Louise Brooks in the 1920s
Louise Brooks in 1927 and my design based on my photo of the light reflection on the wall causing by a translucent candlestick. One of the most famous photo of the Old Hollywood actress Louise Brooks was talent by the photographer Eugene Robert Richee in 1929. She is wearing a long pearl necklace ; her…
Une allée au Parc floral à Paris
My photo of the Parc floral (2016). l’œuvre de Daniel Collin (1914-1990), ingénieur horticole de la Ville de Paris et architecte paysagiste. e Parc floral a été inauguré en avril 1969. Il aura fallu 15 mois (de septembre 1967 à avril 1969) pour l’aménager. L’influence des jeux Olympiques de Tokyo de 1964 est perceptible dans l’architecture…
Iris in the sea
My photos of the Sicily sea and iris. Georges Fouquet iris brooch (Gold, pearls, Silver, enamel) dating of 1905-1906. We can admire this brooch at the galeries des bijoux at the museum of decorative arts in Paris. This brooch belongs to the Art Nouveau movement. Georges Fouquet was an important Art Nouveau jeweller. He collaborated…
A flower decorated with rubies and sapphires
My pattern and my photos of flowers and an Art Deco Van Cleef & Arpels brooch (Ruby, sapphire, diamonds) dating of 1920/1930. This stylised flower reminds me of a carnation (œillet in French). Stylised figurative designs were also popular in the Art Deco period (1910-1939) : flowers, leaves, fountain, half moon, stylised animals, shells, stylised…
Art Deco geometry
Jean Fouquet brooch, Rene Boivin scroll brooch (1930) and my Art Deco inspired patterns. Jean Fouquet brooch has a Ziggurat inspired shape.
