For Fall Winter 2013, Creative Directors Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli designed a collection inspired by the paintings of Flemish masters and recognize their undeniable connections with our contemporary world: a glorification ...
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The accused: Scientists in the study didn't actually use LEDs. (Cartoon: Spike Gerrell) A misunderstanding had the art world believing LEDs were guilty of degrading masterpieces. However, the accusations were unfounded, Angeline Albert ...
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Xiang embroidery is well known for its time-honored history, excellent craftsmanship and unique style. The earliest piece of Xiang embroidery was unearthed at the No.1 Tomb of Mawangdui, Changsha City of the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220). The ...
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The accused: Scientists in the study didn't actually use LEDs. (Cartoon: Spike Gerrell) A misunderstanding had the art world believing LEDs were guilty of degrading masterpieces. However, the accusations were unfounded, Angeline Albert ...
Glass is a substance that is formed by the fusion of various minerals. The ingredients are mixed together in a suitable proportion and the entire set up is heated at very high temperatures and then cooled, leading to the formation of a ...
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It turns out Picasso accomplished more with a can of house paint than most. To create some of his masterpieces, Picasso used a high quality enamel house paint because it was glossy and fast drying and didn't show brush marks like artists' ...
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COSTA MESA, Calif. — Orange County interior designer Marc Pridmore has opened Marc Pridmore Designs, a luxury furniture, flooring, lighting and accessories showroom here. The upscale retailer recently welcomed hundreds of consumers ...
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Vogue Knitting LIVE, the "Comic-Con of the fiber arts world" is making its first stop in Seattle on April 5th to 7th at the Meydenbauer Convention Center. The event features: • More than 200 classes, taught by some of the world's ...
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A research study looking at paint degradation caused by illumination has been misinterpreted to throw LEDs into a bad light. Museums and art galleries are often touted as excellent applications for high-quality LED lighting, provided that ...
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An Exhibition cum sale - “Textiles from Rajasthan & Gujarat” as part of the Handloom Month will be held at Central Cottage Industries Corporation Of India Ltd showroom at Janpath, New Delhi. Central Cottage Industries ...
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The new Artsee Studio from WowWee allows children to transform their drawings into games. It made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. The product is aimed at children aged three and up, and promises to ...
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Letizia Monico, a researcher at Antwerp University and Perugia University in Italy, has made in a doctoral thesis, turned out that light bulbs that emit a lot of blue light can damage paintings by art’s great masters. A few years ...
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CX2 Project will appeal to a wide range of both female and male admirers of Fashion and Art ... featuring specialty clothing and accessories, as well as contemporary art works in various mixed media. As a Specialty Clothing Store, we ...
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A new toy project is vying for funds on Kickstarter. Stompadon is an eight-inch plush toy dinosaur who was originally created as part of a design competition in the US. The proposed toy has a corresponding kids story book, titled ...
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Computerworld - The problem: You want to send images into space and you want them to last 5 billion years. The solution: A gold-plated disc. That's the idea behind The Last Pictures project, which is scheduled to blast off in the next few ...
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