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 Introduces the NEW WORLD by Sasha Bikoff
January 28, 2020 (Exmore, Virginia) ....New Ravenna, America’s premier designer and manufacturer of mosaics for both residential and commercial installations, is pleased to introduce The New World collection designed by Sasha Bikoff. The seven handcrafted designs traverse time from 17th century Dutch cartography through elegant antique laces and the classic American aesthetic. Starting the historical journey with an interpretation …
New Ravenna presents Pantone Classic Blue
December 6, 2019 (Exmore, Virginia) ... New Ravenna, America’s premier designer and manufacturer of mosaics for both residential and commercial installations, is pleased to present their hand crafted mosaic designs incorporating Classic Blue, Pantone's new color of the year. Represented in various shades of jewel glass, this timeless color is most often paired with saturated hues of complimentary blue and crisp white stone or glass. According to Pantone, "PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue …
New Ravenna Introduces 20 New Designs by Paul Schatz
September 24, 2019 (Exmore, Virginia) ... New Ravenna, America’s premier designer and manufacturer of mosaics for both residential and commercial installations, is pleased to introduce 20 new designs in the Miraflores Collection by interior designer, Paul Schatz. The handmade mosaics are presented in a variety of colorways using natural stone, glass, and metal, with highlights of 24k gold glass, glazed Basalto, ceramic, and Serenity glass. The …