A charming Christmas
Vintage illustration, pattern i designed and Andrea Fohrman’s earrings.
Art Deco Christmas
Erté illustration, gold pattern i designed (based on a photo of the German architecture). Art Deco emerged in 1925, at the World’s Fair in Paris, France. This art movement is called Art Deco in reference to the name of the “Exposition Internationale des Arts décoratifs et industriels modernes”.
1920s Christmas
Photo of my Christmas tree (decorated with my aunt), Art Deco inspired pattern (made with photoshop based on a photo in Germany) and illustration of a woman in the 1920s.
A Christmas in Alsace
Hansi’s illustration and Wilhelm Schweizer Pewter’s Christmas ornaments (Christmas tree).
An iced Christmas in Alsace
Snowflake, Hansi’s illustration of an Alsatian girl and an Alsatian village.
A woman surrounded by flowers
Mix of Mucha’s illustrations and enameled and diamond set brooch by Whiteside & Blank. More Mucha’s illustrations :
Délicatesse fleurie
Mix of two Alphonse Mucha’s illustrations, Art nouveau enameled and diamond set brooch by Whiteside & Blank and Ilgiz Fazulzyanov’s ring.
Art nouveau poppies
“Art nouveau (Art nouille) is a style of decorative art, architecture, and design prominent in western Europe and the USA from about 1890 until the First World War and characterized by intricate linear designs and flowing curves based on natural forms.” Poppy is a floral pattern often used by Art nouveau artists (illustrators, jewelers…) like…
The Art Deco Lady
Ilgiz Fazulzyanov earrings and pendant, Boucheron’s earrings (eyes), mother of peace texture and illustration by Wladyslaw Theodore Benda. Art Deco emerged in 1925, at the World’s Fair in Paris, France. This art movement is called Art Deco in reference to the name of the “Exposition Internationale des Arts décoratifs et industriels modernes”. Art Deco jewelry…
Portrait of a woman in the 1920s
Boucheron earrrings and necklace, face i created with photoshop (geometric shapes), mouth inspired by Benito, Egyptian eyes, 1920s Inspired accessories and mother of pearl texture for the skin. This set is influenced by Eduardo Garcìa Benito, the cubist artist Franz Hagenauer and Egytian art (eyes).
Elegance in the 1920s
“A woman can be over dressed but never over elegant”. Coco Chanel Artys’ necklace and earrings, drawing of an Art Deco woman by Sveta Dorosheva (Eduardo Garcìa Benito’s inspired), eyes and mouth from a Reynaldo Luza’s illustration (1927), mother of Pearl texture for the skin, 1920s hat, gold texture and pattern i made (background). This…
Une femme Byzantine parée de ses plus beaux atours
Byzantine mosaics and stain glass in the Palatine Chapel of the Norman palace (12th century) in Palermo, Sicily. Illustration by Tadarino of a woman wearing a Byzantine costume. The palatine Chapel is in the Norman palace in Palermo, Sicily. The construction of the Palatine Chapel began in 1132. The edification of the chapel was ordered…
The Arabian nights
Léon Carré (1878-1942) illustration (Tarot of the Arabian nights), Swarovski water lilies, moon jewelry by Andrea Fohrman and Josie Natori dress.
Un feu d’artifice de bonheur
Ghost’s gown, George Barbier’s illustration (“Les fêtes galantes”, 1920s), sun mirror and Doucet sky fabric.
Art Deco splendor
René Boivin brooch (matte finish yellow gold, aquamarine and diamonds, 1930s) and Robert Hope’s illustration.
Sparkling cyanide by Agatha Christie
Inge glas champagne bottle Christmas tree ornament, Antonio Petruccelli January cover Fortune magazine 1937 and vintage champagne illustration. “Sparkling cyanide” (1945) is an Agatha Christie’s novel. “A beautiful heiress is fatally poisoned in a West End restaurant. Six people sit down to dinner at a table laid for seven…” Sources : Pinterest and agathachristie.com
Beauté intemporelle
Vogue cover by the Art Deco illustrator Georges Lepape (Vogue September 1926) and Janis kerman’s brooch and earrings.
Shining for christmas
Ghost’s dress and Aurelio Bertiglia’s Christmas postcard. Born in 1891, Aurelio Bertiglia was an Italian illustrator (postcards, commercials…).
In the light of the moon
George Wolfe Plank’s illustration (Vogue August 1912), red Christmas ball, photo of snowflakes and vintage coat (1930s). La lune pareil à un morceau de nacre, éclaire de blanc le bleu saphir du ciel. À la lueur de l’astre blanc, apparaissent les passagers de la nuit, tels des ombres silencieuses. À quoi peuvent ils penser? Peut…
On the snowy roofs of Colmar
Hansi’s illustration of Colmar, Alsace, Guy Entereiner’s illustration of Alsatian and Wilhelm Schweizer Pewter (Angels). Different version :
