The Vienna Secession: Austria’s Geometric Path to Modernism
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 6 mins | June 6, 2025
Distinct from botanical Art Nouveau, the Vienna Secession fused geometric rigor, clarity, an...
Matt Graham
Matt Graham
The Craftsman Movement: America’s Answer to Arts and Crafts
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 8 mins | June 5, 2025
How Gustav Stickley, Greene & Greene, and a new American spirit of simplicity reshaped a...
Gustav Stickley and the Rise of the American Craftsman Movement
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 6 mins | June 4, 2025
How one man transformed American taste—bringing Arts and Crafts ideals to life through furnit...
Elsie de Wolfe: The Woman Who Invented Interior Decorating
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 5 mins | June 4, 2025
How a bold tastemaker turned interior decorating into a profession and changed the way Ameri...
The Beaux-Arts Invasion: How Paris Shaped American Design Through Eclecticism
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 6 mins | June 4, 2025
How the École des Beaux-Arts set the template for American prestige, blending classical gran...
Victorian Britain: Industry, Ornamentation, and the Rise of Reform Movements
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 7 mins | June 3, 2025
The Victorian Era (1837–1901) was marked by the collision of industrial innovation and ornat...
Richard Norman Shaw: Shaping Victorian Design in Britain
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 6 mins | June 3, 2025
Richard Norman Shaw (1831–1912) was a leading architect who helped define the character of E...
Eclecticism in Design: A Deep Dive into Historical Imitation and Its Legacy
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 7 mins | June 3, 2025
Eclecticism defined late 19th and early 20th-century design not through innovation, but by me...
Henry van de Velde and the Rise of Art Nouveau in Belgium
Matt Graham
Estimated Read Time: 6 mins | June 3, 2025
Belgium played a pivotal role in the birth of Art Nouveau. With figures like Henry van de Vel...