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HANDMADE IN JAPAN: THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION IN TRADITIONAL CRAFTS
Discover the exceptional artistry and rich traditions being kept alive by Japanese artisans in the twenty-first century.
DAVID WISEMAN
Written by Wiseman, David
An intimate look at this highly acclaimed and popular L.A.-based contemporary designer and artist, who marries old-world techniques with a modern twist, and is best known for his exquisite craftsmanship and detailed creations in bronze, porcelain, and crystal. David Wiseman is one of the leading American designers of his generation.
VOYSEY'S BIRDS AND ANIMALS
Written by Livingstone, Karen
Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857-1941) is, with William Morris, one of the most enduringly popular designers of the Arts and Crafts Movement. A practicing architect, Voysey also designed a broad range of applied arts objects, from furniture, ceramics, and metalwork to wallpaper, carpets, tiles, and fabrics.
ART NOUVEAU ORNAMENTATION (FOR USE IN DECORATION, TEXTILES, GLASS AND CERAMICS)
Written by Stoll, Christian
At the height of the Art Nouveau movement and into the early days of Art Deco, Christian Stoll Studios was a leading and prolific source of graphic design. The Leipzig-based firm, which produced beautiful stock books for all forms of design applications, was active chiefly from 1900 to the beginning of World War I and renowned for their staff of creative artists.
DESIGNS AND ORNAMENTS FROM THE CHAPELS OF NOTRE DAME
Written by Ouradou, Maurice
Architect and theorist Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814-79), a prominent leader in the French Gothic Revival, was active in the restoration of medieval buildings. In 1845 he undertook one of the greatest projects in the history of restoration: the cleansing and restoration of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris.
ERIC VAN HOVE - FENDUQ
Written by Eelco Van der Lingen
Éric Van Hove (Algerije, 1975) doet onderzoek naar de betekenis van lokale ambachten in een sterk geglobaliseerde wereldeconomie. Hij doet dat door industriële producten te reproduceren samen met ambachtslieden. In het werk van Van Hove komt het lokale en het globale bij elkaar en wordt ambacht in een hedendaagse context geplaatst.
PHILIPPE WEISBECKER - JAPANESE FOLK TOYS
Written by フィリップワイズベッカー
フランス人アーティストが、日本全国の十二支にまつわる郷土玩具のつくり手を訪ねた探訪記。各地で記した取材日記を巻末に収録。
CHIHULY AT KEW: REFLECTIONS ON NATURE
Written by Chihuly, Dale
Dale Chihuly's sculptures are some of the most immediately recognizable and internationally beloved. He revolutionized the Studio Glass movement and is credited as helping to elevate blown glass from craft to fine artform. However, most people come across Chihuly not within the walls of a museum, but outdoors in gardens and green spaces.
SARPEDON KRATER: THE LIFE AND AFTERLIFE OF A GREEK VASE
Written by Spivey, Nigel
Perhaps the most spectacular of all Greek vases, the Sarpedon krater depicts the body of Sarpedon, a hero of the Trojan War, being carried away to his homeland for burial. It was decorated some 2,500 years ago by Athenian artist Euphronios, and its subsequent history involves tomb raiding, intrigue, duplicity, litigation, international outrage, and possibly even homicide.
BYZANTINE MOSAICS IN NORMAN SICILY
Written by Cilento, Adele
Sicily is famous for the spectacular mosaics found in its magnificent palaces, chapels and cathedrals. Commissioned during the twelfth century by Sicily's Norman rulers and largely the work of Greek-speaking mosaicists brought to Sicily from Constantinople, these mosaics are among the most beautiful examples of Byzantine art in existence.
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