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March 20, 2012

Cleto Munari in Designers & Books

Cleto Munari's booklist

Born in Gorizia, Italy, Cleto Munari describes himself as a globetrotter, collector, and inventor. Evidently, he's also a bookworm. What's he reading? See what's on his reading list in Designers & Books. As his introductory says, "In thinking about some of my favorite books I cannot avoid dreaming about my own desires for adventure and imaginary worlds. Dumas and Salgari are part of those childhood fantasies whereas my early adulthood found me leaning toward the aristocratic world …

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February 28, 2012

Introducing Hearst Castle Collection by Tilevera

GothicLibrary

(Sausalito, California)........In 1919 newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst was tired of camping in tents on his 250,000 acres on the coast of central California and hired celebrated San Francisco architect Julia Morgan to "build a little something." For the next twenty eight years craftsmen labored to construct the elaborate Hearst Castle. The majestic estate is a reflection of Morgan's engineering prowess and integration of Spanish Colonial, Mission and Moorish Revival architectural …

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December 6, 2011

New Ravenna Mosaics Presents Winter White to Warm the Walls and Floors

Pamir

(Exmore, Virginia)........ New Ravenna Mosaics uses jewel glass and marble to create elegant texture and sinuous movement in custom mosaics for floors and walls. The warmth of hand crafted mosaics in palettes of winter white produced by the company are classic and contemporary interpretations of myth and landscape. Central Asian Ikat textiles, silk ribbons, ancient Greek nudes, and florals inspired by the Silk Road all captivate the imagination. Exotic marbles are sourced from around the …

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November 1, 2011

Après Veronese: Re-designing the Classic Veronese Vessel

(Vicenza, Italy)........In 1578 the Venetian artist Paolo Veronese painted The Annunciation with a delicate hand blown glass vase sitting precariously on the balustrade. The sun lit vessel celebrated the remarkable Renaissance glassblowers who discovered how to create transparent glass (called "cristallo") on the island of Murano in Venice. The vase was recreated in its original 16th century form by Giacomo Cappellin and Paolo Venini in 1921 and dubbed the "Veronese." Design impresario, Cleto …

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October 27, 2011

Alfonso Architects Receives AIA Award of Design Excellence

Alfonso wins AIA Award

Tampa, Florida........Alfonso Architects receives the AIA Award of Design Excellence from the Florida chapter of the organization for the Tampa Covenant Church located in Tampa, Florida. This modernist project is a combination of new construction and renovation. The project includes a 25,000 sq. ft. building that provides a sanctuary, administrative offices and classrooms for the congregation of four hundred-fifty. In addition, two existing single level buildings were renovated and the exterior …

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