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Miniature Fantasy Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (1695 –1750) is recognized as a creative genius behind the French Rococo style. He first published his influential Livre d'Ornements (Book of Ornaments) in 1734 and then again in 1748. These small booklets were circulated among countless craftsmen and artisans who applied Meissonier’s designs to decorative artwork such as ceramics, metalwork, marquetry, and textiles. Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, ornament, lighting, engraving, rococo
I Wish I Had Been There!! Between 1909 and 1948, the Grand Palais near the Champs-Elysées in Paris featured remarkable decorative interiors which housed automotive, aeronautical and many other types of trade shows. For the buildings and other structures of the Paris Colonial Exposition of 1931, decorative lighting helped create a unity among the diverse architectures. lighting, André Granet, Smithsonian Libraries, Décors Éphémères, fountains, fireworks, lighting exhibitions, Grand Palais, lumière, Colonial Exposition of 1931
Hidden Treasure So, realistically, what were the chances that an important decorative art drawing, executed by perhaps the most important artist of the Italian Renaissance, would be discovered in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum? Well, as it turned out, pretty likely. It was no accident that in the spring of 2002, Sir Timothy Clifford, then Director of the National Museum of Scotland, began a two month project to survey the substantial collection of Italian drawings here at the museum. Michelangelo, drawing, lighting design, lighting, Italian Renaissance
Illuminating New York: Caldwell & Company This black and white photograph represents just one of 37,000 from the National Design Library's Caldwell & Company Collection. Also containing 13,000 original drawings and watercolor sketches, this immense visual resource comprises one of the largest lighting fixture archives by a single American company. lighting, Art Deco, Carnegie mansion, ceiling fixture, metalwork
Cooper-Hewitt: Provoking Magic - Lighting of Ingo Maurer This retrospective of the celebrated lighting designer Ingo Maurer will offer a comprehensive overview of his nearly four decades of work. Maurer himself will help select works for display, including rare prototypes, serially produced lamps and one-off pieces, as well as models, photographs and films documenting his illumination projects around the world. A highlight of the exhibition will be lighting installations designed by Maurer specifically for Cooper-Hewitt's galleries. Ingo Maurer, Industrial Designer, lighting, Provoking Magic, retrospective, Exhibition, Lighting Installations, LED Portrait, Andrew Carnegie, Louise Whitfield
High Performance Museums and Galleries At a recent salon sponsored by Urban Green, industry pros discussed new strategies and the changing landscape for achieving energy efficiency in buildings that have long been exempt from such standards – museums and galleries. Energy efficiency, museums, galleries, lighting, heating, cooling, high-performance, LED, environment, environmental, loads, control, conditions, humidity, temperature, climate
Ninety Light vs. Anglepoise Sometimes the most modest designs become the architype. The Anglepoise lamp, designed by George Carwardine in 1932, was a complete original. Anglepoise, lamp, George Carwardine, springs, Shawn Littrell, Ninety light, LED, lighting, Luxo, table lamps, Color Rendering Index, CRI, efficient, Tizio