Have You Ever Considered Using Street Art in Interior Design?

Posted by Stavros Mitchelides | Miami Beach Realtor in Design

I’m a huge fan of street art and graffiti. When I travel, a good portion of my travel photos end up being shots of graffiti. In my homes, the majority of my artwork is graffiti, whether it’s a photo of someone’s street art, or a graffiti painting; I tend to collect art that leans heavily towards graffiti. I collect amazing books about street art, I pick interior furnishings that resemble street art (see last two photos below), and I know that graffiti can make an amazing focal point in any modern interior. If you want to try to incorporate graffiti in interior design, there are so many ways you can do it! Options range from taking photos of your favorite street art and framing them, buying paintings from some of your favorite graffiti artists, having a street artists come to your home and paint directly on your walls or furniture, or even buying graffiti products such as the ‘Peronda Banksy’ graffiti tiles pictured below (used in this amazing passive house in New Zealand).

For those of us that live here in Miami we are spoiled because we have one of the World’s highest concentrations of street art in our Wynwood Miami neighborhood; and are lucky enough to have had most of the World’s best artists leave their mark on this incredible part of town. I visit Wynwood on a monthly basis to wander around and photograph the newest art and to get creative inspiration. I maintain a photo album of the street art in Wynwood; if you’re a fan of street art, you’ll love those photos! Wynwood even has its first street art based condo development called ‘250 Wynwood’ opening soon, where graffiti features prominently in the design (see photo below).

Have you ever considered using street art in interior design? Do you have street art in your home? Leave me a comment below with your ideas!