Three words for this: Pimp my piano. Okay four. NOW. This is amazing. When I grow up I want to be Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos and live in the land of crochet pianos… Talk about doily love. This takes the doily to a whole new level. I so want something like this for my white flat screen television to give it some texture so it looks less plastic fantastic.

(image from joana vasconcelos via: beijoterias )

Tags: crochet

25 Responses to “Inspired By: Joana Vasconcelos”

1 315thomas commented:
January 21st, 2009 at 5:12 pm

oh my goodness… this is AMAZING. i love the tiny doily-wrapped piano bench.
i have been feeling the doily love for quite some time now!
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2 Kathryn commented:
January 21st, 2009 at 5:12 pm

What a great find! This could come off as totally gaudy but instead it manages to be elegant and eye-catching. I love it!
The fact that you mentioned your white television in this post got me thinking about all of the different white designs that do (and don’t) go together. White-with-white design can be so difficult but it can also be so classy.
I’m wondering if you’ve ever used design idea-sharing sites (www.houzz.com is the example I know of) to create collections of ideas that all go together? I can definitely see you putting together a great collection of white designs using images like this and the TV. I’d love to see how something like that would turn out.
Thanks for the post – good stuff!
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3 Marta commented:
January 21st, 2009 at 5:34 pm

I knew you’d like! =)
I’ve met her.. She is amazing! Every one can talk to her!
I called her Atelier and I went there.. She is lovely! I interviewed her for a project and I loved it..! Do you know the piece ‘The Bride’? =)
Kisses, Marta
4 Ellen commented:
January 21st, 2009 at 6:11 pm

that’s really beautiful….!
5 Jeska commented:
January 21st, 2009 at 6:18 pm

Brilliant! How clever and dedicated! love this Holly : )
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6 decor8 commented:
January 21st, 2009 at 6:30 pm

Thank you Marta again for the tip, yes I do like her very much. It’s amazing to see such intricate work on the web, I can only imagine how honored you must have felt to view it up close and personal. This type of work really makes me feel like there IS so much more out there that we’ve not seen yet. It’s exciting. Just when you think you’ve seen it all…
7 Andy Mathis commented:
January 21st, 2009 at 6:37 pm

is that a real size piano? 4 realz?
that’s amazing.
My Grandmother would have loved that.
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8 Kristan commented:
January 21st, 2009 at 7:25 pm

Oh my word!
That’s rather cool, although I could never do it to a real grand or baby grand piano. Maybe an upright or a digital? :P
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9 eleise commented:
January 21st, 2009 at 8:28 pm

My God, that is fantastic. Fantastic.
10 lori commented:
January 21st, 2009 at 8:48 pm

so, so beautiful. just lovely!!
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11 Lora Hart commented:
January 21st, 2009 at 10:58 pm

Wow! I’m at a loss for words. What an imagination. Thanks for sharing, I can’t believe it’s a life size piano.
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12 fric_de_mentol commented:
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:50 am

Gorgeous! I’m really happy to see here my all time favorite Portuguese artist! She is The Artist and nobody represents Portugal like her, truly a fusion between the Portuguese roots and the contemporaneity of art. She is precious. I love ‘Contaminação’ and ‘Joia do Tejo’ :)
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13 carina commented:
January 22nd, 2009 at 2:14 am

I definitely wouldn’t have given up my piano playing days if my piano looked like this!
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14 Jenny commented:
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:06 am

I just fell in love, that is the prettiest thing I’ve seen!
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15 Angela commented:
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:05 am

Just stunning!
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16 daisy janie / scoutie girl commented:
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:20 am

Wow!!! That is beautiful!!! I love the fact that the scale of the piano is somewhat disguised by the doilies. It could just as easily be a dollhouse toy – so pretty!
daisy janie / scoutie girls last blog post: i’d like some curtains out of these, please
17 Kristen commented:
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:54 am

This is absolutely fantastic!!! WICKED WICKED cool!!!
18 visualingual commented:
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:16 am

I’m stunned; this is so beautiful!
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19 Yoli commented:
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:32 am

That is amazing work, not my cup of tea but pretty cool.
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20 tina commented:
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:32 am

This is beyond wild!!!
The detail is amazing!
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21 Anonymous commented:
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:40 am

I appreciate the time and skill it would take to complete such a piece, but it’s really in poor taste, in my opinion. Way over the top. I don’t get this one at all.
22 the domestic fringe commented:
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:15 pm

Simply amazing!
-FringeGirl
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23 Sofia commented:
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:56 pm

YEY! I’m so proud of her:) I’m portuguese so you can imagine how having an artist like Joana is important to a small country like mine.
There’s also some controversy around her work too. A few years ago she made a chandelier with tampons and that was exhibited inside the most known and hip nightclub in Lisbon, Lux. Some people just didn’t understand it but all that talk contributed to make her name known and respected for the bigger part I believe.
Right now she has also a public installation or city art (don’t really know how to call it) where she was invited to create something to be on the outside of a building that it now being remodelled and that will later be a hotel. See here (http://www.artbuilding.eu/inst3_master.html) the photos.
:)
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24 Raina Kattelson commented:
January 22nd, 2009 at 1:06 pm

Very cool! I could imagine a table like this as well.
25 pia commented:
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:35 am

oh man, that is fabulous! yes i agree, how wonderful that would be for tv’s!
pias last blog post: home.

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