I have been thinking for a long time now that it would be nice to work with perspex and textiles. I would like to encase my designs so they are like specimens, delicate objects 'preserved in aspic' so to speak. I want to create a clean almost industrial feel to the objects (with steel and bolt fixing - possibly with antique hinges) that could be wall hanging or free standing screens. I love Chinese antique folding screens and chinoiseries. They are beautiful precious pieces.
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| Chineoserie Folding Screens |
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| Black Lacquered Chinese Folding Screens |
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| Coromandel screen |
Coco Chanel loved to collect Coromandel Screens which consist of wooden folded panels coated in black or dark lacquer usually carved sometimes decorated with jade, semi-precious stones, shell, or porcelain. She owned over 32 Coromandel screens and in some rooms applied them to the walls like wallpaper.
I would like to create obviously a more contemporary feel with perspex. But I would like to create free standing or wall hanging panels, which will encase my textile designs. I discussed this with Tom today, our computer tutor, who is also a furniture designer, as I thought he may know where I could purchase perspex. He was very helpful and gave me some companies to try.
It's been a good day today very productive I just hope I can keep going till next Monday.
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