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During the 1970s, pioneering American studio glass artist Marvin Lipofsky refined his formula for creating collaborative glass sculpture.
This image was posted on May 03, 2022.
#studioglass #glasssculpture #glassblowing #glassart #contemporaryart #marvinlipofsky
What will you eat your inflight meal on?
This image was posted on May 02, 2022.
#avgeek #aviationhistory #collections #dishes
After Japan opened to international trade, following a prolonged period of isolation from the West, French author Philippe Burty coined the term Japonisme in 1872 to describe the new fervor for all things Japanese.
This image was posted on May 02, 2022.
#japonisme #japan #design #decorativearts
Born #onthisday in 1906, Beverly Hills designer Don Loper (1906–1972) added airline stewardesses to the long list of stars wearing Don Loper originals.
This image was posted on April 29, 2022.
#panam #avgeek #aviationhistory #fashion
Pheoleen Gandari’s (b.
This image was posted on April 29, 2022.
#zimbabwesculpture #zimbabwe #sculpture #pheoleengandari
Operating from 1946 to 1968, China's Civil Air Transport’s (CAT) initial mission was to carry relief supplies on westbound flights from coastal ports to the war-devastated interior, and commercial cargo and passengers on return fights to the coast.
This image was posted on April 28, 2022.
#cat #defunctthursday #civilairtransport #avgeek #aviationhistory
The Sud Aviation Caravelle was one of the first successful commercial jetliners produced in Europe.
This image was posted on April 27, 2022.
#avgeek #aviationhistory #sudaviation #caravelle #airplane
Interior design advice from the 19th century that holds up today: influential architect and furniture designer Charles Locke Eastlake encouraged a threefold division of walls in 1867, explaining to his readers that: “Paperhangings should in no case be allowed to cover the whole space of a wall from skirting to ceiling….The most dreary method of decorating the wall of a sitting-room is to cover it all over with an unrelieved pattern of monotonous design.” Fashionable Aesthetic Movement interiors displayed a dado, which covered the lower part of the wall and provided an alternative to wood paneling.
This image was posted on April 27, 2022.
#victorianpaperedwall #wallpaper #wallpaperwednesday #design
Air New Zealand was founded as TEAL (Tasman Empire Airways Limited) #onthisday in 1940.
This image was posted on April 26, 2022.
#newzealand #airnewzealand #avgeek #aviationhistory #teal
The pineapple plant, known all over the world for its delicious fruit, is indigenous to Central and South America.
This image was posted on April 26, 2022.
#pineappletopina #pineapple #lace #fashion #design #phillipines #textile
Our “you collect what?” list is lengthy.
This image was posted on April 25, 2022.
#collections #trayliners #design #avgeek #aviationhistory
Happy National Arab American Heritage Month!
This video was posted on April 25, 2022.
#videoartssfom #naahm #newyorkcity #newyork #chess #community #kingofthenight #lonelyleap










