#dec arts

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AN EXTREMELY RARE EMBROIDERED 'PEACOCK FEATHER' CAPE QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY

The long cape entirely constructed with layers of overlapping peacock feather shaped panels, each panel finely worked in satin stitch, the silk threads in tones of ivory, yellow and blue on the eye of the peacock feather, and the surround intricately worked in peacock feather filaments, with one cloth button on the collar and another near the waist, finished with Imperial yellow lining.

45 1/4 in.(115 cm) long

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Designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones as part of her Fairyland Lustre series.

'Ghostly Wood' Jar and Cover, from Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, 1916-32

From the Victoria & Albert Museum

[mintaii]

round up of fave art i drew this year :)

[applestruda]

Skizz and Joel as adventure land employees for the @scarland-artbook!

[diavalkitty]

Happy new year!))

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oh this is so cool. so this bed was designed by Edgard Sforzina, who also designed the rest of gershwin's apartment at 33 riverside dr in new york. i had never heard of sforzina and neither had anybody else apparently, because he died suddenly in 1941 and was promptly forgotten (i guess some other stuff happened around then). he was born in france and immigrated to the us in 1923 after being transferred to new york by his firm. he lived and worked in the us for the rest of his life.

in 2019, his granddaughter approached the art deco society of washington, dc with the entirety of his papers and they, along with a former curator at the building museum (also in dc) processed them, eventually putting on an exhibition in his honor. they also published a book, which i have in my grubby lil hands.

it includes images of gershwin's apartment which were published in country life in 1932, as well as soooooooo many sketches.

he was a graphic designer and left behind textile designs, architecture drawings, interior elevations, and LOTS of furniture designs. he was clearing riffing on some of the same ideas as other designers of the time (look up paul frankl's skyscraper furniture for similar and less symmetrical designs like that bed), but also clearly was bringing his own dialect to them. truly an incredible addition to decorative arts academia!

Kittyinva: 1928 Daybed from the apartment of George Gershwin. From Ken Nailon, Facebook.

[maridoodles]

my other half ☀️🌙

[dogtchu]

🦇: that's pretty normal in granny's novels

🧊: ...

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Paul Poiret (designer), Vanity, 1928

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B A D W O L F

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Léon Bakst (1866 - 1924) (designer), Marie Muelle (costumier), Costume for a brigand, c.1912

For the Ballets Russes.

Tunic: wool, cotton, metal, plastic fastener, paint Breeches: wool, cotton, plastic, metal fasteners Belt: wool, cotton, metal fasteners Cloak: wool, paint

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pink goes good with green ‧₊˚ ⋅*

goes well with green.

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From “The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s” at the Cooper Hewitt. The textile above it is “Fire” by Yvonne Clarinval, from 1925. Image source.

1925 c. Canape Gondole by Marcel Coard. Made of carved Indian rosewood brass, linen and velvet. From Art Deco, Art Nouveau & 20th Century Decoratif Arts Group, FB.

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“Blue is a good color on you, my lady,” Jaime observed. “It goes well with your eyes.” She does have astonishing eyes.

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december 31st but i make it silly (based on a tumblr post, below the cut!)

everyone say thank you xenia, i made adjustments for the december 31st context but nyx avatar is still fitting.

original draft of the last panel. i considered putting the bi flag but i didn't know how to squeeze it in. we love ryoji mochizuki in this house.

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Coffee shop au please!

Another one I keep saying I’ll finish :,) Andrew’s been staring at the pretty boy waiting for him to order for approximately ever