New York 2015: textile designer Dusen Dusen has employed magnetic wallpaper to generate an interactive mural for the 2015 Wished Design display in Brooklyn .
Acknowledged for its 1980s-design graphic prints, Dusen Dusen collaborated with Visual Magnetics – a producer of magnetic surfaces – on the temporary set up. The gradient-on-gradient mural was manufactured utilizing ModuLayer, an providing inside the company’s assortment of printable surface supplies.
Measuring five metres wide by two.5 metres substantial, the mural comprises a base layer overlaid with natural and geometric shapes that can be moved about by visitors, resulting in an ever-shifting pattern.
The Wanted set up marks the very first time Dusen Dusen has developed a wall covering. Founded in 2010, the Brooklyn-primarily based studio generates clothing and home decor, with patterns generally composed of basic shapes set against strong backgrounds.
For Desired Design and style Brooklyn, Studio head Ellen Van Dusen informed Dezeen that she needed to generate an installation to reflect her typical style approach.
“I frequently will begin with cut-out shapes and move them close to until I feel it is balanced and cohesive,” Van Dusen said. “I was capable to do that on a considerably greater scale with the wall pieces.”
“I worked with gradient on gradient simply because I imagined that if other people came in and moved issues close to, it would even now keep the balance,” she added. “It has been fun to see what other folks have come up with on the wall — primarily folks have been creating faces.”
Van Dusen grew up in Washington DC, the daughter of two architects. She created an early curiosity in style and went on to review the psychology of design at Tufts University.
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She cites mid-century resort architecture, Italian industrial design, Scandinavian textiles, Google Maps and handwriting as sources of inspiration.
“I always looked at geometry and line as a guiding principal in design and style,” she said. “I exclusively am interested in colour and the way patterns read through in the brain, which is why I think I have taken the path that I have.”
Dusen Dusen’s installation is 1 of hundreds of pieces on show at Wished Design Brooklyn, an exhibition held at a former industrial complex that is open to the public until finally 19 May.
The studio previously created prints in collaboration with Print All More than Me, which were proven for the duration of New York style week last yr.
