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Ceramic design: a mutual attraction
05/17/2021In 2017, Italian ceramics publisher Bitossi decided to entrust Nathalie Du Pasquier, a member of the 1980s design movement Memphis, with the design of its new collection. The goal: to create [...]
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Cees Braakman: the revival of post-war Dutch design
04/26/2021Cees Braakman is not the best known name in Dutch design. If you ask connoisseurs of 20th century international design, they will spontaneously mention the radical style of the De Stijl movement [...]
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The design collection of the Centre Pompidou (National Museum of Modern Art)
04/12/2021The Centre Pompidou is renowned for having the largest collection of modern and contemporary art in Europe. The history of architecture and design is very much intertwined with the evolution of [...]
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Oscar Niemeyer in 6 major works
02/15/2021Oscar Niemeyer (1907-2012) is perhaps the best-known 20th-century architect in the world along with Le Corbusier. The father of Brazilian modernism, he achieved international fame with the [...]
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The Venetian Mirror: always chic, never has-been
02/04/2021The Venetian mirror is a decorative element that fits happily into very different interiors. In an old and cozy setting, it naturally finds its place, as it blends wonderfully with very [...]
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The Hollywood Regency style: a certain idea of glamorous decoration
12/14/2020When we mention the Hollywood Regency style, otherwise known as Regency Moderne, we think of Hollywood, Los Angeles, and its movie studios.... But what era are we talking about? That of the [...]
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De Stijl: a radical and avant-garde influence
10/20/2020Three years ago, the city of Utrecht in the Netherlands celebrated the centenary of the founding of the De Stijl ("The Style" in Dutch) movement. An artistic and avant-garde movement founded in [...]
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Disderot lighting fixtures, a design story
10/12/2020French avant-garde designer of exceptional lighting fixtures, Pierre Disderot opened his workshop in Cachan in 1948. A true pioneer in his field, he displayed a surge of modernism and elegance [...]