In her interview with Fortuny scholar Wendy Ligon Smith, published on Ytali, JoAnn Locktov discusses her exceptional new book. They delve into Fortuny's boundless creativity, muse Henriette, and Palazzo Fortuny turned into an exquiste museum. Fortuny: Time, Space, Light by Wendy Ligon Smith, is an ambitious and scholarly investigation into the creative world of polymath Mariano Fortuny Madrazo. Ligon Smith has deconstructed the incontrovertible parallels between Fortuny, Proust, and …
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Venice: A Private Invitation. Interview with Servane Giol
When you take the Line 1 vaporetto at night, you glimpse in wonder at the private residences along the Grand Canal. You see beguiling Murano glass chandeliers, ornate painted ceilings, and carved embellishments in stone and stucco. It is this wonderland that Servane Giol has beckoned us to explore in her new book, Venice: A Private Invitation. By delving into history, culture, and creativity, Giol unwraps an intimate Venetian world of design, craftsmanship, and the gracious art …
New Ravenna Presents La Panthère custom mosaic art panels in the spirit of Erté
May 14, 2019 (Exmore, Virginia) ...New Ravenna, America’s premier designer and manufacturer of mosaics for both residential and commercial installations, is pleased to present two mosaic art panels, La Panthère Blanche and La Panthère Noire. The custom panels are inspired by Erté, the pseudonym of Romain de Tirtoff, the 20th century artist and designer known for his glamorous art deco stage sets, jewelry, costumes, sculpture, and graphic design. The Russian born …