Art nouveau furniture

Zakurdayev earned a first-place award from the International Wood Carvers Congress (2003) for this hand-carved cherry mirror frame.

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During the 1890s a new style emerged that reflected naturalistic and symbolic motifs found in Japanese and other Asian design. This movement rejected the historicism that had dominated architecture

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The steel rods that compose the St. Germane bed frame are much like thick threads of incense swirling around the air. Wafts of the bent metal create a dreamy bed anyone could snuggle up to. Tripoli Designs builds each furniture piece as a custom order.

Gorgeous Art Nouveau dining room paneling, furniture, and decor on display in the Musée d'Orsay.

A couple of these out on the patio, with a matching tea cart and a vase of fresh peonies.

Chairs designed by Hector Guimard (1867-1942)