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ColorTrap Studio: Decorative items in aesthetic styles
By Huda Dabeet, Jordan News
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AMMAN — Minimalist, vintage, and elegant decorative pieces come in
different shapes and colors in ColorTrap Studio, founded in 2020 by Jordanian
architect Taleen Samawi, who taught herself how to create handmade pieces from
scratch. اضافة اعلان
ColorTrap Studio arose from a desire to discover different materials, textures, colors, and designs.
“I always think outside the box, and experiment with new materials,” Samawi told Jordan News in an interview, adding that she is passionate about creative, handmade, products. During free time in the pandemic, she has started to experiment with new materials and got new ideas.
(Photo: Handouts from Taleen Samawi)
She is passionate about art and enjoys making interesting and unique pieces that, according to her, need a lot of creativity.
Samawi’s first phase in creating decorative items was testing materials to choose what she found suitable; the second phase was designing the decorative pieces.
“I wanted to create unique designs and pieces which are difficult to imitate in Jordan,” Samawi said, adding that she prefers pieces that are not only useful home decoration items, but also excellent gifts for friends.
(Photo: Handouts from Taleen Samawi)
Her decorative items add beauty and art to interiors, and also make them more elegant and trendy.
Samawi creates planters, vases, mirrors, and a variety of decorative items; her degree in architecture has helped her career in a variety of ways, in designing and creating shapes.
She said that she uses diverse materials to create decorative pieces, including clay and concrete, which are locally sourced.
(Photo: Handouts from Taleen Samawi)
“In terms of the body, I wanted something to embrace the body and the femininity,” Samawi said, explaining the reason for creating nude body shapes, which help women embrace their bodies with all their curves, and to break the society stereotype about perfect body measurements.
Samawi also has a collection called The Art of Meditation, which consists of a sequence of sculpted and handmade meditation postures in the shape of nude bodies.
She said she tried to create shapes that break the norm, make women confident with the uncomfortable things in their bodies, and embrace them.
She believes her unique decorative items breathe life into a space and stand out due to their unique shape and style, and attract attention wherever placed.
She used to get feedback that ColorTrap decorative pieces “are the coolest gifts, and there is a story behind every gift”.
On the other hand, Samawi said that there is a part of society that is afraid of being criticized for using her body shapes as decorative pieces, as it is an uncommon thing in society, and that poses a challenge to her drive to promote her products.
“While advertising my products on Instagram, I used to receive messages containing ridicule and criticism,” she said, adding that, nevertheless, many business owners with an artistic flair contacted her and expressed willingness to have her products displayed.
(Photo: Handouts from Taleen Samawi)
Samawi takes the environment and sustainability into account, using environmentally friendly materials for her products.
All her activities – creating the website and the online shop, branding, photography, marketing, including on social media – are done by her; she is the one responsible for ColorTrap Studio.
Samawi is planning to create furniture, lighting, and other decorative items with rare and unique designs.
“I wanted to make a contemporary concept, by breaking the rules,” she concluded.
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ColorTrap Studio arose from a desire to discover different materials, textures, colors, and designs.
“I always think outside the box, and experiment with new materials,” Samawi told Jordan News in an interview, adding that she is passionate about creative, handmade, products. During free time in the pandemic, she has started to experiment with new materials and got new ideas.
(Photo: Handouts from Taleen Samawi)
She is passionate about art and enjoys making interesting and unique pieces that, according to her, need a lot of creativity.
Samawi’s first phase in creating decorative items was testing materials to choose what she found suitable; the second phase was designing the decorative pieces.
“I wanted to create unique designs and pieces which are difficult to imitate in Jordan,” Samawi said, adding that she prefers pieces that are not only useful home decoration items, but also excellent gifts for friends.
(Photo: Handouts from Taleen Samawi)
Her decorative items add beauty and art to interiors, and also make them more elegant and trendy.
Samawi creates planters, vases, mirrors, and a variety of decorative items; her degree in architecture has helped her career in a variety of ways, in designing and creating shapes.
She said that she uses diverse materials to create decorative pieces, including clay and concrete, which are locally sourced.
(Photo: Handouts from Taleen Samawi)
“In terms of the body, I wanted something to embrace the body and the femininity,” Samawi said, explaining the reason for creating nude body shapes, which help women embrace their bodies with all their curves, and to break the society stereotype about perfect body measurements.
Samawi also has a collection called The Art of Meditation, which consists of a sequence of sculpted and handmade meditation postures in the shape of nude bodies.
She said she tried to create shapes that break the norm, make women confident with the uncomfortable things in their bodies, and embrace them.
She believes her unique decorative items breathe life into a space and stand out due to their unique shape and style, and attract attention wherever placed.
She used to get feedback that ColorTrap decorative pieces “are the coolest gifts, and there is a story behind every gift”.
On the other hand, Samawi said that there is a part of society that is afraid of being criticized for using her body shapes as decorative pieces, as it is an uncommon thing in society, and that poses a challenge to her drive to promote her products.
“While advertising my products on Instagram, I used to receive messages containing ridicule and criticism,” she said, adding that, nevertheless, many business owners with an artistic flair contacted her and expressed willingness to have her products displayed.
(Photo: Handouts from Taleen Samawi)
Samawi takes the environment and sustainability into account, using environmentally friendly materials for her products.
All her activities – creating the website and the online shop, branding, photography, marketing, including on social media – are done by her; she is the one responsible for ColorTrap Studio.
Samawi is planning to create furniture, lighting, and other decorative items with rare and unique designs.
“I wanted to make a contemporary concept, by breaking the rules,” she concluded.
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