When we stumbled on images of artist/designer Richard Woods‘ show D.I.Y at the Alan Cristea Gallery in London, we literally gasped. LOOK at those floors!. They turn out to be Woods’ trademark vibrantly-coloured and exaggerated wood-grain motif.
…deceptively simple in form, these bold images are produced using traditional block-printing techniques and installed as parquetry (inlaying wood in geometric patterns)…
We’re always on the lookout for cool ways to paint our plywood floors, currently a neutral oyster color, when it starts to wear, or when we want to shift our view…
Woods has devised floor patterns based on offcuts in a range of patterns and colors.
Anyone know how he does it?
via Design Boom
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Apparently he is using a block printing technique (using house paint):
http://theaesthetictrust.co.uk/details/richard-woods/
Perhaps using something like this (just a speculation):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linocut
For prints of this size, I would try and fix the linoleum on a flat piece of wood. Unfortunately, I am living in a rental, but would love to try it out on furniture.
I really like your thinking and sleuthing about how to do something re Richard Woods. When my painted plywood floors get beat up enough, I may try it.