The goal of the INSIDE INSIDE website is to organize a resource platform for the study of interior spaces. We are committed to the notion that interiors deserve critical study; inclusive of all elements that together create habitable space. This site aims to support a deeper appreciation of how we compose the spaces where we live and work.
With access to historical, global and speculative examples, this curated interactive digital archive encourages the understanding of comparative and multi-cultural aesthetic norms that are inevitably expressed through interior composition.
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Curated Collections on Insideinside.org:
Curated Posts: Painted Walls
In this curated selection of interiors that utilize paint, color and graphics, I am currently studying how narrative, abstract and optical treatments, influence interior spaces. Across all cultures and time periods, painted walls have been used to shape and transform enclosed spaces. This curated section on ‘Painted Walls’ focuses on interiors that employ a wide range of surface treatments using color and paint. A range of techniques includes many elements; e.g. narrative, religious, political, historical and commercial; trompe l’oeil, and pure abstractions. I have identified a selection of ‘painted walls’ that I feel makes use of this medium in both expected and unexpected ways.
You can check it out here.
Curated Post WORK IN PROGRESS: Ornament and Information
How is information deployed in interior environments? Throughout history, there are many examples of how information is displayed as key components of the interior design. Examples include the Giotto Saint Francis Frescoes in Assisi Italy, the intarsia of the Gubbio Studiolo, educational wallpapers that display historical scenes, animals, artifacts or the alphabet, to large scale corporate branding and fine artists who engage information to create provocative contemporary art installations. This curated post on Ornament and Information looks at how different goals impact the visual and physical methods used to incorporate the information in the built environment.
You can check the collection here.