Jean Dunand was a French Art Deco artist and designer. Considered a master of lacquer ... Born in Lancy, Switzerland on May 20, 1877, Dunand first learned the trade of sculpture at the Geneva School ...

The “Swedish Grace” movement may not be a household name, but its story is full of design history and influence.

SAN FRANCISCO — Almost every established artist makes a kind of wager hinging ... Her visual style came to epitomize art deco (more a design movement that borrowed from art than an art movement).