KOBEICA BLOG
Vintage Map Reproductions – Beauty on Your Wall
To me, autumn is the most inspirational season. The light and the colours everywhere…
This year the autumn atmosphere made me come back to the beloved hobby I have: lampshade making.
Here are another two pieces I made, inspired by nature again.
Which one do you like more?
Map reproductions printed on a handmade paper are a classic, giving the maps the ancient look they need. I simply love this material and it is pleasure to test new ways of using it in home decor.
Here is my newest tip:
I collected and dried a few of meadow flowers last summer. I collected them on the fields around the house I grew up. When the flowers got dry I asked the paper maker who othwerwise makes handmade paper for my maps to insert the flowers into a Japanese style “washi” paper and make a few sheets of it for me.
Than I attached the paper on a lampshade construction made by my Dad, who is an electrician and attached the shade to a lampstand I purchased in IKEA. I called my new lamp “Hlavnov” after the hill I collected the flowers on. I have wonderful childhood memories from the place and my new lamp is their daily reminder:-)
I love the result! How do you like it?
