Intaglio by White Webb

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Take a bit of trompe l'oeil, mix in a bit of pop sensibility, add a sense of humor AND some decor history - you'll get these pieces by White Webb. The line is called...

...Intaglio and the look is unique. According to White Webb, the pieces are silk-screened using "hyper-enlarged antique engravings". It reminds us a bit of Fornasetti meets the 80's - in a fun way...

Shown above, left to right:
1. Lamp - based on a Greco Roman Vase
2. Console - based on 18th century engravings of a Roman table
3. Wall Sconce - based on sculptural elements of the Renaissance
4. Chandelier - based on 17th century engravings
5. Mirror - based on 18th century engravings of the Brenna Panels

More info: White Webb

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Comments (11)

Hmm. What would appear to be a cardboard chandalier candles fire = bye bye apartment. Pretty, but I sure as heck hope it wasn't intended to be functional.

Oops. My plus signs in my post disappeared. Magic!

But basically, I'm thinking lighting the candles on that chandalier is asking for trouble.

I think it's plastic, not cardboard.

Hmmm. They're sold in galleries that say "price upon request". That's a bad sign. The whole idea of making cute replicas like these is to have a fun copy of the real thing. But if they cost as much as the real thing, what's the point? That's not fun.

Back in my day the chandaliers came in three dimensions!

If these were the next 'limited edition' at Target (and at Target prices), then maybe it would be fun.
As GreatFriend pointed out, "price upon request" is usually a bad sign, because if you have to ask the price, then . . . well, we all know how that ends --> badly.

This collection was featured in the New York Times March 17, 2005. Same photos -- very old news.

It would be appropriate for a little girls room or any other room that had no intention of taking itself seriously. So, cute idea....but limited application.