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Hepplewhite

June 21, 2010 Furniture
Hepplewhite furniture: Girandole.

Unlike the earlier Queen Anne style when cabriole legs were popular, Hepplewhite furniture had straight legs. They were either tapered or square and imitated the edges of the classical columns. Many of the chairs had a piece of wood connecting the legs in the shape of an “H”. The feet were …

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Sheraton

June 21, 2010 Furniture
Sheraton Furniture Design | Sofa Table

The exotic woods primarily used by Sheraton to create his lighter, almost feminine furniture with delicate straight lines, were rosewood, sycamore, tulipwood, mahogany and satinwood. Though he had carved a niche area for Sheraton furniture when he was alive, he hardly made much money on his superior craftsmanship and died essentially as a poor man.

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Tiffany & Co. Jewelry and Silver

September 11, 2009 Tiffany & Co.

The company that changed the trend and created its own unique and iconic style, which became influential not only in America, but in the entire world, was Tiffany & Co. Founded in New York City in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young, Tiffany and Co. was a stationary and fancy goods emporium and specialized in the sale of fine glass and porcelain decorative objects.

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Cartier Jewelry and Design

September 1, 2009 Cartier

With Louis Cartier coming in to charge of the workshop, his innovative and masterful jewelry making techniques and designs changed the ideas of decorative arts and fashion forever. He drew his inspiration from the different trends in art and design and his jewelry work reflected adequately the moods of the epoch, but at the same time he successfully utilized the classical designs created by his prominent forefathers.

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