Roger Fry, a multi-talented British artist, critic, and designer, contributed significantly to the art world, from curating exhibitions to revolutionizing textile design.Read More →
Blue-dash charger is a large circular earthenware dish made in England (especially Bristol and Lambeth) in the late 17th century and early 18th. The name derives from the dashes of blue around the rims.Read More →
Peter McCulloch, a British textile designer, studied at the Glasgow School of Art and taught at Falmouth School of Art, creating innovative textiles inspired by circuitry.Read More →
Zandra Rhodes is known for her creativity and talent worldwide, and it is images and impressions from all around the world that has so often inspired her art. Images have met her eye and been interpreted through her own very personal vision, boldly pushing their way into the highest levels of fashion, from an aerial view of a Mexican sombrero to the wiggle of the Great Wall of China.Read More →
The Royal Academy of the Arts is an independent charity organization led by artists, hosting exhibitions, events, and a prestigious art school. Academics donate artwork to their Collection.Read More →
The Arts and Crafts movement, influenced by John Ruskin and William Morris, emphasized the dignity of labor and rural craftsmanship, evident in Ruskin Pottery‘s sought-after glazes.Read More →
Ron Arad is an Israeli industrial designer, artist, and architectural designer. He is professionally active in the United Kingdom. Israeli-born Arad studied at the Jerusalem Academy of Art in 1971 before moving to London in 1973 to study at the Architectural Association’s School of Architecture. From 1974 to 1979, he was one of Britain’s most globally known and individual designers.Read More →
David Lewis was a British industrial designer. He is best known for his work for Bang & Olufsen. He was a distinguished member of Royal Designers for Industry. Read More →
This humorous, simple, and elegant approach proposed a different design agenda, harkening back to Victor Papanek and the Whole Earth Catalogue in the 1960s.Read More →
Harold Stabler‘s lengthy, illustrious career began in the Arts and Crafts movement and extended into the modernist era. Over the 50 years or so he devoted to the arts, he created an astounding diversity of highly regarded pieces, both unique and mass-produced, in various mediums and styles. Read More →