Andy Warhol is renowned the world over for his confident, splashy, colorful aesthetic. Constantly referred to, adapted, and imitated, he is an integral part of today’s visual vocabulary. His pop art style expresses itself in the design trends of Pittsburgh shops.
Shop Pop Art Designs in Pittsburgh
Roche Bobois x Pedro Almodovar
Andy Warhol saw imitation as flattery, so he would most likely have enjoyed filmmaker Pedro Almodovar’s playful references to silk screened imagery and the radiant palette of Interview Magazine covers from the 80s. This is a sectional that will celebrate your fifteen minutes of fame, whenever they might happen.
Carabella
Why not piece together the puzzle of life with exuberance and humor? Lisa Todd offers a cashmere line that expresses this happy thought in wonderful colors and textures. Available at Carabella in Oakmont.
The Andy Warhol Museum
We love to wander through the shop at the Warhol: Andy’s wit and genius are there in abundance. Thus, on a recent visit, a radiant butterfly necklace and companion earrings fluttered into our sight line, and we just couldn’t look away. Bring your butterfly net and capture these jewels for yourself.
Jaipur Rugs
Dutch designer Richard Hutten introduced his “Playing with Tradition” collection for Jaipur Rugs during Milan Design Week in April. Generations-old patterns are irreverently interrupted with handfuls of “confetti” and other contemporary elements. The scattered confetti of the design shown here draws inspiration from India’s joyous Holi festival and seems to refer to Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s decades of ebullient dots.
Brenda Friday Design
Tina Frey of TF Design loves the perfect imperfections of handmade design, so it’s no surprise that her studio-crafted products are alive with individuality. She works with food safe, lead-free, BPA-free resin to sculpt and mold forms for decorating, dining, entertaining, and working. Frey recently expanded her Segment collection of storage boxes into five sizes and a range of vibrant jewel tones. Available in Lawrenceville at Shoppe B.
Story by Keith Recker and Stephen Treffinger
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