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Creativity in Design: Exploring the Decorative and Applied Arts

Join me at Encyclopedia Design, where we delve into the rich tapestry of the decorative and applied arts. Each post spans over 250 years of innovation and unveils the history, craftsmanship, and aesthetic principles that shape our everyday environments. Explore fascinating stories about furniture, textiles, ceramics, and more. Discover how design not only decorates but also defines our world. Ready to uncover the beauty of design?

Snow Ski Wine Racks by Michael Bellino made from reclaimed skis and holding wine bottles

Snow Ski Wine Rack by Michael Bellino

Michael Bellino’s handmade Snow Ski Wine Rack transforms a reclaimed ski into a compact three-bottle holder, combining sporting nostalgia, practical storage and sustainable design.Read More →

The Great Exhibition in Art: Picturing the First World’s Fair, 1851

Julius Bryant’s The Great Exhibition in Art examines how paintings, prints, guidebooks and souvenirs shaped the public memory of the 1851 Great Exhibition, the Crystal Palace and modern exhibition culture.Read More →

The Light in Nighthawks

Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks captures four figures in a brightly lit diner after midnight. A personal reflection on the painting’s architecture, electric colour and quiet emotional distance.Read More →

Alkanna tinctoria flowering plant, whose roots produce the traditional red colourant known as alkanet dye.

Alkanet Dye: A Traditional Red Colourant for Wood

Alkanet dye is a natural red colourant obtained from the root of Alkanna tinctoria, a perennial plant native from eastern Central Europe to the Mediterranean.Read More →

Architecture, Not Architecture: Diller Scofidio + Renfro

Architecture, Not Architecture: Diller Scofidio + Renfro is a hardcover by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Author), published by Phaidon Press. This major monograph surveys moreRead More →

Award-Winning British Design 1957-1988

Award-Winning British Design 1957-1988 is a hardcover by Lily Crowther (Author), published by Victoria & Albert Museum. Lily Crowther surveys winners of Britain’s annual DesignsRead More →

Radicaln 15-inch chess set made from contrasting black and coral-coloured marble

Radicaln Black and Coral Marble Chess Set: A Game as Decorative Object

A 15-inch black-and-coral marble chess set whose contrasting stone and natural veining make every board a decorative object as well as a game.Read More →

Square SSylphSScarf accessory printed with a colourful botanical floral design

SSylphSScarf Botanical Silk-Feel Scarf: Wearable Floral Pattern

A square botanical-print accessory that turns floral illustration into wearable pattern. The listing describes a silk-like feel, not genuine silk.Read More →

White SUPTEC perpetual flip desk calendar displayed as a sculptural desktop object

SUPTEC Perpetual Flip Desk Calendar: A Tactile Alternative to Screens

A closer look at the SUPTEC perpetual flip desk calendar: a reusable white desktop object that brings a tactile, graphic presence to the workspace.Read More →

Graphinee 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle featuring a colourful watercolour-style image

Graphinee 1,000-Piece Watercolour Puzzle: Art as a Slow Activity

The Graphinee 1,000-piece watercolour puzzle transforms a decorative image into a slow, collaborative activity for the table.Read More →

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