The artist, who knows how to use it, like a conductor of an orchestra. He produces the unmistakable sound of a thousand by only one wave of his wand.Thus, the artist can expect from the audience would feel the impulses, that he (the artist) intends to evoke.»* L. Bakst
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This was a short period of time, it is literally only one decade, it remains in the memory of generations as the «golden» and «crazy» years of the XX century. There were so many discoveries, disorders, radical changes in all spheres of society, the history of mankind has never seen.
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This amazing artist, designer, decorator is hardly attributed to any one style, and as well difficult task to determine for him or only one category in the magazine. Sections of «art», «design», «inspirations» and finally, «style» fit for the narrative of creativity of Erte.
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If the seventeenth century is often called as the century of diamonds, the previous hundred years can be attributed to the time of the triumph of gold and its picturesque combination with enamel and precious stones.
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A history of jewellery.1100 – 1870 Joan Evans, a remarkable book, covering the period of the history of jewelry almost seven and a half centuries. From the early Middle Ages and the Gothic period through the Renaissance to the 17-18 and 19 centuries.
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The true artist always tries tо reflect a fleeting moment, a rapid run of thoughts, a change of emotions. To grasp the fine adjustments of our souls is one of the main task of a creative person. It does not matter if there is a line or a spot of the color, when we […]
Emotions, emotions, emotions that’s one of the main conceptions of the design of the Portuguese brand Boca de Lobo. You can experience the delight, or remain in a state of shock, but you will not be indifferent looking at their work. If Japanese design is the pure minimalism, with a certain touch of irony, the […]
If you have visited in Israel this summer and missed a such exhibition. It was unforgivable omission. Design Museum Holon opened in June the retrospective exposition of the Japanese studio Nendo and its founder talented designer Oki Sato. To define the exhibition as the look at the past is difficult, because Oki Sato is not […]
Just want to say, I am not talking about architecture and not even about the history, and it’s not advertising one of the most expensive residential complexes, it isn’t grumbling about modern buildings or some reconstruction. And finally,there are not traveler’s notes. there are just the impressions of a slightly lazy and carefree person who strolled […]
There are things which change not only the interior, but also the very atmosphere in it. They are so self-sufficient that they become dominant in the entire room. And the rest of the environment is built according to them. It happens, and vice versa, in the finished interior, they can become the connecting element, which […]
The strange creatures is interflowing one into another, creating mutual images of the different beings and deities of other worlds. We can guess they aren’t dangerous, their bright colors resemble us some amazing visual aura involve into the festive atmosphere inherent in Brazilian art in general. These personages have come on canvases, murals and they are […]
If you mix components such as an idea taken from the Nature, innovative design and high-quality execution, the unique items will appear as the result, for example, these coffee tables. These items are part of a series called «pineapple». Obviously, this exotic fruit served as a source of inspiration for the designer Pedro Sousa. But […]
Today we would like to represent new categories in our magazine about some design project or idea that makes us be astonished, excited, admired and inspired. And first of all,that we want to recount, may be not the newest idea, but one of the most original and useful thing. Created by US design company Eone, […]
«I’m always treading the line between fine art and commercial work,» artist and designer Rex Ray once said. «It’s an ongoing conversation and experiment to figure out how to balance fine art with more commercial graphic design.» Indeed, the relationship between art and design is the topic that does not have any clear opinion. And arguments about where the […]
This article had been conceived quite differently. At first, It was decided to write about the history of the American automobile design, its golden era, the 1950s. But in the process of deepening into the topic, the author has fallen in sudden love with a single model, the model which has been produced for 60 years, […]
