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Design
fromArchitectural Digest
1 week ago

Vintage Sterling Silver Is Trending-Here's Your Guide to Buying and Collecting It

Silver collecting involves understanding hallmarks, history, and the allure of sterling silver objects.
fromArtnet News
4 weeks ago

Inside the Quest to Restore a Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie Landmark-Piece by Piece

Restoration is not only about building. Wright's philosophy is that everything about this place is part of the design, but sometimes objects are not the emphasis of the restoration story. We are recreating the whole vision that Wright had, not only by putting all the pieces of the puzzle of the building together, but reintegrating those objects into the story.
Arts
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 months ago

A Darkly Spellbinding Booth at the Winter Show | Artnet News

French and Company's Winter Show booth centers on dark-themed Old Master paintings, dramatic Victorian objects, and high-priced standout works including a $1.5M ceramic peacock.
Fashion & style
fromAnOther
5 months ago

Louis Vuitton Brings Private Pleasures to the Louvre

Intimacy in luxury fashion is envisioned as private, extravagant living rooted in historical French taste, combining decorative arts and time-spanning garments.
fromHyperallergic
6 months ago

Study Material Culture, Design History, and Decorative Arts at Bard Graduate Center in NYC

Passionate about decorative arts, design history, or material culture? Eager to discover how object-based study can advance your curatorial and scholarly interests? Attend an open house at Bard Graduate Center 's NYC campus to learn about our outstanding faculty, thriving and close-knit community, and institutional relationships with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, and American Museum of Natural History.
Education
Photography
fromColossal
7 months ago

Christopher Herwig Motors Through Southeast Asia to Capture a Vivid Fleet of 'Trucks and Tuks'

Vibrant vehicle ornamentation traditions are facing threats from safety regulations and mass production, as captured in the book 'Trucks and Tuks'.
fromArchitectural Digest
8 months ago

Tattooed Furniture Is Having a Moment

Tattooed furniture, characterized by hand-painted, embroidered, or engraved designs, encapsulates individuality and nostalgia in interior design, across both contemporary and historical contexts.
Renovation
Remodel
fromBrownstoner
9 months ago

The Story of Fretwork

Fretwork screens epitomized late 19th-century elegance, enhancing homes with intricate decorative designs influenced by the Aesthetic Movement.
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