Finally! It seems there’s a home design trend that matches my unwanted yet rapidly growing Fisher Price menagerie (note to Kartell: please make stylish baby toys. Hurry). Collectors and art enthusiasts have long appreciated the pop paintings of heavyweight Roy Lichtenstein, but now it seems that Lichtenstein’s style is increasingly interpreted through textiles, patterns and paint. Yep. Primary colors are back in funky fresh force, along with a cartoonish panoply of stripes, ben-day dots and blocky solids.
Lichtenstein himself did a series of interiors in his trademark style, hinting at the shape of things to come. Funny that he even anticipated the avalanche of Warhol’s Mao paintings that covered the walls of bazillions of featured homes this past year.
This room styled by Jeffrey Miller owes more than a wink and a nod to the piece above. But you don’t have to be so literal to reference the look.
Of course, having a polka dotted ceiling like this room designed by Christopher Coleman helps.
And a glut of seizure inducing stripes can’t hurt, right? Cafeteria designed by Tobias Rehberger.
Obviously, what you really need is a giant stylized glamazon in the manner of Lichtenstein’s famously blond heroines.
The top half of this India Mahdavi designed restaurant is no less comic book chic.
Not to worry — you don’t have to have a towering Barbie in your house (but what girl doesn’t secretly want one?). Playful elements scattered here and there create major impact, as in this room in fashion designer Max Azria’s home.
Just try and stop me from swathing my next couch in these Lichtenstein inspired Missoni prints.
And I wouldn’t be mad if my next house had a Missoni colorblock shower in it, either.
If you’re feeling a bit overstimulated by all this crazy bizness, consider limiting the look to a simple painting by the man himself.
No, not like this hostel, which feels more tragic than comic. Although, note how easy it would be to paint a simple, similar mural in chic black and white…
I was thinking more like this room designed by Vicente Wolf, where traditional furnishings are seriously lightened up by the addition of one of Lichtenstein’s mod paintings.
The flowers are killing me, but you get the idea.
Personally, I like the pop look best when it’s paired with contrasting elements. The Calder mobile in similar style and colors competes with the painting in Patsy Tarr’s home.
On the other hand, there’s nothing wrong with going full frontal on a small space, like this quirky vignette styled by Jeffrey Miller.
And what better than a Lichtenstein bust to make a popping fresh statement. Yet another idea for the reinvention of Beethoven?
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Whoa momma … this makes my eyes a little crazy.
Yowza, this post will put a spring in your visual step.
Who knew that Max Azria, king of uptown mall chic, could be so, well, fashionable?
I dig the hell out of that shower!
*love* the max azria room — that ceiling! and i want a big-ass pear like that.
I adore the gargantuan yellow “Stella” – what a dame! I have seen a room done like the first Jeffery Miller room and the black outlines on the walls were acheived with electrical tape! I love the boldness of it all – not to live with, but certainly to visit. Great post!
Wow! Welcome back Erin! I can tell that you’re feeling better.
Love the colour highlights – and the really tall yellow waitress!
I don’t know Connie… this post may be symptomatic of my delirium!
this post is SO GOOD!!!! It should be in a magazine. Seriously, Elle Dec is putting me to sleep these days, but this is phenomenal!!!!! There is no way I can pick a favorite, but the Rehberger room, the giant dolls and Max Azria’s home are setting my heart a flutter.
And, yes, beethoven needs the Lichtenstein treatment. I’m sure we can pull it off.
Jeeze, we need to get more busts… ok, you need to get more, I at least need to get one
Wowee, thanks! That’s high praise from you, lady!
And you have TONS of busts, but I don’t think painting the bronze baby head with ben-days dots is a good idea.
Memphis! Remember Memphis? Those crazy Italianos?
Wonder if they were consciously influenced by Roy L?
Very interesting.
Some of these remind me of the ‘Memphis’ design group based in Milan in the 80’s… the chair and etegere in the room by Jeffery Miller looks like their work.
I’m sure you both have lovely busts.
Why yes, Anders. Yes, we do.
Thanks James and Diane for the tip — I learned something new today!
LOVE THIS, LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. I’m doing a project for school and have been using Roy as color inspiration because it’s the client’s favorite artist. These are great inspo!!
nice shower! great posting… so good! so much visual flair!
love the shower, and maz azria’s kookoo striped chair and ball ottoman, too. and love your “But you don’t have to be so literal to reference the look.” comment. girl, you know your stuff.
oh my gahhh…. love the Wolf room and basically everything. 0_o
This is quite the antidote to our first day of snow here.
That shower is great!
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Great stuff love Roy Lichtenstein and these are some of the best examples of Lichtenstein Inspired Houses I’ve seen.
Thanks for posting.
speechless.
As always, you rock. I’m so intrigued by what sort of brain comes up with that shower.
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