Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady Studio in New York City will be a major design precedent. The studio style and space can be integrated into my design and the colour scheme will provide a great insight into the style Jimi Hendrix enjoys.
Located at 52 West Eighth Street, Greenwich Village, this 1970 John Storyk design was intended for personal use by Jimi Hendrix. However, due to his untimely death, he only spent 4 weeks using the studios. Subsequently, this space has become a legendary recording place used for albums by artists such as Bob Dylan, John Lennon, AC/DC and more recently Arcade Fire, U2, etc. Via the use of round windows and lighting machines intended to emit colourful ambient lighting, Storyk created a space that induced a sense of relaxation, allowing Hendrix to fully produce his iconic creativity. The sound engineer who worked with Hendrix during the 4 weeks he spent recording the album Electric Ladyland, Eddie Kramer, refused to allow drug use in his sessions, therefore Hendrix required a colour scheme that would replicate the use of drugs such as LSD and cannabis. Subsequently, Californian artist, Lance Jost, was commissioned to paint a psychedelic mural on the walls. These murals can be seen via http://lancejostdesigns.com/paint1.htm
Located at 52 West Eighth Street, Greenwich Village, this 1970 John Storyk design was intended for personal use by Jimi Hendrix. However, due to his untimely death, he only spent 4 weeks using the studios. Subsequently, this space has become a legendary recording place used for albums by artists such as Bob Dylan, John Lennon, AC/DC and more recently Arcade Fire, U2, etc. Via the use of round windows and lighting machines intended to emit colourful ambient lighting, Storyk created a space that induced a sense of relaxation, allowing Hendrix to fully produce his iconic creativity. The sound engineer who worked with Hendrix during the 4 weeks he spent recording the album Electric Ladyland, Eddie Kramer, refused to allow drug use in his sessions, therefore Hendrix required a colour scheme that would replicate the use of drugs such as LSD and cannabis. Subsequently, Californian artist, Lance Jost, was commissioned to paint a psychedelic mural on the walls. These murals can be seen via http://lancejostdesigns.com/paint1.htm
Gallery of Jost's Murals on Electric Lady Studio walls below (http://lancejostdesigns.com/paint1.htm)
- Top Left: Hawaiian Cannoe Rac . - I this particular mural is lighter than the others, using pale blues and whites. I personally don't like this piece, however it probably contrasts nicely with the other murals, allowing a varying degree of tones throughout the space. I could take this idea of using varying shades and tones and use it i my designs.
- Top Middle: Moonlake Cruise - I like this one: it contains an attractive colour scheme, uses of greens, blues and blacks to achieve a textured feel to the piece as well as remaining somewhat psychedelic. This colour scheme intrigues me, I may use this as a main inspiration for the colour scheme in the lifebox.
- Top Right: Unnamed - This mural is rather large, with not a great deal of detail. However, I do find the use of deep space and nebulae an interesting and deep design.
- Bottom Left: Unnamed - This image is from the same mural, however gives a greater picture of the wall. My comments to number 3 remain the same for this.
- Bottom Middle: Unnamed - This abstract mural contains what seems like, in my interpretation, a knight's helmet, however also contains a view of the night sky through the visor. The abstract, colourful nature of this piece could be a major influence on the wall designs.
- Bottom Right: Unnamed - This piece seems to me, to be a metallic eyeball, where the iris is showing a view of the interior of a spaceship. The same opinions can be reiterated as the ones noted in image 5.
I can gain influence from these murals by applying the basic ideas, or in fact simply drawing minor characteristics and expanding them into a greater idea.
Many design points can be taken from these pictures:
Bibliography of Spacial Photos
1. https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2445/3998832865_4b54de2a4d.jpg
2. http://tomhedden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/electric_lady_b.jpg
3. http://gvshp.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/electriclady.jpg
4. http://www.sonicscoop.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ELS_RECEPTION.jpg
5. http://iyftc1oqf704bytwz45ub151.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Electric-Lady-Studios-NYC-New-York-Untapped-Cities-Lara-Elmayan.jpg
- The oval window used on the door.
- Light polished wooden floor throughout, with square rugs at abstract angles.
- Mixture of dark walls, combined with psychedelic murals.
- Seemingly randomly placed lighting, possibly the ambient lighting system placed by Storyk.
- Leather seating.
- Square geometrical framed posters/decorations on the wall.
- Crowded space.
- Geometrical shapes used for interior - very little curves
Bibliography of Spacial Photos
1. https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2445/3998832865_4b54de2a4d.jpg
2. http://tomhedden.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/electric_lady_b.jpg
3. http://gvshp.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/electriclady.jpg
4. http://www.sonicscoop.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ELS_RECEPTION.jpg
5. http://iyftc1oqf704bytwz45ub151.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Electric-Lady-Studios-NYC-New-York-Untapped-Cities-Lara-Elmayan.jpg