As the movers and shakers of the handmade rug industry, the interior design trade plays a pivotal role in shaping the end consumers’ purchasing decisions. After focusing on the greenness of the handweaving process from the manufacturers’ standpoint (See “Special Green Report—Handmade Rugs—The Original Green Floor Coverings,” ARTES (Oct. 13, 2009), this article takes a »more
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Nancy Graves’ Colorful Sculpture is Poetic, Whimsical and Highly Personal
Erin RotherThe Sculpture of Nancy Graves On exhibit at Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe Gallery 525 W 22nd Street New York, NY 10011 She was a painter, printmaker, and avant-garde filmmaker, but the American artist Nancy Graves (1939-1995) is perhaps best known for her groundbreaking sculpture that integrated Abstract Expressionist style with inspirations from science, archaeology, »more
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Bartlett Arboretum Features Art Inspired by Nature
Michelle DocimoA Reflection on the Kathy Hirshon Exhibit, ‘Spirited Trees’ At The Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford, Connecticut October, 2009- January 1, 2010 x Unlike the other seasons, autumn takes its time in arriving. Almost overnight, spring seems to pop into bloom after the yellow crocus peeks out from under the frost. Summer rushes in, never allowing enough »more
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Historic Paint Colors Find a New Market
Richard FriswellAs I pulled up the long drive, lined with sturdy, shag-barked Maple trees, the snow-covered fields and a distant copse of fledgling oaks and birches to my right offered a glimpse of a Boston of long ago. Suburban neighborhoods and office parks now surround this pastoral vista, a gently rolling reminder of what much of »more
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Paris Landmark Focuses on the Arts and Green Design
Linda Y. PengWhen in Paris last, I visited Le Viaduc des Art. My good friend, Amy, born in Paris some 89 years ago, had taken me there once, but I welcomed another opportunity to discover and explore some of its certain surprises. It is, ironically, one of the more hidden, yet quite public treasures of Paris, »more
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Green Window Design Saves Energy
Carrie PurcellWindows are a beautiful and essential part of any home, but they also contribute to higher energy costs by heat gain in the summer and heat loss in the winter. This article explores ways to reduce heat gain and loss with window technology, window film and window coverings to help save you money. Window Technology: »more
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Tough Economic Times Put Power in Hands of Museum-Goers
Richard Friswellx In a 1999 New York Times report on museum attendance for the previous decade, increases of 20% were reported in the U.S., Europe and Australia. Based on a survey by The Art Newspaper, blockbuster exhibits by the likes of Monet, van Gogh, Gauguin and Winslow Homer’s private collection drew thousands of eyes and millions »more
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New England Impressionist Artists Paint the Coastal Landscape
Richard FriswellJune 25- October 12, 2009 Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT October 24- January 31, 2010 The Portland Museum of Art chronicles the development of impressionist Connecticut and early modernist Maine with 73 features works drawn from the collections of the Portland Museum of Art and the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, Connecticut. The Call »more
