When working on new products we always look for inspiration in the works of old masters. We work in the style of Atr Nouveau, Belle Epoque. Often we saw separate pictures that were recognized as quotations, scanned sheets from some books. We found some of these books and decided to offer their copies for purchase. We will start with just two books, but with what books! These two books served as a basis for the creation of many products, which are already presented in our store, and some of the products will be presented a little later. Perhaps these books will inspire new readers to create new arts and crafts items. For the full range of books we offer, please see our store.
Book – Combinaisons Ornamentales, Alfons Maria Mucha, M.M.P. Verneuil-G.Auriol, Paris, 60 pages.
Fragments and quotations from this book have been seen by anyone interested in Art Nouveau artists. The individual pictures are widely distributed. The book is broken down into quotations. The author is Alfons Maria Mucha. Whenever this name is mentioned, the first thing people think of is a series of posters for the famous Belle Epoque actress Sarah Bernhardt.
The posters created conquered Paris and a series of posters on the eternal theme of “seasons” was born. Alfons Maria Mucha became a fashionable artist and decorator. Alfons Maria Mucha created this book, an album of ornaments for decorators, at the end of the 19th century. The book is very useful for any master of arts and crafts. Elements of decoration, presented in this book, can be useful for decorating walls, curtains, elements of furniture, home, garden. Individual drawings are widely known and are found as templates for embroidery or as wall stencil. With all the prevalence of individual drawings to find the full version of the book personally we were not easy and got it by accident. Now you can buy it.
In our works, the ornaments from this book served as a prototype for the Curtain rod holder collection. Based on these Curtain rod holders we have created a collection of wall shelves, a coat rack, a Curtain rod holder with lighting, lamps, candlesticks, a decorative wine bottle holder, a room divider folder screen. We, A&D, have broadened the horizons of the artist Alfons Maria Mucha. Thus the works of the artist Alfons Maria Mucha can enter your home.
In contrast to the previous book, the second book contains the works of many Art Nouveau artists at once. Since the Art Nouveau fashion has taken over the whole of Europe, and the languages spoken in Europe are different, the title of the book reflects the different versions of the names of this fashion – Art Nouveau Ornament, Ornament Art nouveau, Jugenstil Ornamente, Ornamentacion Arte Nuevo. 318 pages! For almost every occasion!
The book presents ornaments from the simplest to very complex. There is a great influence of Jugenstil, Germany –
But there are even Italian Art Nouveau artists, such as an advertising poster for automobile races –
In our works fragments, quotations from this book can be seen in Curtain rod holder collection, in versions of room divider folder screen, lamps, fireplace grates, buffet and other products. And some of them are still waiting for their turn to be realized. For example, here’s a great idea for the door of a (new, future) cupboard –
