HUNTING FOR AN ALLIGATOR

How a chest of drawers in art deco style came to be Photos: Łukasz Zandecki  & Text: Szymon Tarnowski – Pull! – Harder! – Watch out for the tail! And

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ICONS OF PRECISION FROM THE 20s AND 30s OF THE PREVIOUS CENTURY

ICONS OF PRECISION FROM THE 20s AND 30s OF THE PREVIOUS CENTURY Watch design in the 1920s was inspired primarily by the works of avant-garde painters representing the first decade

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LA DOLCE VITA

LA DOLCE VITA Text: Marta Kropidłowska “Sugar invigorates” – it was the most famous advertising slogan of the Polish interwar period for which its author – Melchior Wańkowicz obtained an

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TEMPLIER

TEMPLIER When Raymond Templier took over in a family jeweller’s workshop in 1922, his head was filled with concepts and he certainly did not plan to continue the traditional style

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LALIQUE. WORLD MADE OF GLASS

LALIQUE. WORLD MADE OF GLASS Text: Marta Kropidłowska photos: CORNING MUSEUM OF GLASS,RM AUCTIONS / SOTHEBY’S,BURLWOOD GALLERY People said he was a magician and he could make anything using glass.

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EXHIBITION IN PARIS 1925. WHEN ART DECO CAME TO LIFE

EXHIBITION IN PARIS 1925. WHEN ART DECO CAME TO LIFE We would definitely not spend the 28th of April 92 years ago at home. Together with a mass of people

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WOODCUTS

WOODCUTS Text: Paula Mroczkowska photos: MUZEUM NARODOWE W WARSZAWIE, Drzeworyty z kolekcji Jerzego Leskowicza I got a mirror as a birthday gift from my friends. The mirror itself would be

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LEMPICKA, BUGATTI AND A DANCING ELEPHANT

LEMPICKA, BUGATTI AND A DANCING ELEPHANT A portrait staged inside of a car? Something like that could only happen in the wild twenties. When the automotive industry was just starting

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THE SPIRIT OF BAUHAUS IN FÜRSTENBERG CASTLE

THE SPIRIT OF BAUHAUS IN FÜRSTENBERG CASTLE Ducal Porcelain Manufactory at Fürstenberg Castle in Lower Saxony has been operating continuously for 270 years. And while its offer includes a hundred

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DANCING ON THE VOLCANO

DANCING ON THE VOLCANO Text: Marta Kropidłowska foto: Pinterest, atelier 1925 The defying glance from under long lashes, lips covered with strong red lipstick – this is what draws attention

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