This lawyer turned artist opened the doors of his home and studio in Hamburg, Germany, to show the environment where he lives and works. "When I finished high school, I didn't think that being an artist was really a profession. First I studied law and became a lawyer. But painting was always there. I believe that when we feel a burning passion for something, we release energy and create things that never we would achieve otherwise."
It is with this passionate vision and freedom that Schrader fills the three-story house with his creative universe. Filled with natural light and with high ceilings and walls, the house is like a canvas, serving as a backdrop for his paintings. In this creative environment, we can find some of our favorite Vitra pieces: +the Guéridon table, the Standard chairs and the Hang-it-All hanger in the kitchen; the Grand Repos armchair, the LTR low table, the Cork bench and the Wooden Doll Super Large in the conservatory; and the Physix chair and Toolbox in the studio.
"I like to keep my furniture in the same place. When it fits into a space, it takes its place. It's like a painting that comes together and is never changed again. Just like a painting, furniture can act as a time capsule. The moment of creation has passed, but there was someone who painted it, and in the case of furniture, someone who designed it. When you see a work of art, you recognize its intrinsic value and its cultural context. The author, the era and the work merge into a single idea. This also applies to classic furniture", says the artist.
