{"id":9403,"date":"2010-05-27T19:44:20","date_gmt":"2010-05-27T17:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/?p=9403"},"modified":"2010-05-27T22:23:21","modified_gmt":"2010-05-27T20:23:21","slug":"the-window-display-in-the-making-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/2010\/05\/27\/the-window-display-in-the-making-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"the window display “in the making”, part one…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I was just thinking this morning about how, because of the nature of my work,\u00c2\u00a0 I am not able to show you my projects while they are “in the making”. Part of the job of being in this type of creative industry is keeping the work-in-progress as close to one’s skin as possible until it hits the shelves – it’s possibly one of the hardest parts of my job because when I get a good idea I want to shout it out at the top of my lungs and share it with the world immediately. Instead, when people ask me what I’m working on I have to just say with a smile “stuff: really really good stuff”.<\/p>\n

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But this morning I thought, why not share the “making of” the american book center window display <\/a>while I’m actually<\/em> making it? Why not, right? I think it’s one of the only projects I have going on at the moment that I can share with you while I’m going through each stage. I may not have the time to go in depth about each phase but I can share photos as I go, and you can follow along my train of thought via the visuals. So what do you say, are you in? Yes? Okay, great! This will be fun…<\/p>\n

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So just to give you a quick brief so you’re up to speed on the whole window display progress thus far: The window dimensions are 170cm high x 430cm wide x 26 cm deep. It’s a tricky space to work with – very narrow, very long. There are also restrictions to take into consideration like the display can only take up about 70 cm of height in the window so that there is still clear space to see through, and there can be nothing fragile or expensive in there in case of theft. It’s also a difficult space to work in so the display needs to be easy to slide into place (I learnt this the hard way the last time<\/a> – I spent about 3 or 4 hours, squeezing into the side window space while the sun beat down on the window, trying to attach tiny thin pieces of string to the ceiling, it was a disaster!). So this time I’m trying to be smarter about it and create something that takes up the most amount of space and can just slide into position. This weekend my lovely friend Rani is going to help me make the display and then I’ll be putting it up in the window this coming Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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To give you a visual idea of the space, above is a photo of the current window display showcasing\u00c2\u00a0 tattoo artist Henk Schiffmacher’s<\/a> book Encyclopedia for The Art and History of Tattooing<\/a> (which looks like an amazing book by the way!). As you can see, it’s a huge window, rather daunting actually. And as you know, my book is rather little. So the challenge is on! It would of course, take too many Amsterdam: Made by Han<\/a>ds<\/a> to make a visual impact in that window so I’m taking the backdrop of Amsterdam as my window display inspiration…<\/p>\n

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…hang on, that’s not Amsterdam, it’s Paris<\/a>! It’s Alexia’s cute atelier<\/a> to be precise, but it’s inspiring for what I have in mind. I love the bright colours of these shops, particularly the red and yellow, I think these colours would really pop in the window. In my home at the moment I have some beautiful droopy tulips and other dying flowers, they have been a great source of inspiration too…<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>(here I imagine colourful garlands, perhaps made from paper flowers in bold hues)<\/small><\/p>\n

<\/a>\"\"<\/a>(and here I love the colour combo of the yellow with the purple, reds, oranges)<\/small><\/p>\n

Speaking of red, yellow, and everything gorgeous in between, I spotted Amy from Eat Drink Chic’s<\/a> lovely engagement\/wedding photos<\/a> the other day -\u00c2\u00a0 I adore the flower display, take a look…<\/p>\n

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above two photos by\u00c2\u00a0 jonathon ong<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n

…so sweet! Although I cannot have glass or anything like this in the window, I love the colour combination. So with all of the above in mind, here is the colour palette I’m going to work with…<\/p>\n

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I’ve been collecting some odd bits and bobs around the boat, on the search for some paper, fabric and ribbon that I have in these hues. This is what I’ve found so far…<\/p>\n

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And here are some wallpapers and tapes that I’ve scanned, these will work perfectly I think…<\/p>\n

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So that’s where I’m at so far. I haven’t told you what I plan to do exactly, but I will reveal more in ‘part two’. Have a lovely evening, mes amis<\/em>.<\/p>\n

xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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