Stir Competition Submission

Every year Sherwin-Williams holds a paint swatch Interior Design competition. I submitted a poster this year with my Art Gallert design from a recent project that I am in the midst of completing. This design is an art gallery which represents my concept of organic around the synthetic. This design is part of a historical restoration project of turning an old railroad depot into an art gallery, while keeping the original ticket window represented in these renderings as the large brick wall with a complementary second brick ticket window inspired wall to unify the original one. My inspiration for this particular design came from an object at the train depot site. I chose an old and rusty nail covered in moss and organic matter essentially leading to a design conveying the history and wonder with a synthetic man made material piercing into the wall of the complementary organic material and how long or why it was ever there. Conveying emphasis, asymmetry, contrast, strength and unity, the inspiration of the nail pulls a viewer in to wonder of the history and story of what’s behind that nail, all while the two contrasting elements of organic matter and metal represent unity and beauty. There is a sense of cohesion with the organic rock and moss coinciding with the nail and brick while still seeing complements of the contrasting synthetic vs. organic material. In this Train Depot design, contrast is seen throughout the design within the ceiling, curved walls, and materials. The ceiling embraces the complementary colors of Sherwin-Williams paint and represents the organic through flow, color, and texture. The ceiling also has multiple clouds which directly represent the idea of piercing into the organic, while looking like a large replica of the nail itself piercing into the ceiling. The ceiling plan directly pulls from the concept from the contrasting curves of organic against the rigid synthetic design of the wooden beams stained with Sherwin-Williams Stain. The colors chosen for this design directly embody the concept of this design in representation of organic and synthetic colors, a complementary color scheme, and the unity seen within the overall color palette in the end. Through this project I learned a lot about color palettes and design with color in mind. I feel that this skill will be essential for future project in my career.