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…
Victorian period (1837-1901) is characterized by the revival of many decorative styles – Gothic, Elizabethan, Louis XIV and Rococo. The main event that affected the development of arts and design was the invention of the machine. Middle class due to the industrial progress started to get richer and they wanted to show off their wealth in…
Hello friends! In previous History of styles post I shared pictures of my visit to Schleissheim Castle in Germany and in today’s article I want to talk about another jewel of Bavaria – famous Neuschwanstein Castle. It takes around 2 hours by train to get there from Munich but it’s totally worth it! Neuschwanstein Castle was built…
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…
Last Sunday I visited one of the most beautiful houses in Moscow – Smirnov Mansion. Located in the very heart of the city, Tverskoy boulevard it starts its history since 1759. Since then it passed from one owner to anther and many times was rebuilt. Pyotr Smirnov purchased the estate in 1900 and decided to…
Hey friends! I am so excited to share with you the the launch of my first book. Those who follow my blog know that since the beginning I was writing History of Styles column where I explored various interior styles and their evolution. Finally I was able to systemize all the research in one book:…
Hey guys, I feel so much joy and relief – this week I finally sent the last submission for my KLC School of Designe. It took me exactly five years and this path was long, sometimes very frustrating, sometimes full of inspiration and finally it is over. So here is the brief for the final…
It’s been months since I last posted in my history of styles column and I really hope you will enjoy today’s time travel to the beautiful and luxurious era of Baroque. As many other cultural movements it appeared first in Italy and then started to spread throughout Europe acquiring in each country its distinctive features….
In my latest posts I talked a lot about Gaudi’s architecture, Jugendstil in Riga, Modern buildings in Baku. Perhaps you already understood that Art Nouveau is one of my favorite styles and in this post I will write about its use in Interior Design. The “New Art” appeared at the end of XIX century and…
Barcelona… I like to taste this word again and again, softly clamping my tongue between the teeth when I pronounce “c” like Spanish people do. This city so impressed me with its unique identity, cosmopolitanism, rhythm of life, delightful food and outstanding architecture… This is the place where one of the greatest architects of all…
Talking about multiple historical styles existing in Interior Design, there is one which leaves no one indifferent… Some people love and adore it, whereas others simply hate it considering it too much frivolous, flighty and fussy (It’s not on purpose I used adjectives all starting with “f”). In this article we will focus on the…
HOW TO RECOGNIZE QUEEN ANNE FURNITURE STYLE Queen Anne furniture style appeared right after William and Mary period and has inherited many features from it. However Queen Anne Style generally can be described as more elegant and refined. It is characterized by delicacy, moderate use of decorative elements and continuous curved lines. It also has…