Tag: decorative arts
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The world in pattern
Walking past the new book shelf this week, I found a book I really like. In V&I, I often have talked about the history of design, the history of cloth, the history of fashion, and how closely important they are to the cultures within which they exist. This book gives a rough history of…
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The Designed World
Look around you. Every single thing you see, from pens, to desks, to telephones, to scissors and tubes of handcream, has been designed by a person or a group of people. It’s fitting during NYC Fashion Week to recognize that not just our clothing, but everything we sit on or at, or use or even…