Peter Ghyczy was born in 1940 Budapest. He studied architecture with an industrial design background at the Polytechnic University Aachen. Attributed to pioneering the floating glass clamp technique of the frameless glass coffee table.

The printing process which creates a lithograph is different from other traditional methods. Most printing presses require the printmaker to etch an image or text into metal plates or physically carve out the image on blocks of wood or other soft material. To create a lithograph, however, no etching is required. The artist uses a set of greasy crayons or pen

Stunningly beautiful, stunningly ugly, stunningly tacky. Check out this retrospective video on the great designer/artist by Todd Merrill.

With all that Jazzy music fitting for the period this simple documentary focuses on the fascinating skill in glassblowing.

Follow the predictions from the 1930`s mobile phones, streamlining and day to evening wear.

Excerpt from an interview with master craftsman Dorsey Reading: lead fabricator and shop manager for Artist Paul Evans 1952 - 1982.

Imagine designing an average of 5 chairs a year and most of them turn out to be masterpieces?

This collection of IRWIN prints led us to this video excerpt from the 1995 documentary about the NSA. 

Our recent addition a Florian Schulz Onos 55 pendant light in solid polish brass led us to this video of the company. Still in existence in Stuttgart Germany.

Roomscape`s new find this month, a pair of 1970`s Orrefors wall lights, led us to this video about Karl Lagerfeld`s collaboration with Orrefors of Sweden.

Although an American citizen, Malcolm Morley was born in London in 1931 and therefore British enough to win the first Turner Prize in 1984. Morley`s work is a colourful combination of autobiography & myth. 

In the Dutch De Stijl movement primary colours were used to emphasis positive & negative, such as light & dark, to represent reality. 

As early as Victorian times, people have worn decorative jewelry (jewellery) to show their excitement for Christmas. Since the 1940s, the tree pin (featured in this video) has been the most popular form of vintage Christmas costume jewelry (jewellery).

In 1957  artist John Chamberlain re-used old cars into sculptures. His creations brought colour & collage to sculpture. In this series of 3 videos curator Susan Davidson introduces the 2012 Chamberlain retrospective at the Guggenheim.            

Custom jewellery turns to the wheels. Latest 1930`s costume jewellery creations displayed in the interior of the motor car, another modern creation of the time.

Rebajes was the founder of the Wearable Art Movement in Manhattan. Inspired by Picasso & Dali, Rebajes created some of the most beautiful designs the world has ever known.  These vintage pieces are in high demand at auction houses.

This cabinet desk is the most important product from Abraham (1711--1793) and David Roentgen`s (1743--1807) workshop. Owned by King Frederick William II, the Berlin cabinet is uniquely remarkable for its ornate decoration, mechanical complexity, and sheer size. This cabinet is from Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Musee

For 30 years Maitland-Smith, based in High Point, North Carolina, has been creating exquisite lighting & furniture. The company is an industry leader well known for its world-class quality & innovative design. Areas of expertise include metal casting, porcelains, stonework, detailed hand painting, inlaid marquetry & hand carved woodwork.

23 March – 11 August 2013. The V&A has been given unprecedented access to the David Bowie Archive to curate the first international retrospective of the extraordinary career of David Bowie.