White bookcases feature in sculptor's room design

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09 November 2009

The Old Street home of one of England's most loved sculptors is dominated by white furniture, like a white chair and two white bookcases, according to one newspaper which recently reviewed the abode.

Marc Quinn, the east London-based artist, owns the home which the Observer visited and was impressed by because of its minimal aesthetic.

"This studio is two storeys of a new build with flats above. It's a bit like a Tardis. You enter through a very small door into a big open space, very minimal, with a few artworks around," he told the newspaper.

Two white bookcases are the centre piece of his living room and the sculptor added that he often takes inspiration from literature which is placed on them.

White bookcases were recently seen in the room design of author Martin Amis, who showed the Guardian around the space where he created many of his most well-known works, including Money, Success and London Fields.

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