Geo Carved: Ella Doran’s origami carpet, when textile becomes sculpture Some objects quietly redefine the contours of contemporary design. The Geo Carved Rug, imagined by British designer Ella Doranis one of those creations that shakes up conventions while remaining rooted in ancestral know-how. At first glance, it looks like a rug. But very quickly, the…
The Napoleon III style Politically, the2nd Empire only lasted eighteen years (1852-1870), but the style corresponded from 1852 to the beginning of the IIIrd Republic around 1890. The Napoleon III style thus corresponds more or less to the Victorian style of the English. Today, we think of Napoleon Bonaparte’s reign as an eighteen-year period of…
1900 – “The fire ignites in the spirit” – Le Corbusier A creative fire indeed—one that swept across Europe, taking root in England as Modern Style, in France as Art Nouveau, in Germany as Jugendstil, and in Austria as Secessionsstil. While critics derided it as “noodle style,” “metro style,” or even “tapeworm style,” its legacy…
Ingo Maurer (1932–2019) was a visionary German lighting designer often referred to as a poet of light. He transformed illumination into an art form, blending function, fantasy, and emotion in ways that redefined the role of lighting in interior and product design. His work goes far beyond conventional lighting, it tells stories, evokes wonder, and…
