the main aim of our company that is why we deal with only quality products. For more information please log on to http://www.tapestries-tapestry.com

Jude is a well known writer who has been writing on topics like tapestries and Belgian tapestries etc for the website http://www.tapestries-tapestry.com for a long time.

Monday, August 25, 2008

Corporate Art Tapestries

Corporate Art Tapestries

Imagine a colorful wall tapestry fabricated from plush broadloom carpet. The corporate art world is abuzz with stunning examples of ornate carpet sculptured tapestries that defy a simple description. These broadloom tapestries can feature 3-d like depth and reflect current carpet sculpture techniques that have never been seen before.

How are the Tapestries produced?

Without revealing too many trade secrets, they are essentially fabricated with a unique inlay process. The vibrant color palette available in broadloom carpet selections assures that most requests can be met. After the tapestries are fabricated they are then sculpted with precision tools that 'sharpens' up the whole piece.

One sure-fire way to establish a unique look is to blend complimentary carpet styles and create a rich tapestry of colors, textures and depths. One clear advantage of this form of tapestry is the scalability. Think large scale murals and you have a glimpse of what's possible.

Mounting or hanging large scale tapestries does require a set-up time and an installation window of a day or two, but this is not uncommon.

There are a few obvious benefits to the installation of a plush tapestry.

1. A colorful alternative to the ordinary flat two-dimensional Art.

2. A creative solution as a sound buffer for rooms with ambient echoing.

3. Abundant themes that can be reflected in a custom tapestry.

When considering a broadloom tapestry, it's important to ask a few key questions, for example: How do we come up with a design? There will likely be a discovery phase; exploring concepts, then a few renderings are created and finally a design is agreed on.

How will the tapestry be mounted? For large scale tapestries, it's best to secure the tapestry on the wall with a special adhesive, making a more or less permanent install. For smaller tapestries, the same applies, however the tapestry can alternatively be stapled in place - invisibly - or hung from a decorative rod.

How are materials and colors chosen? There should be many options available in colors, style and textures. The broadloom mills like Shaw and Mohawk have extensive selections, here's a few: try a sophisticated patterned piece, or a thick plush style, or even shorter commercial grade options. Wool selections are also available. Samples and swatches can easily be shipped direct from the mills.

The stunning look and 'wow factor' of a well made broadloom tapestry will certainly generate a buzz in the designated space as well as create a quieter environment in those settings that demand it.

In wrapping up we have discovered that broadloom tapestries are ideal candidates for corporate art installations. They can add color and soften a noisy space at the same time, and can be scaled up to larger sizes. There are ample colors and styles to work with as well.

Russell Webb, your friendly expert Custom Carpet Maker. If you're ready to discover the creative and exciting world of custom carpet sculpture, and have fun doing it, then why not request more information at http://www.custom-area-rugs.com/services.htm

by Russel Webb