40 designs inspired by dance:

Bharatnatyam dancer (wooden chair)

Designer:  Sabiha Mujtaba @ Chrysalis

Today is international dance day and I just thought how this art form has inspired our designers and artists. Let us celebrate dance through dance inspired designs.

In this mega post I would try to explore various mediums, thoughts inspired by dance.

Sabiha Mujtaba’s work won my attention few days back so a post is due on her work but today this dance inspired chair from her.

Dance Me (plywood and epoxy)

Artist: Robert Gilmour

Products and art, sculpture and architecture, life , marriage, tree, dragon and ceramic or light; you name it, lets check it here today!

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Cantemporary dance hall interiors

Designer: Maria Yasko

Though this architectural stunning interiors calls for separate post but I couldn’t resist. Even the process of design is just as beautiful.

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Chaklo, folk art, embroidery Gujarat

Source

Marriage Dance (Embossed Serigraph with foil stamping)

Artist: Erte (Romain de Tirtoff)

Dancing tree (illusion) via

Peacock dance

Visual Artist: Archan Nair

Dancing skeleton tatoo via

Dance stage set via

Designer: Santiago Calatrava

This post would remain incomplete without Calatrava’ s stunning architectural stage sets designs!

Stage Set via

Designer: Santiago Calatrava

Dancing apartments

Architects: Jang Yoon Gyoo, Shin Chang Hoon, Seo Hye lim @ Unsangdong Architects

Conceptualized as apartments built in oblique lines with different size terraces so that nature and oblique line make it look 3 dimensional.

Dancing apartments

dancing tables

Designer: Joel Escalona

Dance dining table

Designer: @ Jah Roc furniture

Flamenco chair

Designer: @ Urbana

Limbo seat with planter (Dance originates from the Carribean)

Designer: Andrew Berry @ Berry Design read more here

Into the dance ( chairs in mahogany+fabric)

Designer: Cindy vargas

Giraffes can’t dance- storybook furniture

Artist: Sandy Askew via

Dancing vases

Designer: Robin Van Hontem

Tea dance inspired tea set made of paper

Designer: Siba Sahabi

Dance of Light (luminescent sculpture)

Artist: Niara Asley

Dance (modern light)

Designer: Peter Tucker

Dragon dance

Digital art by jocarra

Ballet dancers (ceramic sculpture)

Artict: Sheila Seepersaud-Jones

The blue dance (sculpture in stainless steel)

Artist: Blanca Munoz

Ballerina (bronze sculpture)

Artist: Moshe Sandowski (via email sent to me)

Chicken dance (laptop sleeve)

designer: Patjila bags @ spreadshirt

Scissors dancer (cedar and mahogany sculpture) (Peru)

Artist: John Barrow @ Novica

Dance of the dragonflies ( patchwork quilt pattern)

Designer: Southwind designs @ the gypsy quilter

Prince of dance (oil on linen)

Artist: Ana Tzarev

Koori surreal art (Australian aboriginal art)

Artist: Wayne Krause

Dance news (acrylic on canvas)

Artist: Arne westerman

Indian friendship dance ( drypoint-prints)

Artist: Gene Kloss

Warli painting – dance

Folk art of Maharashtra, India

Dancing diamonds blackwork By Lady Kell @ Kincavel Krosses

Claire Cunningham dancing on crutches

In fact this calls for a separate post. But today I am taking a lot of liberty. Let us all open, get rid of limited dimensions and perspective. You must read this post ‘Using dance to teach product design’ @ Creative Connectivity

“Claire Cunningham is a multi-disciplinary performer and choreographer based in Glasgow. Her unique performance style integrating the dynamic and imaginative use of her crutches, alongside her beautiful voice (she trained as a classical singer), aerial and acting skills have made her a much-sought after performer both in the UK and internationally. Her solo works, evolution and mobile, have been critically acclaimed for their humourous and intelligent challenges to issues of aesthetics and dance.”

Usability through dance: See her short ME (mobile/evolution) video:

[vimeo width=”500″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/7474331[/vimeo]

Fire dance (source)

Terracotta dance (oil on canvas)

Artist: Jean Marc Huss

dance with wisdom (granite sculpture)

Artist: Khang Pham-New

Dance of Time II (bronze sculpture)

Artist: Salvador Dali

Does time dance with memories (lightbox)

Artist: Daniele Buetti