Wooden walls with big glass windows, framing the outside greenery. Stone floors extending that outside feeling, yet staying warm and comfortable inside amongst sofas and armchairs, side tables and a big floor rya. For years I've had this picture saved in all my inspirational folders, printed out in my sketchbooks, put up on my studio wall. To me, it's the vision of a dream home, where materials and elements meet. Wood versus glass, textile versus stone. The turquoise-, green- and blue color scheme pops softly but brightly against the browns, again blending so sweetly with the natural landscape outside. The floor rya as a center piece, soft and warm for everyone's feet, encouraging and uplifting for everyone's eyes. It's as comfortable as it is beautiful, inspiring and creative.
To me, this picture isn't only a vision of how I'd like my future home to look like, but also a true inspiration to my work - a context of where and how a textile can be placed, functioned and incorporated. The colors are so well matched, the whole picture itself could be turned into a new rya! Especially since the analog photo technique adds grain and texture - making it somewhat pixelated - seeing the knots in this picture isn't hard. Analog color photos also have a "filter" or a "shine" of their own - it's mattifying some parts and high-lighting others, making the colors opaque and translucent at the same time. At least, that's how I see it.