Decorative Arts and Crafts  Applied Arts

Handmade Crafts
Arts décoratif.Artes decorativas
Arti decorative.Kunsthandwe,Kunstgewerbe
A Directory of Top Websites


Antiques Book Art Calligraphy Carpets Carving Ceramics Clocks
Collage Conjuring Costume Cuisine Design Dolls Fashion
Furniture Gardens Glass Interior Design Jade Japanese
 Jewellery
Martial Arts Masks Metalwork Mosaics Motifs Netsuke Origami
Perfume Puppetry Rugs Textiles Toys Wine Woodwork

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Auctions


Auctions. Art auctions, a web directory.

Country Life  magazine, UK.
Antiques, Architecture & Fine Art, Gardens & Gardening, Life in the Country, Countryside Concerns.
Searchable pictures and articles on countryside houses, castles, chateaux, gardens, estates, etc.

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Danish Design Centre
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Danish Museum of Decorative Art
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Domus. Editorale Domus.
The famous Italian design magazine. Un'azienda da sempre all'avanguardia. Architettura, Design, Arte, Comunicazione.
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Dutch applied arts and antiques

Kunstpedia. The knowledgebase of fine and decorative arts.
Kunstpedia is a knowledgebase containing articles and essays on the fine and decorative arts, popularly stated arts and antiques.
The articles are both in English as well as in Dutch.
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European Decorative Art image resources.
Dutch / Flemish, English, French, Italian, German and contemporary decorative art. Detroit Institute of Arts
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Feng Shui

The American Feng Shui Institute, founded in1991.
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The Feng Shui Society
The Feng Shui Society, ensuring public confidence in the integrity of Feng Shui practice. Description: The Feng Shui Association, based in Brighton, UK
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The Feng-Shiu Ultimate Resource
Essays and articles, by Feng Shui.
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The Feng Shui Directory of Consultants
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The American Feng Shui Institute, founded in1991.
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International Feng Shui Guild Home Page.
Promoting the use, practice, and teaching of Feng Shui. News, meetings, schools, events.
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The Feng Shui Fanzine
The Classical Feng Shui  Online Magazine
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Feng Shui tips for home or office.

Floral Art

See also: Bonsai and  Floral Art

Floral Art School of Australia
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Floral Art Society, New Zealand.
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Royal Horticulture Society, Chelsea Flower Show
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Kunstpedia. The knowledgebase of fine and decorative arts.
Kunstpedia is a knowledgebase containing articles and essays on the fine and decorative arts, popularly stated arts and antiques.
The articles are both in English as well as in Dutch.

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MAK
The Austrian Museum of Applied Arts. Vienna and L.A.
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Metropolis Magazine Online.
Architecture, design, culture.
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Middle Eastern Decorative Art image resources.
Egypt, Etruscan, Iran, Greece, Mesopotania, Persia. Detroit Institute of Arts.
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Twentieth Century Design
Mondo Trasho, Australia.
20th Century Interiors, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Objects.
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Victoria and Albert Museum, London. 2000 images online.
The largest decorative arts museum in the world.
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The William Morris Gallery, England.
Devoted to the art of England's best known designer and instigator of the art and craft movement.

Antiques

See: Antiques

Antiques Bulletin Online
The Interactive World of Antiques. Searchable auctions around the world, fairs, dealers, forgeries, tips, latest news. Based in the U.K.
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Antique Collectors Online
A major internet antique portal. BADA, antique fairs, antique dealer associations, antique collectors, dealers.
 

Bonsai


Bonsai Clubs International
Bonsai events. competitions. conventions.
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Bonsai Site
Bonsai as an art and horticultural practice.
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Bonsai Trees. All Bonsai Trees.
Articles and websites for the Bonsai tree enthusiast.
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National Bonsai Foundation, U.S.

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Books, Illustration, History of Books


Artists' Books
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Children's book illustration websites,
resources from Children's Book Central. Rarities, discussion, links.
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History of books, authorship, printing.
From S.H.A.R.P
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Salvage and ReDesign
Recycled art and craft zine with projects and inspiration.
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Yale Book Arts
Links to typography, book artists, organizations, exhibits, paper making (Yale University).


Calligraphy


Alphabets, scripts, guides and layouts.
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Arabic calligraphy
The Art of Arabic Calligraphy
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Arabic calligraphy Wikipedia entry.
Asian (Chinese, Japanese and Korean) calligraphy.
Green Dragon Arts
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Associations

Associazione Calligrafica Italiana (ACI)
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Association for the Calligraphic Arts
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The Chinese Calligraphy Association
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The International Association of Master Penmen, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting. IAMPETH

Blogs

Officina Patosq
A calligraphy blog by Tommasina Squadrito  - a calligraphy of gestures, visions, conditions, writing.
Calligrafia in movimenti, condizioni, scritture.

Chinese Calligraphy.
History and instruction on Chinese writing.
Chinese and Japanese calligraphy by Aiko Morita.
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Chinese Calligraphy
An illustrated chronology of Chinese calligraphy.
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Chinese master calligraphy.
Gothic script Wikipedia entry.
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Japanese calligraphy

Japanese Kana calligraphy.
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Japanese calligraphy. Japan Guide
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Japanese calligraphy. Takase
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Shodo Journal Research Institute

Masters of Chinese calligraphy.
Chinapage.org.
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Museums

Museum of calligraphy and miniature graphics in Pettenbach (Austria)
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Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy, Moscow.
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Manuscript museum at the Library of Alexandria

Persian calligraphy

Persian Calligraphy
A website dedicated to Persian calligraphy
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Famous Persian calligraphers.

Taipei National Palace Museum
The Calligraphic World of Mi Fu's Art
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Taipei Palace Museum calligraphy collection.
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Western calligraphy, Wikipedia entry.
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Wikipedia entry on calligraphy.




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