Hello, friends! For those who are interested in my History of Styles column, this post today is for you and I want to talk a little bit about one of my favourite styles – the Arts and Crafts. It was part of Victorian era and covers the period from 1861 to 1890. It was first associated…
Hello, friends! Just got back from my two weeks visit to Munich which was amazing apart from horrible weather. I have been to Germany only once before and this was to Berlin. I must confess that this visit to Bavaria completely changed my perception of this country and it will definitely become one of my favorite destinations…
Hello, friends! Today I have visited one amazing place in Moscow: if ever you come to our city, please don’t miss the opportunity to go for excursion to the Chambers of Romanov Boyars. These chambers were built in the XV century and belonged to the grandfather of our Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov. The building itself has some…
I am reading a very interesting (and a very heavy!) book By Judith Miller Furniture: World Styles from Classical to Contemporary and it reminded me that it’s being a while I haven’t updated my History of Styles folder. I am reading at the moment about Biedermeier and personally I love this very elegant and minimalistic style. Let’s…