To finish the series on Art Deco, I would like to present you this impressive ring.
Martin Scorsese
MARTIN SCORSESE
10th January to 12th May 2013
Deutsche Kinemathek. Museum für Film und Fernsehen
Admittedly this exhibition does not take place in Vienna, but to legendary Martin Scorsese one can make an exception. The American filmmaker opened for the ‘German Cinematheque’ in Berlin his archives. The first ever exhibition on Scorsese includes video installations, original objects, script excerpts and original costumes from his movies and private life.
Goodie fridge
Manner SCHNITT-O-MAT, No. 87760000, third edition
Dimensions: 175 x 128 x 315 mm
Design by Philipp Bruni, enamelled aluminum
Maximum capacity: 16 pieces ‘Original Manner Neapolitaner Wafers’
Available for Euro 119,- at: Manner Online Shop
Manner is a very traditional Viennese confectionery factory, which was founded in 1890. Its most famous product are the ‘Manner Original Neapolitaner Schnitten’ that were created in 1898. The name ‘Neapolitaner’ is a reference to the hazelnuts, which came from the area around Naples (Italy).
Guenther Domenig
The so-called Domenig House was designed by the architect Günther Domenig, a key protagonist of Deconstructivism in Austria. It was built from 1975 to 1979 as a local branch of the ‘Zentralsparkasse und Kommerzialbank Wien’ (banking institution).
Today it houses the Echo Media House and a gallery. The reinforced concrete building caused a heated debate when it was opened, because of its convex, crushed looking façade. Inside the building many curved elements can be found, that often had been improvised during construction.
Des chaussures fabuleuses
A pair of fab Chelsea boots for kids, right now on sale.
Art Deco: 1910-1939
ART DECO: 1910-1939
Charlotte Benton, Tim Benton, Ghislaine Wood
This publication has the potential to become the standard book on Art Deco, as everyhting is explained very well and illustrated beautifully. The authors point out that unlike former design movements, Art Deco was eclectic and had many sources of inspiration. And to some extent even revolutionary, as its industrial production made design avilable for the masses.
The books consists of forty essays that are divided into these sections: Sources and Iconography, 1925 Paris Exhibition, Spread of Deco and Deco World. The authors explain how various art styles contributed to Art Deco and how it spread around the world, mainly as architecture and fashion, but also as fine art style and commercial products. The book’s layout and photos are fabulous and you can benefit from a comprehensive bibliography at the end.
Charlotte Benton is a design and architecture historian, Tim Benton is Professor of Art History at the Open University and Ghislaine Wood works as a curator.
Art Deco III
If you are into cubes and pyramides, those earrings might be perfect
Are you talking to me?
A bold statement … not only his shorts, but also his cool posture.
Art Deco II
As the bracelet of the last post was quite opulent, I want to suggest this delicate necklace for a more demure look.
Art Deco I
Right now there is so much Art Deco inspired jewelry in the stores. This bracelet is one of the most interesting pieces I have come across so far.
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