Baroque Design in Italy: A Theatrical Evolution of Classical Forms
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 9 mins | May 27, 2025
Baroque in Italy is presented as a development from the latter phase of the Renaissance, sp...
Matt Graham
Interior Design of the French Renaissance: From Italian Influence to French Identity
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 9 mins | May 27, 2025
The Renaissance in France exemplifies how the revival of classical ideas from Italy was tra...
Interior Design in the Italian Renaissance: From Humanism to Classical Revival
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 9 mins | May 27, 2025
The Early Renaissance in Italy, beginning around 1400 in Florence, marked a profound shift ...
Chinese Interior Design Through the Ages: Timber Frames to Ming-Era Furnishings
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 8 mins | May 26, 2025
China’s architectural story stretches back millennia, yet most of what survives dates only ...
Gothic Architecture Explained: Pointed Arches, Stained Glass & Medieval Cathedrals
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 8 mins | May 25, 2025
When the Roman Empire’s arches and vaults gave way to the austere massive walls of early med...
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...
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...