A B O U T   U S

A D V E R T I S E

C O N T A C T   U S

PHOTO: source

WHAT: Art Studio  

WHERE: Chicago, United States   

INTERIOR DESIGNER: Josh Young   

WEBSITE: discover 

JOSH YOUNG

JOSH YOUNG IS A MULTI TALENTED CREATOR - ARTIST, DESIGNER, AND TASTEMAKER.

WHAT IS HIS WORLD?

"OLD WORLD ELEMENTS MEET MODERN-DAY TECHNIQUES,

EVOKING NOSTALGIA WITH PLAYFUL & SOPHISTICATED NODS TO THE PAST"

- WE READ ON HIS WEBSITE.

HIS ARTISTIC STYLE FUSE OLD WORLD DECOR WITH NEW WORLD EXCITEMENT.

AND WHILE HIS MAIN MEDIUM IS ARTWORK, HE HAS STUNNING RESULTS IN INTERIOR DESIGN.

BELOW, ONE OF HIS SPACE - HIS ART STUDIO.

ART STUDIO

HIS WORKS OF ART ARE VERY MUCH MODERN, CONTEMPORARY THINGS,

YET THEY HAVE CLASSICAL ELEMENTS, AND EVEN A NOSTALGIC QUALITY.

“THAT’S VERY MUCH WHAT I’M ABOUT, AND IT’S VERY MUCH WHAT I WANT TO CREATE.

I WANT TO MAKE A PIECE THAT, EVEN THOUGH IT’S CONTEMPORARY,

IT WILL IN SOME WAY TAKE YOU BACK IN TIME.

I’VE SOUGHT GENUINE WAYS FOR MY WORK TO BE AGED,

BECAUSE I WANT MY WORK TO SEEM AS THOUGH IT’S COLLECTED, ARCHIVED.

I HATE ANYTHING THAT’S BRAND-NEW OR STERILE.”

AND THERE IS ALSO SOME NOSTALGIA TO THE PLACE WHERE HE DOES THAT WORK.

“IT IS FUNNY THAT, HOWEVER MANY YEARS LATER,” HE SAYS,

RECALLING THE BASEMENT WORK SPACE OF HIS TEENAGE YEARS,

“I FINALLY HAVE MY STUDIO, MY SANCTUARY, AGAIN.”

THE ROOM AND ITS ANTIQUE FURNITURE, MINIMALIST OBJETS, PATINAED CLASSICAL BUSTS,

STACKS OF VINTAGE BOOKS, AND OTHER KINDS OF ELEGANT CLUTTER

HAVE ALL BEEN SHAPED BY THE SAME DEEPLY PERSONAL AESTHETIC

THAT TIES HIS PORTRAIT ART, GÉOMÉTRIQUE, RÉTROGRADE,

AND BIBLIOTHÈQUE COLLECTIONS TOGETHER.

WE LOVE IT!

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