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Japanese tabako-ire leather tobacco pouch with carved kiseru-zutsu pipe case and ojime, Edo period

Kazari: Japanese Ornament and Spiritual Design

Explore kazari, the Japanese art of ornament, display and symbolic decoration across lacquer, textiles, ceramics, festivals and interiors.Read More →

Timeline exhibit displaying various chair designs from Ancient Egypt to 21st century innovation

Sustainable Furniture Design: Biomaterials, Circularity, and Product Lifecycles

Sustainable furniture design uses biomaterials, recycled materials, repairability, and lifecycle thinking to reduce waste and support circular design.Read More →

Large serpent-stem glass goblet with blue serpent decoration and clear glass bowl

Hochschnitt in German Glass: Cameo Relief Engraving in the Baroque Era

Hochschnitt in German glass is a rare Baroque cameo-relief engraving technique linked to Potsdam, Kassel, Berlin, and Franz Gondelach.Read More →

Large handpainted Carlton Ware jardiniere with garden scenes, lustre glaze, and cobalt blue ground

Carlton Ware: English Art Deco Pottery

Carlton Ware, established in 1890 in Stoke-on-Trent, is renowned for its decorative ceramics, especially 1920s Art Deco vases featuring vibrant colours and sophisticated glaze techniques.Read More →

Traditional Asian artifacts including a blue and white vase, wooden statue, embroidered pouch, and other decorative items on a wooden table.

Decorative Arts in Hong Kong: Craft, Trade and Modern Design

Explore decorative arts in Hong Kong through Chinese export art, jade jewellery, carved furniture, neon signs, textiles, ceramics and contemporary design culture.Read More →

Pottery tools on a wooden table with clay and ceramic shards

Clay in Ceramics: Composition, Plasticity and Firing Behaviour

Clay in ceramics explained: composition, plasticity, shrinkage, refractory qualities, kaolin and its role in pottery and porcelain design.Read More →

Still life with Art Deco books, blue and white teapot, yellow rose in vase, geometric sculpture, glass of water, and decorative box on marble table

Ornament After the Avant-Garde: Pattern, Surface and Modern Design

The evolution of ornament in modern design illustrates a transition from applied decoration to structural elements, reshaping the narrative around aesthetics and functionality.Read More →

Cheesequake Pottery American Stoneware with Cobalt Decoration

Cheesequake Pottery: American Stoneware and the Amboy Clay Tradition

Cheesequake pottery, originating from New Jersey, exemplifies early American stoneware with a focus on utility, local production, and European influences in decorative styles.Read More →

Finnish design exhibition featuring modern furniture, lighting, and industrial objects in a museum setting

Finnish Designers and Design: A Legacy of Functional Beauty and Modern Innovation

Introduction to Finnish Designers and Design Finnish designers and design represent a distinctive synthesis of nature, craftsmanship, and industrial production. Emerging strongly in the earlyRead More →

Blue and white porcelain teapot and blue and gold porcelain vase on wooden stand

Worcester, England and the Decorative Arts: A Centre of Porcelain, Craft, and Industrial Design

Worcester, England occupies a pivotal place in the history of the decorative arts, particularly through its influential role in the development of English porcelain. FromRead More →

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