| The French and the Belgians called it Art
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| | favorite architect and icon of style! It
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| Nouveau or the New Art. This period of
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| | is lucky for us that he was so prolific
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| integrated art may have been short
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| | and left a lasting legacy for all to
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| lasting a mere 24 years from 1890 to
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| | enjoy and draw inspiration from.Antoni
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| 1914, however, the influence of that time
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| | Gaudi of Spain had a limitless
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| has continued to this day. The artists
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| | imagination and his buildings are a true
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| who were in vogue then are just as much
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| | testament to his creative energy and
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| in demand now: Alphonse Mucha; Gustav
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| | individual style. At first his undulating
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| Klimt; & Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to
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| | walls and fantastical creations were not
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| name just a few. They were considered
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| | well received as they were too
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| ahead of their time then and their art
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| | unorthodox. Today, however, he is
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| was regarded as exciting and new.The
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| | considered a genius and the irregular
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| Paris World's Fair held in 1900 really
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| | lines and one-of-a-kind architecture have
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| was the defining moment for this
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| | been embraced. Thousands annually visit
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| particular art form as over 50 million
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| | Barcelona for the sole purpose of seeing
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| people attended. Upon visiting Siegfried
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| | Gaudi's Familia Sagrada, Casa Mila & Park
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| Bing's pavilion, their interest and
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| | Guere.Architectural ToursToday, theme
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| enthusiasm spread. As art dealer and
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| | tours are very popular and many of the
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| entrepreneur he had opened a gallery in
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| | great cities of Europe have specialty
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| Paris in 1895 and called it L'Art Nouveau
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| | tours with an emphasis placed on Art
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| which gave the movement its name. His
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| | Nouveau style and architecture. Regarded
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| pavilion was filled with every example of
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| | by the locals as national treasures which
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| Art Design: wallpaper; fabrics;
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| | they are only too proud to share and show
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| furniture; jewelry; glassware; and
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| | off, Brussels, Prague and Riga in Latvia
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| metalwork. Art Nouveau style could be
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| | all have excellent examples of Art
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| identified by the flowing and curving
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| | Nouveau design. And, as if you needed an
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| lines which were apparent in everyday
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| | excuse to visit these varied and
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| household items as well as architecture
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| | interesting places, in the case of these
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| and furniture. Even women's fashions were
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| | cities it is like going to an open air
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| created to reflect the new look.Charles
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| | museum. Of course, there are many other
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| Rennie Macintosh as architect and
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| | locations across Europe which, if you had
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| furniture designer made furniture for
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| | the time, you would not want to miss;
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| specific spaces in the homes that he also
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| | Paris, Vienna, and Turin could easily
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| designed. His architecture was so unique
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| | whet your appetite. This wave of
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| that equally unique furniture was
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| | creativity made its way around the world
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| required to fill the spaces. The
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| | with Europe at the center.Below is a
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| traditional furniture available at the
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| | listing of just some of the artists and
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| time would have appeared out of place in
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| | architects of the Art Nouveau period with
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| his homes. When Charles and his close
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| | the cities where they lived or had
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| friend, Herbie McNair met Margaret
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| | commissions shown opposite. These are the
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| Macdonald and her sister, Frances, a very
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| | places one must go in order to really
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| unusual, romantic and artistic liaison
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| | appreciate their genius:
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| developed. All had studied art and would
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| | Charles Rennie Macintosh/Glasgow &
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| collaborate together on many projects.
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| | Helensburgh Scotland
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| Together they formed a powerful alliance
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| | Frank Lloyd Wright/New York,
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| and were known as the Glasgow Four with
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| | Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, USA
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| far reaching effect. In 1896 they were
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| | Antoni Gaudi/ Barcelona, Spain
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| invited to exhibit at the London Arts and
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| | Victor Horta/Brussels, Belgium
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| Crafts Society Exhibition. Herbie and
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| | Hector Guimard/Paris, France
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| Frances married in 1899 and moved to
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| | Henry van de Velde/Netherlands, Germany
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| Liverpool. In 1900 Charles and Margaret
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| | Otto Wagner/Vienna, Austria
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| were married and in the same year
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| | J. M. Olbrich/Vienna, Austria
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| Macintosh's architectural masterpiece,
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| | C. Harrison Townsend/London, England
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| The Glasgow School of Art, was begun.The
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| | Peter Behrens/Darmstadt, Germany
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| great Frank Lloyd Wright is a wonderful
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| | Gustav Klimt/Vienna, Austria
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| example of someone who was influenced by
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| | Alphonse Mucha/Prague, Former Czech
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| the Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts
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| | Republic
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| movements. He designed not only the
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| | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec/Paris, France
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| buildings but also the furniture, stained
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| | If you love the style of Art Nouveau,
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| glass windows and lamps which were an
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| | consider surrounding yourself with it
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| integral part of the overall design. His
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| | everyday. We offer a fine line of
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| commercial success not to mention his
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| | ceramic tile designed with the art lover
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| commercial designs for everything from a
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| | in mind. Our decorative tiles
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| gas station, places of worship and the
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| | incorporate many of the best loved
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| Johnson Wax building to the Guggenheim
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| | artistic styles. Surefiretile.
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| Museum sealed his fate as America's
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