Fujina – Japanese Folk Pottery
2023-04-15
Fujina pottery is made at Matsue, Shimane. 19th-century products include bluish-green tea bowls and white, yellow, or bluish-green domestic pottery. Later urban work promotes folk art.Read More →
Decorative Arts Dictionary (Page 12)
The Decorative Arts Dictionary is a comprehensive guide that covers 150 years of the decorative and applied arts. These articles provide an in-depth exploration of the evolution of decorative arts from the mid-19th century to the present day. It covers various topics, including furniture, ceramics, glassware, textiles, metalwork, and jewellery.
It offers a fascinating insight into how art movements have influenced decorative arts over time and how they continue to shape contemporary design today. Whether you are a collector, designer, or art enthusiast, these articles will surely provide you with a wealth of knowledge on this fascinating subject.
The Dark Coloured Vases of Amstelhoek Pottery
2023-04-13
Amstelhoek was a Dutch pottery founded in 1897 by Willem Christiaan Hoeker. It produced dark-coloured vases and bowls with white in-lays, brown vases with blue decorations and small animal-shaped vases with white inlays on darkgrounds. In 1903 it went bankrupt, but was still producing earthenware until 1907, when it was taken over by the majolica tirm Haga, which merged with the larger De Distel plant in 1910.Read More →
Anthropometrics, a Systematic Study of Human Measurement
2023-04-12
Anthropometrics is a systematic study of human measurement that was increasingly used by designers dealing with design issues involving human movement in the decades following WWII. Their implementation of a more analytical and methodical approach to design problems had a lot in common with the techniques studied at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm from the mid-1950s to the 1960s, as well as the Design Methods trend.Read More →
A Closer Look at Abstracta a Construction System
2023-04-12
The Abstracta Low Bookcase, designed by Poul Cadovius in the 1960s, features a modular system for constructing versatile metal structures for display and storage.Read More →
What is Fall Front Desk? An Overview
2023-04-11
Fall Front Desk – Section of the front face of cabinet, desk or drawer that is hinged at the bottom and can open by falling forward.Read More →
Principles of Monogram Design Explained
2023-04-10
Monograms are personalized symbols from letters, emphasizing unity, balance, and symmetry. They have evolved from traditional applications to bespoke home logos, enhancing decor uniquely.Read More →
What Makes Colonesse Pottery Factory Unique?
2023-04-10
This 19th-century Colonnese vase, inspired by classical Apulian pottery, exemplifies the era’s admiration for ancient designs through reinterpreted forms and decorations.Read More →
Achilles Shield – Dictionary of Silverware
2023-04-07
The Achilles Shield, a silver-gilt convex shield with a central medallion of the sun in a chariot, was designed by John Flaxman II between 1809 and 1818.Read More →
Danish Modern – Traditional Materials, Organic Shapes
2023-04-07
Danish Modern From the 1950s onwards, this term, along with its Scandinavian and Swedish counterparts, was widely used to describe those aspects of Danish design that acknowledged some of the characteristics of Modernism but were distinguished by the use of more traditional materials, natural finishes, organic shapes, sculptural form, and a respect for craftsmanship.Read More →
Murrine Ancient Glass Technique – Design Dictionary
2023-04-05
When a glass cane is cut into thin cross-sections, coloured patterns or images created in the cane are revealed as murrine. One well-known design is the flower or star shape, which is known as millefiori when used in large quantities.Read More →