Abigail Stopper // Contretemps' original meaning is "offbeat", as the offbeat in a musical rhythm, so it is composed of contre "against" + temps "time, timing". In dance, contretemps is a syncopated transition step that is unexpected and allows the dancers to quickly change directions. In design, I strive to combine these two meanings by creating atmospheres that work against the passing of time while providing something fresh, modern, and unexpected.
I am currently a student in Interior Design and Interior Architecture at UC Berkeley Extension. Also a dancer, I derive much of my inspiration from movement, shape, and color. My passion for travel inspires me to examine how other cultures interact with, interpret, and construct their environments.
I know that Frank Gehry had Ginger and Fred in mind when designing his Dancing House in Prague. Just imagine what he would have created from the image in the link below of Sarah Lamb and Eric Underwood in Wayne McGregor's "Limen".
Dance is moving architecture.
Courtesy of Apartment Therapy. One of the inhabitants is a lighting designer...no wonder it looks so good!!
Being that one of my favorite activities is taking baths...I am dying of lust for some of the tubs I am currently researching...this one in particular.
