WONDER WALL One would expect the home of an art museum curator to be an object lesson in the display of artwork of all sorts, and this petite, ultra-colorful apartment is exactly that. This exuberant wall of special and collected plates in the kitchen is a “Friends’ Gallery” of handmade gifts, each of which has great sentimental value. The display features both round and oval plates and multiple decorative styles and colors–and is an excellent demonstration of the fact that “carefully curated” need not mean overtly ordered nor involve being obsessively matchy-matchy. Tip The wall-mounted ceramic vases included in this mix are an especially charming element; they offset the rounded shapes of the plates with a more linear feel and emphasize the three- dimensional appeal of the installation when filled with fresh blooms.
NATURAL RHYTHM This home belongs to a renowned fabric designer who regularly takes inspiration from the natural world for her creative practice, often doing months or even years of research before working on new designs. The framed artwork above the bed in the main bedroom is one of her own pieces: a fabric panel inspired by the drawings of early explorers in South Africa. This is a marvelously easy idea to replicate: simply select a favorite piece of fabric in a length slightly wider than the bed above which it is to be placed and have it mounted and framed by a good fine-art framer. Tip Amanda du Plessis (evolutionproduct.co.za) is the artist and fabric designer who created this evocative mounted fabric panel, which is inspired by early drawings of the flora and fauna of South Africa.
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