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For classicists, maximalists, and general lovers of home decor and interior design, it’s impossible to resist the charms of Toile de Jouy. With its bucolic scenes and eye-catching contrast, the pastoral toile design took the world by storm during the 18th century after German entrepreneur Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (1738–1815) established his printed textile manufactory in Jouy-en-Josas, France, and became famous for his fashionable creations that embraced...

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Glass work is the most ancient and important art practiced in the Italy, and was for hundreds of years one of the most important commercial industries of the Venetian Republic. The first recorded mention of a Glass Master in Venice, bottle-maker Dominicus Phiolarius, dates from the year 982.  However, archeological research suggests that glass production was practiced on the island of Torcello, even before the founding...

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