Roberto Burle Marx
Copacabana Pavement Rio de Janeiro
- Roberto Burle Marx
Roberto Burle Marx
Copacabana Pavement Rio de Janeiro
- Roberto Burle Marx
-IT’S HUMAN NATURE TO MAKE ART for THE FLOOR-
art on the beach
Jim Denevan art on the beach
art on the beach
Jim Denevan art on the beach
- the great outdoors -
Mimicking nature, the human impulse is to embellish any surface: walls, ceiling or floor.
wind + water ripple sand
Peter Donnelly - beach rake art
Ground Cover
GROUND COVER
Ground Cover
GROUND COVER
caramoor
Ground Cover
Mosaic flooring at Caramoor - Lake Carmel, NY
caramoor
Ground Cover
Mosaic flooring at Caramoor - Lake Carmel, NY
Focusing on our foundation
How versa-tile that durable elements like tile, stone, brick or ceramics can be used indoors, outdoors and within the transition areas.
CITY FLOOR SCAPES
Looking down I am absolutely floored – peering into small wonders taking place right under my feet as nature obstinately pushes through NYC’s concrete jungle. If left to its own, NATURE would, in a heart beat, have it’s say and dominate the world as before - without man’s intervention. Is this what we are coming around to….
Nature Rules
Nature Rules
Nature Rules
Nature Rules
Foliage pushes through crevasses in the cement encircling a temporary construction site.
Other examples of nature having its way. The roots of a tree push through an iron fence to grow around any obstacle – even metal. Nature grows on, in and around brick paving.
nature + cityglass ground
Putting NATURE to WORK is iDEAL
nature + cityglass ground
Putting NATURE to WORK is iDEAL
Driveways, like rooftops, instead of endless asphalt are becoming green areas. This greenery contains the rain run off, something asphalt is not able to do.
A city encassed in ground glass
Lower Manhattan was once block after block of illuminated industrial glass flooring. This glass structure was made to bring light into dark basements before electricity became ubiquitous.
These streets with their tell tale past still exist here and there in the old manufacturing districts of Soho + Tribeca.
from the outside in title
from the outside in
from the outside in title
from the outside in
city floor scapes
CITY FLOOR-SCAPES
These orange construction markings have become one artist’s delight. We were recently commissioned to make a tapestry (or flooring) for MRKA’s show aptly named Utility Writers.
city floor scapes
CITY FLOOR-SCAPES
These orange construction markings have become one artist’s delight. We were recently commissioned to make a tapestry (or flooring) for MRKA’s show aptly named Utility Writers.
For 2 years MRKA took the directional symbols written by construction workers around the city and decoded them. He organized these markings into a Utility Alphabet that we then had the pleasure to fabricate into a rug – right up my alley.
The show was on Canal St. Why a street in the middle of downtown NYC has such a quaint name as Canal is because this street was a footpath traversed by Lanape Indians alongside a waterway moving east/west in lower Manhattan. Canal St. is now the demarcation between the uber fancy neighborhood of Soho and Tribeca lofts.
brick stone mosaic
Brick Stone and Mosaics
How versa-tile that durable elements like tile, stone, brick or ceramics can be used indoors, outdoors and in-between those transition areas.
They give off both metaphorically and actually a “cool” vibe in any room.
brick stone mosaic
Brick Stone and Mosaics
How versa-tile that durable elements like tile, stone, brick or ceramics can be used indoors, outdoors and in-between those transition areas.
They give off both metaphorically and actually a “cool” vibe in any room.
This rustic workroom is showing off wonderful metal tools placed above the stone floor in what looks like the work/collectables area of a home. While this “cool” indoor brick flooring is offset by the warm colors of Mexican wood and leather seating.
Looking like they are constructed from ceramic chards and randomly placed, this is a less labor-intensive mosaic motif than yesteryear’s placement.
Several types of flooring are part of a transition area - all within a few feet from each other: slate, stone and concrete.
Groundplans Collection
Let’s bring the outdoors IN
ROCKS AT ISE
Groundplans Collection
Let’s bring the outdoors IN
ROCKS AT ISE
The rug, Rocks At Ise, from my first collection circa 1990. All of the images for this collection were based on imagery found on the ground.
We’re seeing a trend now where the outdoors is being brought indoors. Walls depict greenery either with live plants or wallpaper.
My collection has been featured both on the floor and walls. Spring Blossoms sold to a Saudi Arabian Prince is shown how he displays it on the wall.