Art deco embroidery

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Hector Guimard (French, 1867–1942) is best known for his architectural works, in particular his iconic Art Nouveau subway entrances for the Paris Métro company. Guimard's designs employed sensuous curving lines and natural organic forms that transmitted exceptional elegance. For Guimard, architectural design was all-encompassing; every interior and exterior detail was considered as a total work

The history of art is marked with specific eras of design styles. One short-lived era that doesn’t get a whole lot of attention in the hand embroidery world these days (though it is gaining popularity again) is the Art Nouveau era, which lasted – at its height – only about 20 some odd years, from ...

The Art Nouveau era was a relatively short, transitional period of art, with roots in the Arts & Crafts movement of the 19th century, and branches that stretched into the Modern era. The style was represented in just about every type of decorative art during the height of its popularity, between 1890-1910. Embroidery in the ...

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Beautiful early 20thc hand embroidered linen bags used for taking one's needlework along on a trip. All photos from the book "American Arts and Crafts Textiles" by Diane Ayres (and co.)

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Art Nouveau Foral Border Designs Artist - Eugen Gradl Engraver - Emil Hochdanz 1889-1928, Stuttgart