Dogs Playing Poker: How Coolidge's Humorous Series Became a Kitsch Icon
"Dogs Playing Poker" is often referred to as a single painting, although this is not entirely accurate. This is an informal name for a group of …
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"Dogs Playing Poker" is often referred to as a single painting, although this is not entirely accurate. This is an informal name for a group of …
The Eames Lounge Chair is one of the most famous pieces of furniture design of the 20th century. Created in 1956 by Charles and Ray Eames, it qu…
The term itself comes from the German language (kitsch) and appeared in the 19th century. It referred to cheap, mass-produced works of art that …
The history of the Memphis group began on a December evening in 1980 in the Milan apartment of architect Ettore Sottsass. To the sounds of Bob D…
In 1981, at the Milan Furniture Fair, the world saw an object that was hard to call just furniture. It was the Carlton bookcase — bright, chaoti…
Poul Henningsen, known in the design world simply as PH, was much more than just a lamp creator. An architect, critic, poet, and publicist, he b…
At the beginning of the 20th century, the emergence of electric light bulbs became a true technological breakthrough; however, it brought with i…
In the late 1960s, the world was swept by a wave of cultural revolution known as "Flower Power." This movement, which preached peace, love, and …
The word “idol” (from English idol — idol, idolized person) in the context of modern Asian culture is not just a popular performer. It is a mult…