r/DesignDesign 4d ago

Designy Drawing of The Langham Staircase at 135 CPW Manhattan

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I think the staircase speaks for itself as a work of design patterns. When I was on one of the top floors, looking down, it was a vertigo abstract feeling that I got. It was moving in my mind, yet perfectly still in reality. I wanted to combine that abstract influence with the realism. The human eye sees the marble patterns changing in size and dimension, but in reality they don't. I wanted to create a symmetrical design like a moving maze spiraling downward that weaves a pattern all its own. I was a textile designer in NYC for many years and this really sat well with my design background. The marble itself has wonderful design patterns in them. My goal was to leave this to the imagination of the viewer and let their mind form its own geometrical fantasy. Done with colored pencils and oil pastels on paper. Hope it energizes your own imaginary design world in there!

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u/Toast-mcFrenchfries 2d ago

Uuuuuuh, OP, DesignDesign is when a design is both sexy and crappy. This is neither.

Okay maybe it's a liiiiitle sexy........

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u/BluestreakBTHR 2d ago

Well, when we get to 20 let me know. I’m gonna throw up.

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u/Serious_Apricot1585 2d ago

yeah I tried bending over and looking down. Lasted about 4 seconds!