P E TA L by Akos Horvath
M
y objective with this design was to dilute the plane of the surface by soft, organic forms. I was looking for a
pattern suitable to create an intimate mood both for indoors
Akos Horvath | Creator in a wide range of visual arts, Akos’ professional career spans more than 30 years. Following the path of great masters, he combined his study
and outdoors.
and work as apprentice at various artists including the galleries
I turned to nature for inspiration, and ended up applying the
of painters Lajos Cziraky and Otto Vagfalvi, later worked with
simplest of petal motifs.I managed to enhance the rippling
industrial artist Laszlo Hefter and painter Sandor Farsang.
effect of the motif by adding a soft bas-relief to the petals
He applied his experience as illustrator and interior designer
for wall covering. The surface will appear to be moving when
in the eighties when his visual language took a definite shape.
lit by a moving light source due to the “shell” shape of the
Besides designing coloured glass installations and sculptural
petals. Placed into an interior, static light conditions will
elements, he created several unique pieces of furniture, as
constitute a slow-paced, pleasant background.
part of his interior design practice.
When installed on smaller surface, a single colour selection
Currently Akos is the art director of award winning video
may suffice.
games and an avid collector of everything pattern. He owns a collection of 10.000 publications on illustration, the greatest in Eastern Europe. His works have been exhibited in various galleries since the beginning of the eighties, and have been awarded the grand prize of Fandom Directory Artwork Contest (USA) and Champagne Silhouettes magazine (Canada).
Tile elements: 2 different forms Recommended colours: Hundred Smiles | Cosmo Legend
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