Tattoos Muscle In
Popularity Of Body Art Influences Reality Shows And Now Home Decor
…Los Angeles ink man Paul Timman recently teamed up with Ink Dish Design to create a line of delicate blue-and-white porcelain plates inspired by classical Japanese tattoos. Even jewelry-maker-to-the-stars Harry Winston has several tattoo-inspired brooch designs.
For the past 15 years Lisa Newman Paratore has been a leading interior designer featured in Better Homes and Gardens, the Boston Globe Magazine and even This Old House. She “is best known for eclectic and inviting designs, reflecting her fashion and art background. Upon completion of each project, Lisa believes the space should be a reflection of her client’s personal style, as well as a comfortable and functional space that is a pleasure for the homeowner.”
Lisa has now opened Homestyle. With Homestyle the “homeowner” is the design savvy residents of Providence, RI – home of the Rhode Island School of Design.
Lisa says, “Homestyle combines fine art, home furnishings and gifts for a uniquely enjoyable shopping experience. The overall aesthetic is modern and artful without being stark. Vintage and organic pieces are sprinkled among the clean lines of classic contemporary and whimsical items. Art is an integral part of the environment. A black and white photograph may hang in the same vignette as an antique impressionist painting, a vintage Asian trunk and a mid-century modern sofa, creating space that is both personal and interesting… not a traditional “furniture store” display.You will always find a tremendous selection of extraordinary gifts in many categories.”
Ink Dish’s tattoo inspired porcelain dinnerware adds another category to the already wonderful selection at Homestyle.
Ink Dish CEO David Harding and New York sales Rep Marianne Taylor joined design elite Simon Doonan, and Jamie Drake as Metropolitan Home honored Ink Dish and 99 others as the best of the best in the world of design. Additional photos and coverage of the party can be found on Guest of a Guest.
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Ink Dish is ecstatic to recognized as one of the top design companies in the world.
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David Rockwell (set designer for the 2009 academy awards) was another honoree and created an amazing interactive installation for the party called “Digital Confetti”. Check out the time lapse video below to see how the space came to be.
The LA Times is the largest paper west of the Mississippi and their “LA at Home” blog is one of my favorites!
“Paul Timman gives dishware a tattoo makeover
Paul Timman has spent the last 15 years as a tattoo artist on the Sunset Strip catering to Hollywood’s A-List. Angelina Jolie, Ben Affleck and Drew Barrymore — to name a few — all bear his artful, inky scratchings.
Recently, the former Cleveland Institute of Art graduate turned his talents to a new, and slightly unlikely medium…” Read full story at the LA Times
Midwest Home inspires its readers with design trends, entertaining ideas, tips from decorators and gardeners, and features on new homes and renovations.
This week they put together a great piece on tattoo design featuring Ink Dish.
“Haute Ink: Tattoo-Inspired Design for Your Home
More evidence that you may soon be putting tat art on your table (if not on your shoulder blade): Irezumi Ink dinnerware, designed by L.A. inker of the rich and famous Paul Timman and named Number 2 on Met Home’s “Design 100” this month…” Read full story at Midwest Home
