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Charles Lewis Tiffany from Tiffany and Co Website

Charles Lewis Tiffany: The Man and his Iconic House of Luxury

Explore the life and legacy of Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of Tiffany & Co., innovator in jewelry design and American luxury.Read More →

Mantel Clock designed by C.F.A Voysey (Museum of Fine Arts, Houston)

Charles Voysey, British Architect and Designer

Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857–1941) was a renowned architect and designer, known for his unique, simple, and elegant work, bridging the Arts and Crafts and modernist movements.Read More →

View Essential Reading in Decorative Arts

Material Culture in the Social World — Tim Dant
The Design Encyclopedia — Mel Byars & Terence Riley
The Craftsman — Richard Sennett
The Classical Language of Architecture — John Summerson
Scandinavian Design (45th ed.) — Charlotte & Peter Fiell
A History of Interior Design — John Pile & Judith Gura
World History of Design, Vol. 2 — Victor Margolin
The Grammar of Ornament — Owen Jones
Decorative Arts: Style and Design from Classical to Contemporary — Judith Miller
The Penguin Dictionary of Decorative Arts — John Fleming & Hugh Honour

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