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Fulvio Bianconi A Fasce Sommerso XL Murano Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
By AVMazzega, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Barcelona, ES
, Italy, 1950s.
This gorgeous Murano Art Glass Centerpiece features an oval shaped bowl in clear glass
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$2,139
H 3.94 in W 9.65 in D 7.09 in
1960s Murano Bronze-Mounted Glass Casket Attributed to Sommerso
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Winnetka, IL
A striking vintage bronze-mounted clear thick Murano glass casket attributed to Sommerso having a
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
A large brass and clear sommerso inclusion blown glass vase by Alberto Dona
By Alberto Donà
Located in London, GB
A large vase sommerso of brass clear glass vase.
This beautiful vase is made of brass and clear
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
$3,835
H 14.97 in Dm 10.24 in
A 1960s Modernist Red Sommerso Murano Glass Large Triangular Ashtray by Seguso
By Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A perfect condition red and orange sommerso murano glass hand-crafted in Venice by Seguso, Murano
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
$534
H 2.76 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in
1970's Sommerso Murano Glass, Birds, Doves on a Tree, Sculpture
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Murano glass sculpture depicting four birds in white and light pink perched on a clear glass tree
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Sculpture in Clear and Bright Yellow "Sommerso" Glass
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Murano "Sommerso" Paperweight/Sculpture in Clear and Bright Yellow Glass.
The piece is an
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$1,568 Sale Price
20% Off
H 6.3 in Dm 3.94 in
Stunning Vintage Red, Orange and Yellow Sommerso Murano Glass Vase, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This vase is made in red, orange and yellow sommerso Murano glass, a
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass, Sommerso
$689
H 15.36 in W 5.91 in D 7.88 in
Flavio Poli Sommerso Vase Glass Seguso Murano, Italy, 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in CABA, AR
This Flavio Poli sommerso glass vase, dating back to the vibrant era of the 1970s, exudes an air of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
$2,700 Sale Price
46% Off
H 6.3 in W 17.72 in D 3.94 in
Antonio da Ros Murano Glass Sommerso Vase for Cenedese
By Antonio da Ros, Cenedese
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful sommerso glass with a very traditional bubble design by Antonio da Ros.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Sommerso Glass Dark Purple Round Ashtray
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
submerged glass.
A Murano sommerso vase is a type of vase made using the sommerso glassmaking technique
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Seguso Sommerso Green and Brown Murano Glass Centerpiece
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A Particular Sommerso Murano glass centerpiece designed and hand-crafted in Venice in the 1960s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Sommerso Vase - Flavio Poli
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Flavio Poli
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful art glass Sommerso vase, attributed to the Italian designer Flavio Poli.
The vase is
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Sommerso Vase - Flavio Poli
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Flavio Poli
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful art glass Sommerso vase, attributed to the Italian designer Flavio Poli.
The vase is
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Sommerso Vase - Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful art glass Sommerso vase, attributed to the Italian designer Flavio Poli.
The vase is
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Sommerso Vase - Flavio Poli
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Flavio Poli
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful art glass Sommerso vase, attributed to the Italian designer Flavio Poli.
The vase is
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Large Art Glass Sommerso Vase - Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful art glass Sommerso vase, attributed to the Italian designer Flavio Poli.
The vase is
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
A one of a kind hand blown Murano glass lamp with a swirl pattern, made in Italy
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Houston, TX
A one of a kind hand blown Murano glass lamp with a swirl pattern, made in Italy, circa 1970s. The
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass
$895
H 13.5 in W 10 in D 10 in
Yellow Murano Glass Vase Mounted as a Lamp
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in London, GB
A very charming mid twentieth century yellow Murano glass vase with blue glass lace overlay
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Beaux Arts Table Lamps
Materials
Murano Glass
1970 Murano style Glass Mushroom Table Lamps - A Paie
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Staten Island, NY
Yellow Murano Attributed Glass Mushroom Lamps - a Pair, circa 1970
They are perfect for your
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Pair of Seguso Amber Coloured 1960s Flavio Poli Sommerso Bowls
By Flavio Poli
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A pair of sommerso (submerged) Murano glass bowls in amber coloured yellow glass. The bowls were
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Murano Amber Green Glass Bookends - a Pair
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown green amber Italian art glass bookend sculptures. Can be used
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bookends
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,600 / set
H 9 in W 3.5 in D 6 in
1980s Modernist Blue and Green Sommerso Murano Glass Elephant by Vincenzo Nason
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Vincenzo Nason & Cie
Located in Charleston, SC
green Sommerso Murano glass elephant designed and manufactured by Vincenzo Nason is a stunning piece of
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
$775
H 5 in W 6 in D 2.25 in
Signed Daum France Table Clock a Thick Sommerso 'Clear Crystal Casing'
By Daum
Located in Verviers, BE
This simple yet dramatic Clock
The claer core in classic Daum has been given a thick sommerso
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal
$701
H 10.24 in W 9.06 in D 3.15 in
Mid-century Modern sommerso lamp base made and signed by Ove Sandberg Kosta
By Ove Sandeberg, Kosta Boda
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
, Sweden. The price includes FREE shipping. A sommerso glass lamp base several layers of glass has been
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Blown Glass, Sommerso
$713 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.56 in Dm 3.93 in
Delicate Mid Century Murano Art Glass Figurine Sculpture Swallows on a Branch
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Barovier&Toso
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite mid-century Murano art glass sculpture captures the delicate beauty of two swallows
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
$582
H 8.47 in W 9.26 in D 4.53 in
A Green Sommerso Glass Lamp
Located in London, GB
Italy, circa 1940
A Murano glass lamp with green centre, made using the Sommerso technique typical
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Vintage Fm Konstglas Ronneby Sweden Ashtray "Vetro Sommerso"
By FM Konstglas 1
Located in Prato, Tuscany
sommerso” (submerged glass), a technique first devised in Murano in the late 1930s; the ashtray consists of
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Glass
Italian Murano Glass Elephant
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Catania, IT
This 1980s Italian handmade Murano glass sculpture depicts an elephant in clear glass. This
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Rare Alfredo Barbini VAMSA Toucan Bird Sfumato Sommerso Murano Glass Sculpture
By V.A.M.S.A., Alfredo Barbini
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and exquisite art glass toucan bird sculpture by murano glass artist Alfredo Barbini for VAMSA
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Smoked Glass
$1,900
H 5 in W 4.25 in D 3.5 in
Set of Glasses and Carafe in Murano Glass by Seguso Vetri d'Arte
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Milan, Italy
designed a series of sommerso glass pieces in a Nordic style, essential forms and sharp cold colors, which
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of Glasses and Bottle in Murano Glass by Seguso Vetri d'Arte
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Milan, Italy
designed a series of sommerso glass pieces in a Nordic style, essential forms and sharp cold colors, which
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Modern Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
Robert Eickholt Dichroic Sommerso Sculpture, American Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
controlled bubbles, encased inside a clear glass layer in sommerso technique. The piece has elongated rounded
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
Murano Sommerso Red Orange Corroso Surface Italian Art Glass Flower Vases
By Flavio Poli, Fornasa De Murano A L'Insegna Del Moreto, Galliano Ferro
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (3 vases available ) - Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso deep red orange Italian
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$435 Sale Price / item
33% Off
H 8.5 in Dm 3.25 in
Smoked Sommerso Glass Vase
By Nils Landberg
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful hand blown sommerso glass vase. Great medium size and shape with excellent smoked grey
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Vases
Salviati Murano Glass Vase “Sommerso” Signed
By Salviati
Located in Prato, Tuscany
glass vase; “Sommerso” glass is a type of glass that is obtained by immersing the glass being processed
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Czech Sommerso Art Glass Vase, Attributed to Pavel Hlava, 1960s
By Pavel Hlava
Located in Praha, CZ
A refined Czech sommerso art glass vase, attributed to renowned designer Pavel Hlava, produced in
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Adam Style Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Large Murano Archimede Seguso Art Glass Centre Piece, Italy, C.1960
By Archimede Seguso
Located in London, GB
A large Murano sommerso glass centre piece Italy C.1960
Mid-20th century, in ruby, green and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Centerpieces
Materials
Art Glass
Blue White and Clear Murano Glass Sommerso Vase, Italy 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sky Blue and Royal Blue Murano Glass Sommerso Tall Vase, Italy, 1950s.
A gorgeous Murano glass
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Large green vase, Murano sommerso glass
By Seguso
Located in Milano, IT
Many are the different styles of glass that are created on the island of Murano. Blown, sculpted or
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Carlo Scarpa Sommerso a Bollicine Bowl
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Elegant sommerso a bollicine Murano glass bowl, designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini. Hundreds of
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Periwinkle Blue 'Sommerso a Bollicine' Tazza
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A striking and rare Murano glass footed bowl, blown in a vivid periwinkle blue using the refined
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass
Art Glass Sommerso Paperweight by Maui Hot Island Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful sommerso art glass paperweight by Maui Hot Island glass, circa 1994. The piece is in
Category
Late 20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern, Murano 'Sommerso' Blue Art Glass Vase, Italy, 1960
Located in Catania, IT
This Murano glass vase has the same workmanship as a "sommerso". The "sommerso" is an art form of
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$808 Sale Price
20% Off
H 10.6 in W 4 in D 4 in
A 1960s Flavio Poli Mid-Century Modern Italian Sommerso Red Murano Glass Vase
By Flavio Poli, Seguso
Located in Aci Castello, IT
craftsmanship for which Murano glass is renowned. The Sommerso technique, a hallmark of Flavio Poli's work
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$592
H 11.82 in W 7.49 in D 5.91 in
Nils Landberg, Sommerso Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
By Orrefors, Nils Landberg
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass Sommerso vase designed by Nils Landberg and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Large Sommerso Art Glass Polar Bear Sculpture by Murano Glass
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice sommerso art glass polar bear sculpture by Murano, circa 1970s. The outline of the
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Nils Landberg, Sommerso Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
By Nils Landberg, Orrefors
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass Sommerso vase designed by Nils Landberg and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Nils Landberg, Sommerso Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
By Nils Landberg, Orrefors
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass Sommerso vase designed by Nils Landberg and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Nils Landberg, Sommerso Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
By Nils Landberg, Orrefors
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass Sommerso vase designed by Nils Landberg and produced by Orrefors, Sweden, 1950s
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Sven Palmqvist, Sommerso Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1950s
By Sven Palmquist, Orrefors
Located in High Point, NC
A blue-coloured blown glass Sommerso vase designed by Sven Palmqvist and produced by Orrefors
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Sommerso Art Glass Cat Sculpture by Murano
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice sommerso art glass cat sculpture by Murano. circa 1980s. The outline of the sculpture
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Sommerso Art Glass Seal Sculpture by Murano
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice sommerso art glass seal sculpture by Murano, circa 1970s. The outline of the sculpture
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
1970s Mandruzzato Modernist Red Sommerso Murano Glass Ashtray
By Mandruzzato
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A red sommerso murano glass bowl designed and manufactured in Venice in the Seventies by
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Murano Glass
Siderale, Sommerso and Battuto Glass Sculpture by Giorgio Vigna
By Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Sculpture in translucent glass whose interior has a "cavity" in blue sommerso glass.
The blue
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Stylized Murano Horse Head Sculpture in Sommerso Glass
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Stylized Murano Horse Head Sculpture in Sommerso Glass
A great Murano horse sculpture in clear and
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Sommerso Inciso Green Glass Bottle and Stopper
By Paolo Venini
Located in Doraville, GA
A beautiful bottle with stopper by Paolo Venini for Venini from the 1950's. The bottle is "sommerso
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bottles
Materials
Blown Glass
Nils Landberg Orrefors Sweden Sommerso Glass Vase, 1950's
By Nils Landberg
Located in Västra Frölunda, SE
A gray sommerso triangular shaped vase designed by Nils Landberg for Orrefors, Sweden.
This tall
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
High-Quality Postmodern Pink Sommerso Murano Glass Swan by Elio Raffaeli, Italy
By Elio Raffaeli
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This is a high-quality handmade Sommerso glass decorative item.
It might show
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Sommerso
$832
H 17.13 in W 9.45 in D 2.37 in
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of a sommerso glass on 1stDibs. Was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, murano glass and art glass. Find 2005 options for an antique or vintage piece of a sommerso glass now, or shop our selection of 9 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each item from our selection of a sommerso glass bearing Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Art Deco hallmarks is very popular. A well-made choice in our collection of a sommerso glass has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Murano Glass Sommerso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte and Flavio Poli are consistently popular.
How Much is an A Sommerso Glass?
Prices for a piece of a sommerso glass start at $1 and top out at $59,500 with the average selling for $911.
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- How is Sommerso glass made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Sommerso glass is made by dipping colored glass into liquid molten glass in a second shade prior to mouth-blowing the material into the desired shape. The end result is a decorative object that shows off two or more colors. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Sommerso glass.
- What is Sommerso art glass?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Sommerso art glass is glassware that has two or more layers of color in the piece that don’t mix together. Associated with Murano glass, sommerso is Italian for “submerged.” Find a collection of Sommerso art glass on 1stDibs from some of the world’s top sellers.
- What is a Sommerso vase?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A Sommerso vase is a vase that’s created by submerging the vase into pots of molten colored glass repeatedly creating the appearance of layered glass inside a colorless glass shell. It’s one of the methods perfected by the famed Murano glassmakers. Find an assortment of sommerso vases from the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, cordial glasses are not the same as shot glasses. Typically, cordial glasses feature stems, while shot glasses do not. Normally, people use cordial glasses for serving liqueurs and dessert wines. Shot glasses are generally meant for hard spirits. Shop a range of antique and vintage glasses on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Depression glass refers to any glass made during the period 1929-1939, and the Federal Glass Company was one of the most prolific makers of glass in America during that period. You can identify Federal Glassware by looking for the distinct shield with capital “F” stamped logo somewhere on the piece. Shop vintage Federal Glass on 1stDibs from some of the world’s top sellers.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A champagne glass, also known as a flute, is a tall and slender stemmed glass used for drinking champagne. A coupe glass is a wider and shorter stemmed glass that is also frequently used for serving champagne. The coupe glass can also be used for cocktails. Browse 1stDibs to find a beautiful array of champagne flutes and coupe glasses from top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024The difference between Indiana glass and carnival glass is that one term describes glassware made by a specific manufacturer, and the other refers to a specific style of glassware. Carnival glass is glassware created by molding or pressing molten glass and then applying an iridescent finish that gives it a shimmering quality. Indiana glass is any glassware made by the Indiana Glass Company. Founded in 1907 in Dunkirk, Indiana, the company produced carnival glass as well as other types of glassware, including pressed, translucent Depression glass and enameled pressed Goofus glass. Find a wide variety of Indiana Glass Company glassware and other carnival glass on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 20, 2024The difference between Tiffany glass and stained glass is that one relates to a brand and the other is a type of glass. Stained glass is colorful glass made by adding metallic oxides to molten glass during the blowing process. Named after Louis Comfort Tiffany who established Tiffany Studios, Tiffany glass involves a technique where copper foil, rather than the traditional lead oxide, serves as the joining material for individual stained glass pieces. Another key characteristic of Tiffany glass is that it often has an opalescent effect that creates variations in color and texture across its surface. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Tiffany glass and other stained glass pieces.
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- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021The difference between glass and crystal wine glasses is their composition. Mineral deposits like lead, magnesium or zinc strengthen crystal glass, rendering it thin but durable. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of wine glasses and other glassware from different periods.
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Cigar Culture Was Once the Peak of Masculinity. Now, It’s a Compelling Curiosity
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
African Travel Plans on Hold? This Ardmore Leopard Vase Brings the Beauty of the Savanna to You
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
With a High-Tech Flagship and Cool Collabs, Lladró Is Breaking the Mold for Porcelain Production
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
Zoë Powell’s Magnolia 05 Vessel Is Handmade from Clay She Unearthed Herself
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.
8 Ways to Breathe New Life into a Space with Plants
The pair behind the Instagram account @houseplantclub share their tips for making any room of the house gloriously green.
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