Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Shopping for Home Funishings - Paris/Thomas Boog

Thomas Boog, friend and neighbor, is a naturalist and his ever expanding creative mind keeps his shop filled with unexpected treasures. Above a lilac colored suede covered buffalo head.

A Cabinet des Curiosities cleverly displays his love for the natural and exoctic. Here, this glass case with bronze fittings is set into the wall, both concentrating the collection and at the same cleanly defining the space which creates a modern take on a very old concept.

Wonderful and fanciful cabinets inlaid with inlaid mother of pearl shells. His newest creations are shell studded starfish mirrors and a painted bronze coral chandelier.

Thomas will create almost any pattern from his seemingly unlimited inventory of seashells. Here is a sample of two cabinet doors that can be ordered in any size and shape. There is a wonderful new sconce in the shop, seen above, of a very contemporary light fixture mixed with the texture of a natural antler. Contrast is wonderful.

Although Boog has always had an affinity for Arcimbaldo, and his early 16th collages, this version is completely original. Constructed from seashells and sprayed all black, these newly crafted images are totally modern.

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