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Around 1900, few manufactories mastered glassmaking with such visual sophistication as Johann Loetz Witwe, the Bohemian glasswork brand whose Phänomen series became a hallmark of Art Nouveau glass: technically daring and visually captivating. Design Antoinette Krasnik (attr.) Vase, 85/3875, Phänomen Gre 358, 1901. LVR-ZMB, Photo Stefan Arendt. Kunstpalast Glass collection Founde...

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It is one of those design classics with a great backstory – created by the Eames for the famous film director, the chaise longue was never meant as a commercial product, but as a tailor-made act of friendship. In 1955, while filming The Spirit of St. Louis, Billy Wilder developed a habit of taking short […]

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Carlo Scarpa (1906–1978) is regarded as one of the most important Italian architects and designers of the 20th century, yet outside architectural circles his name long remained obscure. His most famous work is the renovation of the Castelvecchio Museum in Verona; in product design, he is known for his glass works for Venini. Born in Venice, he studied archite...

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From the Hirayama Fireworks company, early 1900s. Via present & correct First introduced in the 1600s, Japanese fireworks, known as hanabi, played a pinnacle role in global pyrotechnic innovation regarding shape, colour, and design. The development of hanabi (which translates directly to fire flower) started small, based on early versions of flares, but they were soon […]

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