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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?

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 →

Curved NUTTY TOYS wooden wobble board designed for balancing and open-ended play

NUTTY TOYS Wooden Wobble Board: Open-Ended Balance and Play

A curved wooden play object that can become a balance board, bridge, rocker or stage for imaginative activity, depending on how it is positioned.Read More →

Pair of JEPISADI gold-coloured hippo bookends forming a divided animal sculpture

JEPISADI Gold Hippo Bookends: Playful Sculpture for the Bookshelf

These JEPISADI gold hippo bookends split an animal figure across the bookshelf, combining practical support with playful sculptural illusion.Read More →

Pair of warm-white Carrot’s Den ceramic donut vases with open circular silhouettes

Carrot’s Den Donut Vase Set: Sculptural Ceramics for Modern Shelves

Warm-white ceramic and open circular silhouettes make the Carrot’s Den donut vase set feel as much like small sculpture as functional vessels.Read More →

Blue Lotus Atelier mushroom-shaped Bauhaus-style table lamp

Lotus Atelier Blue Bauhaus-Style Lamp: Colour and Curves for a Modern Interior

The Lotus Atelier blue Bauhaus-style lamp uses saturated colour and a rounded mushroom silhouette to make compact lighting feel sculptural.Read More →

Timelink Crosley Art Deco-inspired alarm clock with black face and gold-coloured frame

Timelink Crosley Art Deco Alarm Clock: A Graphic Desk Accent

A compact analogue alarm clock whose black dial and gold-coloured frame turn practical timekeeping into a graphic Art Deco-inspired accent.Read More →

Completed ROBOTIME wooden model kit representing a five-storey Japanese pagoda

ROBOTIME Five-Storey Pagoda Model Kit: Architecture in Miniature

A wooden three-dimensional puzzle that reconstructs the layered roofs and vertical rhythm of a five-storey Japanese pagoda as a display model.Read More →

William Morris–Inspired Rabbit Wall Art: Botanical Pattern for a Dark Interior

Explore a framed William Morris–inspired rabbit print, its botanical Arts and Crafts references, dark palette, scale and best uses in an interior.Read More →

Cover of Architectural Digest at 100, published by Abrams Books

Architectural Digest at 100: A Century of Interiors, Taste and Design

A closer look at Architectural Digest at 100, the lavish visual archive tracing a century of iconic interiors, influential designers, landmark architects and editorial photography.Read More →

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