Barcelona Does it Better

A huge new Apple store opened in Barcelona this summer, and they boxed up some sweet swag that is certain to appeal to mosaic fashionistas the world over. Barcelona is a design mecca, so even the box is worthy of a geometric high-five. [youtube...

Midcentury Mosaics Saved from the Wrecking Ball

I’m thrilled to link you to this well-researched and engaging reportage by Christina Geyer, managing editor for FD LUXE magazine. She tracks the restoration and rescue process of the 1950’s Mercantile Bank mosaics designed by Millard Sheets, bringing us...

Chuck Close Goes Underground: Subway Mosaics

This brief notice just out today on SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY ART  – mosaics by Chuck Close! From New York Times:  Art & Design, Inside ART: by Carol Vogel “For months now Mr. Close has been meeting with mosaicists from California to Canada, learning about...

Venezia D’Oro, Golden City

VENICE, ITALY – the Golden City. The mysterious home to centuries of closely-guarded secrets in artisanal glass and mosaic manufacture. In my VIDEO below, tour this glorious city, from the glistening Orsoni smalti foundry, through Murano’s narrow alleys to...

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