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Thursday 25 August 2011

The Matrix Of All Matter.





German physicist and one of the founding fathers of Quantum Theory, Max Planck, said that “all matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force which brings the particles of an atom to vibration which holds the atom together. We must assume behind this force is the existence of a conscious and intelligent mind. This mind is the matrix of all matter.“






A Little Paint, Paper and Fabric.






Anna French Wallcoverings.










White.










Anna French Wallcoverings.










Sheer Curtains As Room Dividers.








Tuesday 23 August 2011

Abundantia.







Abundantia by French Painter Jean Francois Armand, 1829-1894.




Dream Time.










"We are not always what we seem, and hardly ever what we dream."



Saturday 20 August 2011

Deco Architecture.





Culture for the masses, highbrow meets lowbrow at the cinema Hollywood educates the proletariat who begin a check list of required items for their happy consumer life ahead.













Wednesday 17 August 2011

1914 - 1939.





Art Deco began in 1914 at the decline of the Art Nouveau period and continued in popularity between the two world wars its influence ended in 1939 when most people’s lives were driven into turmoil by the Second World War. The decadence of the times was slowed down by a shortage of manpower to contribute to the lavish life-styles of the rich and a more austere period began.









Art Deco Bronze Statue.








A Floating Showcase.





The Normadie launched in 1932 was a floating showcase of the decorative arts, receiving sponsorship from the government, who realized they had a captive audience for at least four or five days on their journey across the Atlantic.








Dining Room of SS Normandie Decorated with Lalique Glass.











Mural The History of Navigation by Jean Theodore Dupas for SS Normandie.


Friday 12 August 2011