*Sub-Studio in home+decor , 18:09

Polka Tattoos- 10.21.07

annaimage001.jpgNOTCOT Note: Here’s another article from Anna Corpron of Sub-Studio!

UPDATE: The ladies at Polka got back to me about purchasing your own TattooFurniture. Each piece is a one-off and is produced on demand. Prices vary based on which piece of Polka’s furniture you want tattooed, but to give you an idea, the bench shown above costs 3000 Euro. If you have a special tattoo in mind, you can email them your design, so that they can discuss it with Gert. Contact Polka for more details.

I must confess that recently I’ve gotten into watching L.A. Ink. I most likely will never get a tattoo myself, but I certainly appreciate the artistry that goes in to designing and making a great tattoo. Design duo Marie Rahm and Monica Singer of Polka teamed up with tattoo artist Gert Kowarzik to make a series of tattooed leather furniture. For someone commitment-phobic like me (I’m speaking about tattoos here, not my newly-wedded husband), the tattooed furniture series hits the spot. I love the texture of the tattoo on the leather, and the dark smudges that are traces of the intense areas of work by Gert.

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Gert in process (above), and a quieter piece below.

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6 Notes

Is there a website to buy these pieces?

----- Tiffany 22.10.07 06:36

That’s what I was wondering too, since the links in this article are broken.

Did some research and found http://www.polkaproducts.com/

But I don’t know if they’re for sale there.

----- Mark 22.10.07 10:30

LOVE it.

----- Nevanna 22.10.07 12:00

Hi Guys,

The links have been fixed, and I emailed the ladies of Polka Products to see if any pieces are available for sale. I suspect they are unique commissions. I’ll update when I know.

----- Sub-Studio 22.10.07 14:27

unforunately, this is creepily like the lamp shade made by nazi’s at the death camps.

----- motwnbro 23.10.07 06:04

I liked it a lot… until someone told me that it looks like human flesh. Now I can’t stop looking at it that way.

----- Katie 27.10.07 12:33

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