(Tampa, FL)......Alfonso Architects has been awarded the building project for the Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement, MAACM, to be built in St. Petersburg, FL, for collector Rudy Ciccarello and the Two Red Roses Foundation (TRRF). Alberto Alfonso, AIA, will be the lead architect on the 90,000-sq.-ft. museum, which is scheduled to open in early 2016. The four-story museum will include galleries to exhibit hundreds of objects from Ciccarello's fine and decorative arts collection, as …
clé: The New Limestone Tile Collection by Deborah Osburn for Tilevera
(Sausalito, CA).......clé is proud to introduce the 17th Century tile collection, designed by Deborah Osburn for Tilevera. The collection of 12" x 12" limestone tile was inspired by 17th century delftware that had its origins in China and made its way across Europe. Tilevera honors the classic combinations of blue and white, yellow and magenta while bringing delft into the 21st century. Osburn has expanded the original delftware colors to a modern palette of pink, grey, green, teal and …
The Unbearable Lightness of Scarpa
A review of Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa: The Venini Company, 1932-1947 (Nov. 5, 2013 – March 2, 2014), written by JoAnn Locktov. “Scarpa had this thing for detail that would kill you with pleasure.” Ida Barbarigo Cadorin, painter (b 1925, Venice) The Unbearable Lightness of Scarpa To understand the glass that architect Carlo Scarpa created for Venini one must travel back in time—before 1906, the year of his birth in Venice, before Napoleon and …
Clé Tiles in Architectural Digest November 2013
Clé Tiles is featured in the Architectural Digest MARKET REPORT that is highlighting "Smart products for stylish renovations" The text is by Stephanie Schomer and the piece was produced by Parker Bowie Larson. View the Full Article PDF Of the new collection, Deborah Osborn says, "All of 17th century's designs originated first from motifs inspired from nature and were carefully and artfully crafted into plates, vessels and tiles that were first popularized during the 17th century as …
Clé Tiles in Traditional Home Nov-Dec 2013
Clé is featured in Traditional Home. The November/December 2013 issue tapped the company's tiles by Ryan Hoffmann for their New+Next Market section. The magazine's editors say, "Inspired by his travels, South African artist Ruan Hoffmann has designed his second collection of cement tiles for Clé. "Postcards From Myself" includes 25 lithographed designs on 8-inch-square tiles, mostly in vibrant blues and poppy reds. Says Hoffmann: These designs represent my connections to the oceans where I have …