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The modern gothic furniture of Pottier and Stymus
The New York, NY-based Pottier and Stymus was one of the leading cabinetmaking companies of the late 19th century in the US. In 1875, the company had revenue ......(Continue Reading) Nineteenth-century English Gothic revival decorative arts in a private collection
A collector of period furniture was able to assemble a group of gothic revival pieces made in England in the 19th century. The pieces were designed by Agustus Pugin, Hector Guimard and made by Victori...(Continue Reading)Recasting Couches - furniture design
IT'S ALL ABOUT FORMS AT FUNCTIONS, THE FURNITURE STORE WHERE CLEAN LINES AND MOD DESIGNS ARE THE STUFF OF STARTING OVER AMERICAN BUSINESSES revolve ......(Continue Reading)The French rococo revival along the Mississippi River
In his influential Architecture of Country Houses (1850), Andrew Jackson Downing (1815-1852) noted: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There is, at the present ......(Continue Reading)Diary: I'm staying at the same hotel in Edinburgh as Lynne Truss and Barbara Trapido. At 2am a fire alarm brings a drift of authors downstairs in red satin
Challenging the Edinburgh Festival is like challenging Everest: it just won't budge. "Too many people," you may say, or "Other places ......(Continue Reading)
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