Interiors: Going Global with Maps
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Despite a constantly changing global landscape, with boundary lines moving and nations renaming themselves, globes are a classroom staple that have changed very little over the years. Even when barely legible from the effects of time (such as the one above that I sold on Etsy), they are a reminder of where we've been and where we're going. Grouped together, they beckon like toys and few can resist setting them spinning.
Old maps or pages from atlases are a graphic way to remember a favorite place or to earmark a destination yet to be visited. Considering the effort required of the cartographers who charted them, they are works of art worthy of framing and hanging in a prominent location. Yellowed pages from atlases are a subtle way of adding interest to everything from furniture to lighting.
color to this white dining room.
Atlas pages paper the panes of a soft blue wardrobe.
Neighboring atlases form a base to this modern
coffee table from Family of Sam.
Taking a page from globe lamps,
maps are made translucent as lampshades.
A vintage globe is upcycled into a
light pendant from Anecdote Design.
Silk Aviatop Map Cushions from Atelier 688.
Decorative letters from Little White Dog.
Images: Inside Out Magazine Jan-Feb 2009 issue, Christmas 2007 issue, Jan-Feb 2008 issue, May-June 2009 issue; Apartment: Stylish Solutions for Apartment Living by Alan Powers, photography by Chris Everard, published by Ryland Peters & Small, 2001.
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