Thursday, October 25, 2007

simple shapes

Another wonderful piece of inspiration from the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. I love how Art Nouveau jewelry so beautifully incorporates the organic shapes of even the simplest forms. This piece feels particularly autumnal to me.

(image: Paul and Henri Vever, Hair Comb, tortoise shell, pearls, and enamel, 1900, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

How splendid! KDM

Anonymous said...

I am totally in agreement with KDM!

Anonymous said...

CGB! We need to bring sexy back with hair combs . . . and picnics! KDM