Design
Online Video Course
Evolution of Art, Design & Style – CIVILIZATION 1
Day 2 An Arcadian Ideal Part 2
Classical architecture reached its zenith during the 5th century at ancient Athens, which by then was at the centre of the Greek World.
Women of Influence: Diane de Poitiers
The mistresses and consorts of the Kings of France have a strong history of helping others with extraordinary talent to achieve their highest potential through patronage, of changing standards of moral or social behaviour and of dictating the design and disposition of domestic architecture and gardens
Online Video Course
Evolution of Art, Design & Style – CIVILIZATION 1
Day 2 An Arcadian Ideal Part 1
Greek philosopher Aristotle noted temples, sculpture, and paintings reflected the individual tastes of their creators and patrons, an idea that opened the way for their being considered ‘works of art’
Online Video Course
Evolution of Art, Design & Style – CIVILIZATION 1
Day 1 Defining Civilization Part 2
The great strength of Egyptian culture was that religion and life were interchangeable as well as interdependent in their approach to, and understanding of, their existence.
Online Video Course
Evolution of Art, Design & Style – CIVILIZATION 1
Day 1 Defining Civilization Part 1
The survey begins with an overview of the emergence of ancient societies in the world and their progress discussing the development of architecture, gardens and costume.
Art, Design & Style
Online Video Course for Members
Backed by sumptuous imagery and beautiful music the Evolution of Art, Design & Style On Line Video Course surveys, from antiquity to the contemporary age, the evolution of western architecture, gardens, interiors, including paintings and sculpture, furniture and furnishings, costume, jewellery, textiles, ceramics and beautiful objet d’art in chronological order of their development and in their relationship to other cultures – intellectually, philosophically and spiritually.
Art, Design & Style – A Window to the World
Starting on April 21 at the Culture Concept Circle we will be releasing Defining Civilization, the first two part session of our acclaimed arts appreciation course of study the Evolution of Art, Design & Style. Presented with sumptuous imagery and beautiful music, in an exciting new On Line Video format, we aim to open a window on a whole new world.
Making a Compleat Gentleman
West Wycombe Manor was set in a beautiful Park and the perfect setting for a man of means who also enjoyed the good life. Its colonaded west front is highly unusual, for a climate like England recalling perhaps many happy times spent lazing in the loggia of an Italian Palazzo. While smaller than most of his friends country houses today it is a perfect film set for eighteenth century period films because it encapsulates and reflects in architecture the society of a time when young men of privilege went in passionate pursuit of civilised life. Is it the perfect Temple to Taste of a Compleat Gentleman?
Collecting antiques …what do you need to know?
If you would like to become a collector, potential purchaser or, a dealer in antiques we offer FREE, An Introduction to Collecting Antiques sharing some of the considerations dealers, connoisseurs and experienced collectors make when purchasing. Take the journey…join us and the world will never look quite the same again…
Introduction to Collecting Antiques – FREE online video presentation
Collecting antiques is a social phenomenon, often misrepresented as being the hobby of only a select few. From my experience working in the trade, perusing galleries, working at and attending fairs and auctions over a long period of time (some 30 years) collecting antiques is a pleasure indulged in by a vast number of people from very different backgrounds and all walks of life.