What Are Transitional Rugs? Have you ever been rug shopping and seen a piece listed as “transitional?” If you didn’t know what the term means, don’t worry, because you aren’t...
When it comes to adding modern design elements into your home, what often comes to mind are stark colors and crisp lines with no texture or variation. Times have changed...
Rudolf Stingel is an artist who challenges conventional ideas of the creative process. His art works explore the relationship of art and space. Stingel uses different modern mediums in a...
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 - 1543) - was a German artist and print-maker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style.. When the Art Department at the University of Michigan...
The issue of forgery is always a question when it comes to antiquities of all types. History is full of people being duped by some complex and quite realistic looking...
Every year, throughout May and June, the streets of Italian towns transform into beautiful, colorful pageants of flowers. The “infiorata” festival means “decorated with flowers,” and it is during this...
The beauty of Greek and Armenian carpets was so notable that even explorer Marco Polo referred to them in his writing. His travels through Armenia in the 13th century led...
Over the years there have been many artists that changed the way we look at the world and art. The same can be said about antique and vintage rugs with...
The world of artist Debbie Lawson is one of color and an exploration of the imagination. Her exhibition work takes the viewer on a journey through the cultural traditions surrounding...