“Better View” curtain

Craft & Design
“Better View” curtain

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Elina Aalto’s “Better View” curtain –

Better View is a series of perforated black out roller blinds designed by Elina Aalto. Light seeps in through the small cut out holes creating an image of a city by night. The cut-outs represent the light in the windows of apartment buildings and office complexes in the city. With the Better View blind any dreary view can be turned into an attractive cityscape. The series currently includes views from Helsinki and Tokyo. New additions portraying Stockholm and Paris are in progress. The images represent a selection of cities that Elina has traveled to in the last few years and the photographs are by her. The chosen views are of contrasting cityscapes: skyscrapers in Tokyo, 60s modernism in Helsinki and 19th century architecture in Paris.

Each roller blind is custom made by hand. The material used is vinyl-coated polyester. The width of the blind can vary between one and two meters (3 ́3” and 6’6”).

“Better View” curtain – [via] Link & artist’s site.

10 thoughts on ““Better View” curtain

  1. RHC says:

    This has some very interesting remake potential.

  2. Trvth says:

    A nice country side view type blind would be nice. Though it would be a lot more difficult to create a forest, pond, barn, or rolling hills using that technique, I imagine.

  3. arkaoss says:

    This could be remade with a laser cutter or Exacto very easily. It could be done like etching the lexan on a computer case.
    I have a couple of great ideas I want to try…..

  4. perde says:

    ooo very good

  5. Ben Fitzgerald says:

    I REALLY WANT TO BUY THIS! where can i get it from or who do i talk to to get one sent out?

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