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At Auction: Art Nouveau, Art Deco Glass & Lighting
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She Spent her Life Hunting for Lost Wallpaper
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Culture Vultures Say Cheese: 60th Venice Biennale Fashion Report
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Photo Essay: World of WearableArt 2023; Annual World of WearableArt International Design Competition in Wellington, New Zealand
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Kim Fay in Detroit: 'Frock' at Next Step Studio; An exclusive look at 25 eponymous fashion masterpieces, from Halston to McQueen, Balenciaga to Dior, curated by Detroiter and creative entrepreneur Jeff Newsom
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Inside the Surreal Menagerie of Les Lalanne; 2024 is shaping up to be the year of the husband-and-wife French duo Les Lalanne
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Matt Stevens Digitally Conjures Acclaimed Movies Into Hyperrealistic Vintage Paperbacks
Explore an Unrivaled Collection of Everything Eames in Richmond, California; 90-minute walking tour
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Exhibition of Historic Travel Posters Traces the Rise of New York, the ‘Wonder City’; Show reveals how New York's image has evolved over the past 120 years
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Architecture in 2024 Oscar Best Picture Nominees Careens From Fantasy To Willful Ignorance
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Hector Guimard Art Nouveau House Numbers
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The Chelsea Arts Ball, 1947: The Most Scandalous Party of New Year’s Eve
Ode to the Monobloc Chair
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Inside the Artist's Mind with Lee Ufan and His New Illy Design
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Crafted in Wood
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This Guy Collects 'Do Not Disturb' Signs From Hotels Around The World
Off the Wrack: The Designer Using Seaweed To Create Art and High Fashion; At the Icelandic home of Katrín Porvaldsdottir, foraged material is turned into masks, clothing and even shoes
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See the Outstandingly Ornate 4th Century Mosaic Floors Unearthed in an Ancient Turkish Villa
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Download Over 30 Butterfly Designs by Meiji-Era Artist Yuho Tanaka ... ... You can see all of Yuho Tanaka’s butterfly designs here
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Watch Design at Auctions
Tinned Fish Wonderland Lands in Manhattan With $44 Gold Cans; The Fantastic World of the Portuguese Sardine has opened in Times Square
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The Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading, Brazil's Most Beautiful Library
The Stout Scarab: The World's First Minivan?
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Documenting Japanese Hotel Luggage Tags
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The Unrelenting Imagination and Work of Illustrator Mattiasa
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Opening Credit Sequences Are Better Than Ever, So Stop Skipping Them; Whether they underscore a cold open or set the tone for what's to come, credit sequences are telling fascinating stories in seconds
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Japanese Designer's New Year’s Cards of 2024
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The Unsung Artistry of 20th Century American Bath Ware
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Book Painting: There might be a Secret Painting Hiding in that Old Book of Yours
Fore-edge Paintings, The Hidden Artworks Painted at the Edges of Books
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The Lost Art of the Movie Title
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'The Movie Title Stills Collection' on Patreon
Video: 'The Movie Title Stills Collection'
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Olympic Games Mexico City 1968: The Brand
The Groundbreaking Olympic Design of Mexico 1968
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Designed by Kengo Kuma, Kiki’s Museum of Literature to Open in Tokyo; Dedicated to children’s book author Eiko Kadono
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Studio Job Sculpts A Maximalist Vegetable Garden Window Display For Hermès Hong Kong
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A Trio of Exceptionally Cool Mid-Century Chrysler Ghia Show Cars; Made between 1954 and 1962
‘Mirai No Table’ Brings Childcare and Dining Together As One
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Essential Design at Auction with Gio Ponti, Hans Hedberg, Serge Mouille, Florence Knoll and many more
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Ford Once Designed A Roof Tent Inside Of A Boat And It’s Amazing
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School Lunch Provider Creates Manga Milk to Encourage Kids to Finish Their Milk
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ETH Zurich Completes 'Semiramis' Hanging Garden, Built With The Help of Robots
1841 Automatic Candle Extinguisher
Hollywood still gets Indigenous costumes wrong. This designer wants to change that; For costume designer Carmen Thompson, accurate and respectful portrayals of Indigenous peoples require intense attention to detail
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El Anatsui Stitches Thousands Of Metal Bottle Pieces For Hyundai Commission At Tate Modern
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Undercover’s Jun Takahashi Lights up Paris Fashion Week with Glowing Terrarium Dresses
Podcast: You Ain’t Nothin But a Postmark: Which Elvis and the US Postage Stamp
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Evolution of Meiji Era Craftsmanship, On Full Display in Tokyo
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See Inside a New Getty Museum Show on Medieval Graphic Design, Featuring Illuminated Manuscripts and Ornate Religious Texts; Many medieval methods will be familiar to readers today, including the use of sophisticated data visualization techniques
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The Conran Shop, A New Chapter For Hillside Terrace by Keiji Ashizawa Design
Artist Chris Wolston's Unusual Furniture
Gorgeous Covers of the Japanese Magazine ‘Teen Look’ From The 1960s
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Podcast: Devolutionary Design: Album Art; Visuals were a key part of one’s experience
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When Artist Saul Steinberg Reimagined an Icon; Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity recently debuted ‘Steinberg Meets the Eameses,’ an exploration of the designers’ relationship with the 20th-century modernist
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"Gilding the Lily" And Why Not? A Selection of Carved and Engraved Shells
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Chuck D on His New Graphic Novel and the ‘Madness’ of US Gun Culture; Public Enemy frontman talks about why he returned to his first love of art to create a book about the violence dividing his country
Design and Lettering of the Vienna Secession 1902–1911
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Gagosian Quarterly: Swiss Jeweler Christophe Graber Reflects On His Influences, The Importance Of Place, And The Development Of His Practice; Video
Leaning Into Its Florentine Heritage, Ferragamo Staged Its New Campaign by Tyler Mitchell Against the Uffizi Gallery’s Renaissance Masterworks; Nine Renaissance masterworks, including two by Sandro Botticelli, are featured in the striking imagery
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Vibrant Geometric Vases That Speak the Language of Painting; Fascinating Line
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Japanese Sento (Bath Houses) and Design
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20th Century Carpet Designs, at Auction
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Furniture and Lighting Design, at Auction
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Inside Chrissy Teigen and John Legend’s Loving Family Home; Superstar couple hired AD100 designer Jake Arnold to help craft the luminous Beverly Hills property
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American Design, Functional Objects; at Auction
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From Beautiful Publications To An Impressive Selection of Bookends, And An Assortment Of Furniture, Roycroft: Life in Abundance, The Collection of Richard Blacher, Part I
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Aloha, Modernism! Modernism found a distinctive expression on the Hawaiian islands, thanks both to their isolation and the arrival of immigrant architects. In Honolulu, one can find extraordinary mid-century houses tailored to the tropical climate
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Glittering Trove of Olympic Treasures — From Relay Torches to Medals Dating Back to the First Modern Games — Heads to Auction; There used to be art competitions at the Olympics, along with sporting events
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An Incredibly Tidy Little Polish Park For All Ages
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A Thoroughly Family Affair’: The Blakeney Sisters Take The Design World By Storm; Los Angeles Siblings Justina And Faith Help Each Other Find Business Success – And Change The Look Of The Industry With Their Distinctive Style
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In interior with a curtain: living in Modern Milan; In Milan, fōndaco studio created a new apartment in a ‘60s residential building by Gian Paolo Valenti, adapting the original Modern Architecture to today’s living needs.
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Behind the scenes of Fendi’s accessories collaboration with Japanese architect Kengo Kuma; Crafted from washi paper and natural bamboo, the accessories – shown as part of Fendi’s recent menswear show – see Kengo Kuma turn his architectural eye to bags and sneakers
Podcast: The Frankfurt Kitchen: After World War I, the Frankfurt citizenry needed housing. The city built over 10,000 public housing units, some of the earliest modern architecture — simple, clean, and uniform, producing our modern designer kitchen
Video: The Frankfurt Kitchen and the Birth of the Modern Designer Kitchen
BMW taps artist Julie Mehretu to paint its latest Art Car
New York’s Latest One-Of-A-Kind Store Is ‘Like An Indigenous-Futurist Version Of Warhol’s Factory’
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Covers of a Japanese Lifestyle Magazine, Since 1948
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Sculptor Franz Hagenauer (Austrian, 1906–1986) See His Works, at Auction
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All Aboard French SS Normandie the Doomed and Beautifully Designed Art Deco Floating Palace — In Pictures
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Go-To Guide to the Recent Citywide NYCxDesign Festival, From Lamps Made From Mushrooms to Nick Cave-Designed Textiles
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The VICE Guide to Art Deco Furniture and Design; As the aesthetic nears its centenary, we break down the best Art Deco mirrors, lamps, velvet couches, and more statement-making home decor items
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Objects, Crafted in Wood, at Auction
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Bite Into the Most Delicious Fine Jewelry Pieces of the Season; Luxury jewelry designers, including Tiffany & Co., BVLGARI, David Yurman, and more offer beautiful, ornamental collections
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Jewelry Design, at Auction
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One of America’s most popular furniture styles was invented by a celibate religious sect; The Shakers valued honesty, simplicity, and utility
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Space Travel Goes Luxe With Céleste, an Eco-Friendly Capsule With a Plush, Architect-Designed Interior and Stunning Views of Earth; French company even offers Michelin dining, plus hours of the 'overview' effect above the planet
Celebrating “America’s First Lady of the Loom” Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes is the first monographic exhibition of American textile designer Dorothy Liebes in over 50 years
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NYC Exhibition Extols the Charm of Restaurant Menus; Henry Voigt, a member of New York City’s Grolier Club, curated A Century of Dining Out from his personal collection of over 10,000 historical menus
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Essential Design at Auction: Newson, Noguchi, Pearson, Eames and More!
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Discarded Tatami Mats are Reborn as Contemporary Furniture
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From Brooklyn to Chris Stapleton: Moch Hahn’s Roadtrip to Design
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A Look at Scandinavian Design
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International Design Fad! A Brief Compendium of Egyptomania
Podcast: Fast Food and Radical Rooflines: Helen Fong Shapes Los Angeles Coffee Shops
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Taking Shape: The Akari Light Sculptures of Isamu Noguchi
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The Woman Behind the Curtain: Mary Blair at Walt Disney
The Art of Disney Legend Mary Blair
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What about Mrs. Eames? He was the face of the business. She was the brains
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