Knowledge Library

Knowledge Library

Durable questions about art, interiors and collecting, answered in the ooohhh.art voice. Useful reference, not generic advice.

Art & InteriorsPlacement & ScaleLight & Perception
Specifying Limited-Edition Art Within a Client Project

Art & Interiors

Specifying Limited-Edition Art Within a Client ...

A practical guide for interior designers and architects on specifying limited-edition art within residential, hospitality and workplace projects.

Art & Interiors

Specifying Limited-Edition Art Within a Client ...

A practical guide for interior designers and architects on specifying limited-edition art within residential, hospitality and workplace projects.

Framed O Yellow, O Red and O Pink by Bastiaan van Ederen above a bed in a guest-room visualisation

Art & Interiors

How to Choose Art for Hospitality Spaces

Choosing art for hospitality spaces means thinking beyond individual walls. This guide looks at room function, viewing distance, multi-room cohesion, operational light, limited editions and when commissioned work may make...

Art & Interiors

How to Choose Art for Hospitality Spaces

Choosing art for hospitality spaces means thinking beyond individual walls. This guide looks at room function, viewing distance, multi-room cohesion, operational light, limited editions and when commissioned work may make...

Diorama I, II and III by Bastiaan van Ederen, framed and shown in a bright interior where daylight and shadow fall differently across the three works

Placement & Scale

How Light Changes the Way Framed Art Is Experie...

The same framed artwork can read differently under morning daylight, evening lamps and changing reflections in the glazing. This practical guide explains what to observe in your room before final...

Placement & Scale

How Light Changes the Way Framed Art Is Experie...

The same framed artwork can read differently under morning daylight, evening lamps and changing reflections in the glazing. This practical guide explains what to observe in your room before final...

Whelm Black by Bastiaan van Ederen, 280 x 140 cm, shown in a contemporary interior. This is a visualisation, not a photograph of a real installation.

Placement & Scale

How Scale Changes the Way Art Is Read in a Room

This is why scale is not simply a matter of finding an artwork that fits an available space. Physical size affects viewing distance, visual presence and the relationship between artwork,...

Placement & Scale

How Scale Changes the Way Art Is Read in a Room

This is why scale is not simply a matter of finding an artwork that fits an available space. Physical size affects viewing distance, visual presence and the relationship between artwork,...

O - Yellow by Bastiaan van Ederen, featuring a luminous yellow circular form against a dark green field.

Art & Interiors

Can Bold Colour Make an Interior Feel Calm?

Bold colour does not have to make an interior feel busy. A research-led guide to using hierarchy, proportion, light and restraint to create calm with colour.

Art & Interiors

Can Bold Colour Make an Interior Feel Calm?

Bold colour does not have to make an interior feel busy. A research-led guide to using hierarchy, proportion, light and restraint to create calm with colour.

Matter in Time IV by Bastiaan van Ederen, with a luminous abstract form appearing to shift between wave and crystalline structure.

Light & Perception

Why Some Artworks Reward a Second Look

Some artworks reveal their structure immediately and still leave more to find. A research-led guide to looking beyond the first impression.

Light & Perception

Why Some Artworks Reward a Second Look

Some artworks reveal their structure immediately and still leave more to find. A research-led guide to looking beyond the first impression.