My INSPIRATION //.

My style is to combine something intense with delicate. 

I have always been inspired by stones; their texture, colours and how you can see the flow of time in them. Right now I’m enthusiastic about minerals. The earth's crust and the stones consist mainly of minerals. There are about 4000 minerals; about 20-30 minerals form all of the stones.

For this project I’m making a lamp shade which is inspired by minerals; their shine, shape and textures. I went to few museums to study the minerals and took some pictures. Most inspiring minerals for me are quartz, gypsum, dolomite, harmotome and amethyst. 

Colours for my lamp shade are silver, white and grey. Currently I’m experimenting with materials like straws, fake silver leaf, cotton, linen and fabric stiffener.

Here are my most inspiring pictures I took from the Mineral cabinet 

(starting from the top): quartz, gypsum, dolomite, harmotome & amethyst.

I’m excited to see the results, fingers crossed! I will tell you more later on.


Linda