| EAMES - A living designer, first name Charles, best known to the general public for a popular chair that bears his name and has a molded plywood seat and back. EARTHENWARE - (Very porous and mostly commonly used. Eg. Water pots, bricks, roofing tiles etc.) ECLECTIC - Decorating technique of mixing furniture and accessories from past and present periods and from many areas of the world. ELEGANT - Exuding an air of restrained luxury combined with fastidious taste. Implies the use of expensive materials. ENAMEL - Usually applies to the process of adding colored decoration to small metals objects, then baking it on ETCHINGS - Etching is the process of using strong acid to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal (the original process - in modern manufacturing other chemicals may be used on other types of material). As an intaglio method of printmaking, it is, along with engraving, the most important technique for old master prints, and remains widely used today. EXOTIC WOODS - Rare costly woods used in making furniture ie. teak, rosewood, ebony, amaranth, satinwood, zebrawood EXPRESSIONISM - is the tendency of an artist to distort reality for an emotional effect; it is a subjective art form. Expressionism is exhibited in many art forms, including painting, literature, theatre, film, architecture and music. Additionally, the term often implies emotional angst – the number of cheerful expressionist works is relatively small. |
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