Catalogue, 1906
Catalogue, 1906

Author: Staten Island Academy, New Brighton, N.Y. Arthur Winter Memorial Library

Publisher:

Published: 1906

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13:

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Rajasthan Style
Rajasthan Style

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 2015-11-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781614284659

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"This photographic opus expresses the sublime beauty of the people, nature, and places of this legendary region of India. From palaces to singular creative interiors, this promenade through the myriad colors and traditional handicrafts of Rajasthan captures the idealized Western dream of the Orient" -- Publisher's description.

Ettore Sottsass
Ettore Sottsass

Author: Ettore Sottsass, Jr.

Publisher: Skira

Published: 2018-02-27

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 9788857235356

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The brilliant architect and designer Ettore Sottsass "made glass" from 1947 until the end of his career. This volume documents the entire period of his glass oeuvre, from the series he designed in the 1970s for Vistosi to the Memphis collections of the 1980s, the symbolic forms of the 1990s, the stunning constructions for the Millennium House in Qatar, and the famous Kachinas. The wealth of images, the analysis of design and painting together with the coeval cultural and artistic context, and the summary of works including many unpublished pieces make this volume edited by Luca Massimo Barbero the first scientific study on Ettore Sottsass's works in glass and crystal

Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890
Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890

Author: Mercedes Volait

Publisher: Leiden Studies in Islam and So

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 9789004449879

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Early shows and sales of Islamic antiques in Paris -- Expanding trades in late Ottoman Cairo and Damascus -- Conflicted commodification in Cairo -- Fashioning immersive displays in Egypt and beyond -- Guise and disguise before and during the Tanzimat.