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Article: Modern primitives.(Fall 2004 Market Sketchbook)
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- Home Accents Today
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- October 1, 2004
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WHETHER EARLIER CIVILIZATIONS HAD IT EASIER IS debatable, but a certain primitive simplicity found in objects from bygone ages resurfaces at the forefront of design. Unadorned, pure lines take cues from both the primordial and the modern, resulting in stark austerity. Rich, dark wood finishes are punctuated by flashes of glinting metal; overall, the palette remains deeply neutral. Not for the soft of heart, this look is on the severe side, but it is also visually arresting and uncannily familiar in the way that only truly old things can be.
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Article: Wood work.(eLink 531 - 534, 536, 518)(Brief Article)
Home Accents Today;
November 1, 2003 ;
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... ... occurring in nature. eLink 533 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Barbara Cosgrove ... finish ($150). eLink 529 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Part of the Traditions ... finish ($129). eLink 531 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] From Kichler's ...
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