Tiffany Glass and the American Art Nouveau Movement
Tiffany Glass is one of the most recognizable expressions of art to emerge at the turn of the 20th century and is a fine example of the American Art...
Maya M. Tola 4 August 2025
Design
The Art of Polish Film Posters
The emergence of the poster as a fresh, creative medium was a timely episode in an unfolding age of consumer expendability. In an era of conveyor...
Jon Kelly 1 August 2025
Azulejo: Macau’s Inheritance from Portuguese Art
In the Pacific world and throughout the Lusophone community, Macau is a special place. The streets of Macau exude the subtle, melancholic sense of...
Guest Author 28 July 2025
Architecture or Jewelry? Josef Hoffmann’s Modern Brooches
Josef Hoffmann was the leading architect of the Secession and pupil of Otto Wagner, close friend and collaborator of Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser,...
Magda Michalska 14 July 2025
Wiener Werkstätte: The Viennese Design Brand You’ve Always Dreamt Of
Heard of Bauhaus? Yes. Heard of De Stijl? Yes. Heard of Wiener Werkstätte? No. No?! That’s the problem: I hadn’t heard of Wiener Werkstätte...
Magda Michalska 14 July 2025
Where You Can See Marc Chagall’s Stained Glass Windows
When I went to see the Reims Cathedral, I didn’t expect to find Marc Chagall’s stained glass windows in a centuries-old church. Fascinated by...
Magda Michalska 7 July 2025
Discover Indigenous Art of the Northern Pacific—Charles Edenshaw and Haida Art
Charles Edenshaw lived through a period of great change in the history of the Haida Nation. The Haida are the indigenous people of Haida Gwaii, an...
Bec Brownstone 1 July 2025
Frauhaus: Gunta Stölzl and the Women of the Bauhaus
The women of the Bauhaus, attracted to the school by a lie, were marginalized by their male masters and forced into a single workshop. Under the...
Geoffrey Bunting 20 June 2025
Form Follows Vision: 10 Iconic Designs from the Bauhaus Movement
As modern life demanded new ways of living at the beginning of the 20th century, the Bauhaus responded with radical designs. We explore 10 iconic...
Lisa Scalone 20 June 2025
Modernity in Motion: Bauhaus’ Triadic Ballet
Bauhaus is widely known for its iconic designs and contributions to the art world. What is less known is that their concepts could be applied to...
Nadine Waldmann 20 June 2025
Tokyo Thrift—Japonisme and the Japanese Bauhaus
The historical narrative of Modernism is overwhelmingly western. However, the history of the movement is, in reality, one of constant diffusion...
Geoffrey Bunting 20 June 2025
To Be Finnish or Not to Be: National Identity in Alvar Aalto’s Architecture
Alvar Aalto (1898–1976) is one of the most famous Finnish architects of the 20th century connected with modernism. His style has been associated...
Catherine Razafindralambo 19 June 2025
