Design

Baroque

At the Crossroads of East and West: What Qing-Dynasty Export Porcelain Tells Us About Global Artistic Exchanges

Mount Olympus, Homeric Troy, Renaissance Venice, Golden Age Delft. At the outset, Western art history hardly bears any connections with its Eastern...

Guest Author 15 May 2025

Architecture

Daniel Libeskind in 10 Designs

‘Architecture is language, architecture is music, and its design is not based on balance seen with the eye, but balance within the inner...

Coleman Richards 7 May 2025

Balenciaga SS2022. Fashion

Royal Fashion: From Palace to Runway

Social status has always been signaled through fashion. The monarchs knew their garments needed to stand out in order to distinguish themselves from...

Errika Gerakiti 5 May 2025

Fashion

Is Fashion a Form of Art?

Fashion and art are two passionate lovers. Their beautiful affair has been commemorated many times in museums, exhibitions, and on the runways.

Errika Gerakiti 5 May 2025

Queen of Art Deco Women Artists

Discover Slavic Art Deco—The Story of Zofia Stryjeńska

Zofia Stryjeńska was a prominent Polish artist active during the interwar period. Known as the “Lady of Polish Art,” she gained...

Katarzyna Waszak 28 April 2025

Design

Natural Shine – 5 Nature Inspired Jewelry Pieces from the V&A Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has a fantastic collection of jewelry. This time we will take a look at pieces inspired by natural forms.

Joanna Kaszubowska 22 April 2025

Review

Glitz and Glamour: New Edwardian Art Exhibition at Buckingham Palace, London

The King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace, London, is hosting a new exhibition that brings visitors back to the rich and powerful Edwardian...

Edoardo Cesarino 14 April 2025

A Lady Writing, by Johannes Vermeer Design

Cultural Differences in Calligraphy: 5 Examples from Ancient Times to the Age of AI

Does calligraphy have a place in the age of AI? Do we still need handwritten words when we can just as easily print them from a computer? What about...

Ledys Chemin 7 April 2025

Design

See Alexander Calder’s Unique Jewellery

Alexander Calder is one of my favorite sculptors, his mobiles are so light and simple and yet stunning with serene beauty. However, today I won’t...

Magda Michalska 3 April 2025

Pop-up books: Carol Barton, Five Luminous Towers: A Book to be Read in the Dark, 2001, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, USA. Photo by Lee Stalsworth. History

The Surprising History of Pop-Up Books

If I say pop-up book, you might think of a kid’s story time. But think again, dear friends. Originally, pop-up books were made for adults:...

Candy Bedworth 3 April 2025

Design

Luxury and Mystery—The Row About Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs

There is something magical about the Fabergé Imperial Easter Eggs. They are a symbol of the ultimate luxury, but also of an era long gone and...

Joanna Kaszubowska 3 April 2025

Design

Vibrant Colors and Eccentric Designs of the 1980s—The Iconic Memphis Group

Heard of the Memphis Group? This international group of designers and architects met in Milan, Italy, one day to develop a new design style. It...

Magda Michalska 24 March 2025