Designer Curtains

Since the sewing machine I normally use is in need of some servicing, I decided to dip into interior design. I was in much need of new curtains, so I made some. I could not use fabric because I have not found a fabric I like enough to make into curtains that fit the style of my bedroom, and I also wanted to do something with paper, one of my favorite things to work with. In doing this, I went through some of my old issues of Interview, Vogue, and Surface magazines to cut out pictures from different advertisements I liked. Most of the pictures I chose were from fashion advertisements from different fashion designers, hence why I call these "designer curtains". I also used images that I found intriguing or full of color. This tends to make the piece more interesting and not just limited to fashion photography. After cutting out the pictures, I taped the images together in separate vertical rows. On the top of each row I folded the paper into a loop suitable for any size curtain rod. After making several rows of different lengths and widths, I slipped them onto the rod and that was that.

The concept of this piece is a way to display pictures from magazines that you like with a bit of functionality. Making curtains like this is a must for people who lack poster space, don't want to risk leaving tape residue on their walls, or just want something different in their home or work space.



Though the material I used is not traditional for a window covering, it may seem that curtains like these may run into conceptual problems like many innovations do. Paper tends to be stiff, but it has the same stiffness of a regular window shade.These curtains are in fact movable, some what durable if not located next to a paper shredder, function well, and most importantly provide a sense of style through overlapping textures, colors, and images.