Week 16: Apr. 21, 2024

Three pieces: Chandelier, Henry van de Velde, British, about 1898, Brass; Armchair, George Logan, British, designer, Godfrey Blount (probably), British, designer of appliqué, Wylie & Lochhead, Scottish, maker & retailer, 1901; Mailbox, Paul Hankar, designer, Belgian, 1897

Everything old is nouveau again…

Two things about this installation caught my eye. It includes furnishings that are themselves artwork, and it comes from an art/design perspective that took hold over 125 years ago and would be welcomed into settings today. I love when the museum creates these ‘settings’ to see various pieces coming together.

Photographing them is somewhat frustrating because I so desperately want to ‘rearrange the furniture!’ But I enjoyed playing with the way the light fixture - with it’s three exposed bulbs - created a rich set of shadows from the lines in the chair.