Art Deco Chrome Coasters Set of 8

Made with amazing tropical woods in Michoacán Mexico by Iconic woodmaster and designer Don Shoemaker. Very practical and refined. Coming from an affluent family, Don was originally from Nebraska. During the 1930s he studied at the Fine Arts Institute of Chicago thinking to become a painter. Visiting Mexico for his honeymoon he fell in love with the country and he finally decided to move to Mexico in the late 1940s. He lived for a while and painted in San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato, but finally he settled down in a little uphill town called Santa María de Guido, overseeing the city of Morelia, in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. Don began the manufacture of his furniture in tropical precious woods and other wood products. What started as a little factory in the late 1950s called SEÑAL, S.A., grew to the point where Don employed more than a hundred skilled craftsmen. Soon Shoemaker became an important milestone of the economic and cultural life of his adopted home. SEÑAL, S.A. brought great wealth and economical boost to the village and Don was well known for his good heart and charity projects. Don S. Shoemaker delivered furniture pieces in to his showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston and large cities in Mexico. His designs were very much appreciated by wealthy Mexican families...

Art Deco Black Enameled & Crystal Dog Intaglio Motif Coaster Box Set Germany, circa 1930s A unique set of Art Deco useable barware, appearing as a small jewel like round black enameled box with a reverse painted intaglio...

A clever use of oxides on brass lends this set of six coasters an outstanding abstract look defined by concentric elements inspired by the Aniconism, or the opposition of visually de...

Geometric elements inspired by Aniconism define the concentric decoration of this set of six coasters. Treated with chemical reagents and protected with antioxidant layers, their sin...

A dynamic contrast of azure and beige veiled by delicate, unpredictable shades resulting from the use of chemical oxides defines this contemporary-style set of six brass coasters. Th...

A masterful use of chemical reagents reveals the nuanced, concentric design of this set of six brass coasters inspired by aniconism philosophy, which bans the depiction of living or ...