Rachel de Joode is one of the most well rounded designer-artist that I have seen today, I had originally intended to post only Joode’s photographic work from ‘I Close My Eyes Then I Drift Away’, but when I checked out her website I was taken away by The Noir Collection (2005) and Les hors d’Oeuvres Collection (2006). Rachel de Joode combines photography and patterning to create wallpaper. I think her use of portraiture and repetition makes for layers of interest. From far away, these designs are stylish and ornamental , up close they become beautiful photographic patterns.

It’s pretty obvious that Joode has a talent for photography. And this extends beyond wallpaper and fashion photography. In the series ‘I Close My Eyes Then I Drift Away’ Joode takes portraits of her father based on lucid dreams she had. I find that the realistic quality of this image makes it particularly haunting.

Category: Design, Photography | Tagged in: fashion photography, portrait photography, Rachel de Joode, Wallpaper
Posted by Corinna on Friday, August 7th, 2009.
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