Tuesday, July 5, 2011

1,2,3 : About Inspiration





Three quirky uses of pictures hurriedly taken with my phone camera. A word about inspiration, when one really looks , it is everywhere... Travelling, browsing through books, mags, wonderful blogs and sites online. Thing about ideas is that they strike when one is not even looking for them... quite pensive hectic days, driving through congested roads, shopping at local bazaars, peaceful contemplative moments, fragments of dreams and in recesses of long lost memories.

What inspires you? Where do you seek that initial spark of an idea? When does it strike? How do you keep in touch with an idea and utilise it when the moment arises...

Good thing that with a camera in the mobile phone, one is always ready to pin that flash down.. listing three quirky inspirations and how they got utilised around the house.




Taking a break from reading Charle's Correa's `A place in the shade' one quite afternoon. I noticed the graphic monochromatic pattern on the jacket against a red silk cushion. We had our wall!
Even attempted playing with the texture with the help of my painter bhau before painting it solid black :)




An arrangement on a coffee table inspired by the days adornments placed in a startling red ceramic dish on the bed side table.. ( Pic above: Silver plated platter from Goodearth, Lapis and coral Buddha heads from the Jade market in Kowloon, Hongkong, Burmese lacquer tray from Kinnari, Hong Kong)


Finally, window dressing and a jute lamp shade against a terracotta wall inspired by a familiar sight at local bazaars. (Pic Left: Lamp and shade from Contemporary arts and crafts, Mumbai)


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh such gorgeous inpirations.. Amazing!! Its true that inspiration comes ... just... comes.. when it feels like it.. and you dont really want it..

The wall colour is gorgeous!!

Vasudha Narasimhan said...

i am always inspired.....by everything i see....fruits, food, nature....colours...i can keep naming....

Neha@ All things beautiful said...

You are one creative gal...must say! Loved your 'inspired' space!

Sound Horn Please said...

Chandan- Thanks for visiting SHP! Your home was an inspiration long long ago. Would love to see how the new home looks- the few photos up paint a pretty picture already! Welcome back!

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