Zathura: Trekking the cosmos with Greene and Greene

Article Abstract:

Hollywood has popularly used the Arts and Crafts design in numerous movies, such as the Columbia Pictures 2005 film adaptation of Chris Van Allsberg's picture book 'Zathura: A Space Adventure', directed by Jon Favreau. The house in Zathura has the kind of stylistic genus associated with the Arts and Crafts architects Charles and Henry Greene and it plays a central role in the movie where the characters are sent rocketing through the cosmos in the California Carftsman bungalow.

Evaluation, Motion pictures, Movie set design, Zathura: A Space Adventure (Motion picture)

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Hiking Russian Hill with Weaver and Worcester

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Architects Willis Polk, A. Page Brown, Ernest Coxhead, Bernard Maybeck and their spiritual and philosophical guide Reverend Joseph Worchester constructed an aesthetic of simplicity and concern for land in San Francisco at the end of the 19th century. The Russian Hill has distinctive architecture inspired from Japan, Spanish-colonial missions, Swiss chalets and the New England Shingle style.

Architectural design

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Marie Zimmermann: Tiaras to tombstones

Article Abstract:

The life of Marie Zimmermann is discussed with reference to her education, experimentation, commercial success, and later developments. Though she was trained in metal work, she preferred to work on a multitude of materials for creating fabulous designs.

Zimmermann, Marie

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