Certainly every chic interior designer and architect knows what klismos furniture is. Klismos furniture - and more specifically klismos chairs - have been depicted in Greek vases and pottery and ...

The Greek-key design that runs vertically down the front was hand-painted by Hickory Chair artisans in a silver tone. The hand-painted furniture is part of the “Artist’s Studio” program.

During the early 18th century in Paris, the wealthy social elite were busy rejecting the regal seriousness of Baroque design ... furniture or home products, in minimalism less is more. The ancient ...

Take a close look at what you're sitting on, he says, and you'll learn about trends in architecture, design ... records of chairs appear in Egyptian tomb paintings and ancient Greek art.

It sounds too good to be true: A design ... “Greek key fabrics are used on curtains, rugs and pillows, but the pattern is also showing up in furniture,” Estes says. “It might be a chair ...

including beds and chairs, that date back to 2550 BC; furniture items from ancient Greece including armchairs and beds which date back to 1200 BC; dining and serving tables from excavations of ...

Scholars are now looking into this potential case of ancient ... Such ingenious chairs were already being used in Egypt more than 4,000 years ago. The brilliantly simple design consists of two ...

and Margo Behrakis Chair, Art of Ancient Greece and Rome. She will replace Christine Kondoleon, who served as chair for four years, worked at the MFA for 21 years total, and helped oversee the ...

The Greek-key design that runs vertically down the front was hand-painted by Hickory Chair artisans in a silver tone. The hand-painted furniture is part of the "Artist's Studio" program.