Design & Décoration

Emanuel Toffolo, Rainbow Scarabs 1. Photo courtesy Mostly Glass. Emanuel Toffolo, Rainbow Scarabs 2. Photo courtesy Mostly Glass Emanuel Toffolo, Rainbow Scarabs 3. Photo courtesy Mostly Glass Emanuel Toffolo, Black & White Scarabs, 2014. Photo courtesy Mostly Glass. Emanuel Toffolo, Scarab Turquoise (Offered to an Artist from Turkey) - Scarab Lime Green -  Scarab Emerald. Photo courtesy Mostly Glass Emanuel Toffolo, Scarabs, a grouping. Photo courtesy Mostly Glass Emanuel Toffolo,... [Lire la suite]

Lucie Rie, Footed bowl, circa 1974. Photo courtesy Phillips Porcelain, "American" yellow glaze. 3 1/2 in. (8.8 cm) high, 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) diameter. Impressed with artist's seal. Estimate $16,000 - 24,000 - SOLD FOR $22,500PROVENANCE; Christie's East, New York, "20th Century Design," June 10, 1996, lot 679  Lucie Rie, Conical bowl, circa 1980. Photo courtesy Phillips Porcelain, inlaid pink lines, turquoise and manganese bands. 4 5/8 in. (11.6 cm) high, 8 1/2 in. (21.7 cm) diameter.Impressed with artist’s seal. Estimate... [Lire la suite]

Lucio Bubacco, born on Murano in 1957, began playing with glass as a boy, making small animals, beads, and the usual lampworker's tablet. At fifteen he received his artisan's license and began marketing flameworked Venetian memorabilia. His fascination with anatomy, equine and human, lured him to push bit by bit beyond the perceived technical limits of his craft. Lucio Bubacco's works combine the anatomic perfection of Greek sculpture with the Byzantine gothic architecture of his native Venice. He is known for his unique human and... [Lire la suite]

Mary Melinda. Dream Line: Ocean Tree. Photography by AlecMillerArts Mary Melinda

Mary Melinda. Dream Line: Crow and Nest. Photography by AlecMillerArts Mary Melinda

Mary Melinda. Dream Line: Forest in Blue, large medium and small baskets. Photography by AlecMillerArts "This is the offspring of the marriage between the delicate and sunset lines, and has grown into our strongest selling line. I find it moody and mysterious, using the techniques mentioned above and also requiring some of its own. These pieces should be protected from prolonged UV exposure". Mary Melinda  Mary Melinda. Dream Line: Forest in Blue. Photography by AlecMillerArts Mary Melinda. Dream... [Lire la suite]

Mary Melinda. Vetri Hand Blown Line. Long Leaf large. Photography by AlecMillerArts "For this special new line I collaborate with a pair of extraordinary Seattle glassblowers. After designing and creating the pieces in the hot shop, I carve my original images into the surface, then paint them by hand - both inside and out. These pieces should be protected from long term UV exposure." Mary Melinda Mary Melinda. Vetri Handblown Line: Medium Long Leaf. Photography by AlecMillerArts Mary Melinda. Vetri Handblown Line. Photography... [Lire la suite]

Fortune Egg by Peter Nebengaus. Peter Nebengaus, a German jewelry designer, produces hand-made porcelain wares, each of them being unique and therefore so alluring. The master’s fingerprint is in the unique combination of porcelain manufacture and the art of jewelry. While designing the wares, the technique of gold and platinum plating is employed. Gold Egg by Peter Nebengaus. The master’s works are inlaid with rubies, sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds.Peter Nebengaus produces designer collections, as well as individual... [Lire la suite]

Follett Library Resources – Owl by Calvin Nicholls Calvin has been creating his paper sculptures since 1986 from his studio north of Toronto Ontario, Canada. Working with sheets of paper and a scalpel, he cuts the component pieces to fit the final drawing and assembles the low relief artwork under studio lighting. When the sculpture is complete the lighting is adjusted to bring out the subtle form and texture. A large format camera is used to capture the detail on 8×10 film prior to scanning for print applications or art... [Lire la suite]

The Goess Apartment, Crown Prince Rudolph's Room (KronPrinz Rudolf Zimmer), or Bergl Zimmer (after the artist who painted them, Johann Bergl) at Schloss Schonbrunn in Austria. Details of the mural paintings in the Goess Apartment, Schloss Schonbrunn in Austria