Tag: art

• Sofu Teshigahara

  

  Mirei Shigemori and Sofu Teshigahara felt ikebana was so important as an artform they created the New Ikebana Declaration.

  2011-08-25

• Kogawa Residence by Mirei Shigemori

  

  Seems a natural progression for this man to move from ikebana to garden design.

  2011-08-24

• The Dignified Pine Tree

  

  Youth, longevity, and dignity. That’s one very symbolically laden Japanese pine tree.

  2011-08-23

• Japanese Stripes

  

  The woven stripe has a long history in Japan and this history was passed on from generation to generation.

  2011-08-22

• Don’t Read Books!

  

  Don’t read books! Don’t chant poems!

  2011-08-19

• Hilda Rix Nicholas

  

  Sometimes I don’t know which is more interesting – the artist or their work.

  2011-08-18

• Marion Hall Best – from Decorator to Designer

  

  She became very good at bouncing walls apart.

  2011-08-17

• I wish I could draw like Thea Proctor

  

  I’m in awe of the talented artist Thea Proctor.

  2011-08-16

• The Art of…

  

  Need to share this list from the always intriguing Lapham’s Quarterly.

  2011-08-15

• Textile Designers of the Bauhaus

  

  Me, my work, and the Bauhaus.

  2011-08-11

• Textiles of Vienna

  There are some interesting fabric pieces to see at the National Gallery of Victoria Vienna Art and Design exhibition, although I could have done with more of Josef Hoffman’s Wiener Werkstätte textile designs.

  2011-08-10

• Eileen Gray

  

  Maybe you’ve heard of Eileen Gray.

  2011-08-09

• Machines for Healing

  

  People don’t like hospitals much.

  2011-08-08

• Cake Olympics

  

  How sweet is this Olympic cake for the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne? An ancient ritual to commemorate a significant event. Artfully displayed. | Home Beautiful, November 1956 | Julia Ritson

  2011-08-06

• South Yarra Library

  

  I do go on about Yuncken Freeman.

  2011-08-05

• Paul Nash Fabrics

  

  Englishman Paul Nash made this piece of fabric for the Old Bleach Linen Company in Northern Ireland.

  2011-08-04

• Lapis Lazuli and Textiles

  Heard Professor Marie O’Mahony on the old radio the other day talking about textile companies using gemstones in fabrics.

  2011-08-03

• Teresa Liano, Longchamp and Anya Hindmarch

  

  I love the way Teresa Liano attached the metal chain from her Anya Hindmarch bag to her Longchamp pouch.

  2011-08-02

• Lucky Charms and Quatrefoils

  

  The four leaf clover is a symbol of luck.

  2011-08-01

• Rear Window

  

  This beautiful piece of fabric called Rear window, was produced in 1938 by a Lyons textile manufacturer.

  2011-07-29