A Tapestry of Stone and Spirit: Southeast Asian Design in the Medieval Eras
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 8 mins | May 24, 2025
The kingdoms of Cambodia, Thailand, and Indonesia each wove their own architectural tapestr...
Matt Graham
Romanesque Interior Design: Foundations of Medieval Monumentality
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 8 mins | May 23, 2025
Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, Europe entered a period often referred ...
Who is Considered the Greatest Pool Player of All Time?
Matt Graham
Fifty years after its golden age, the sport still argues over its ultimate master
The question arrives like clockwork in smoky pool ha...
Japan’s Quiet Revolution in Furnishings
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 8 mins | May 25, 2025
Even as imperial courts in China and temple architects in Korea raised soaring halls and or...
Korean Interior Design: Timber Frames, Scholar’s Quarters & Palace Pavilions
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 8 mins | May 24, 2025
Korea’s architectural and interior traditions occupy a unique position in the tapestry of E...
Islamic Influence on Indian Design: A Parallel Path of Aesthetic Innovation
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 8 mins | May 23, 2025
Introduction
When Roman power slipped away in Europe around the fifth century CE, the India...
Islamic Interior Design in the Early Middle Ages: Architecture, Ornament, and Influence
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 8 mins | May 22, 2025
Following the death of the Prophet Mohammed in 632 C.E., Islamic design rapidly develope...
Byzantine Interior Design: Sacred Geometry and Monumental Innovation (476–1100 C.E.)
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 8 mins | May 22, 2025
Emerging from the Eastern Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and flourishing into the early...
Early Christian Interior Design: Architecture of Worship in Late Antiquity (476–1100 C.E.)
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 8 mins | May 21, 2025
The period following the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 C.E. is often referred to ...