As a yearly tradition I hope to refresh the artwork displayed on our walls at home. After a period of time I find things can get a little stale. So last years wall art has been updated with a new collection of typography inspired pieces.
above: my new typography inspired art wall in the lounge
Last year I inherited my Grandma's record player, we had a fab time listening to the old tunes. To celebrate I created a wall of vinyl artwork.
Urban Outfitters had a great deal on album frames so I bought a few and framed some classics (some of which I picked up second hand for as little as £2!). It was also quite easy to change the images for an update throughout the year.
top: last years vinyl inspired wall art in the lounge, bottom left: our big stack of vinyl, bottom right: grandma's record player.
So this year, I'd had a thought about creating a typography curation. A few years ago I visited the
Naschmarkt flea market in Vienna. I picked up a beautiful bundle of original alphabet paperworks.
top: vienna's naschmarkt, bottom: me on the way there photographing an art installation on the subway.
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| TYPOGRAPHY PAPER BUNDLE - IMAGES EMILY HAUCK KARIKA NOVA |
above: some close up images of the calligraphy and typography bundle I picked up at the naschmarkt.
I then luckily came across, in a local shop, some original 'master drawings' from the linotype archive salvaged from the
font library in Broadheath, Manchester. I chose two of the hand drawn artworks featuring mine and Mr Hauck's initials. Sadly the shop has since closed and I desperately wanted to add an extra one featuring our new son's initial. After some intense googling I found one on
Etsy.
top: linotype factory, broadheath, cheshire - image from www.thefontarchive.co.uk middle: sample letter 'E' - image from www.thefontarchive.co.uk, bottom: information handout from www.thefontarchive.co.uk
I especially love the character on these pieces added by stamps, smudge marks and scribbled dates.
Once I gathered all the pieces I had them framed locally in cherry wood. I just love the result.
top: my new typography inspired art wall in the lounge, bottom: close up detail of one of the pieces.
