Of the red lacquers, such as seats and tables, the earliest pieces date from the Ming dynasty (1368 1644); their workmanship is characterized by softer contours and freer, more spirited designs than the later pieces of the Qing dynasty (1644 1911/12).
Built in the 1960's, a breakthrough decade for free-spirited design, it was envisioned as a groovy pit stop for travelers.
The season started with Copenhagen Design Week, which, true to Denmark's thoughtful tradition of public-spirited design, was dominated by sustainability.
The galleries bring together clear-spirited, clean-cut architecture with high-quality art of every sort, while the Winter Garden is a delightfully Gothic-spirited design that soars above the governing roofline.
At Karatepe, also near Ashgabat, an agricultural society produced fine pottery from the 3rd millennium bc, but it reached its fullest development in the 2nd millennium bc in a series of vessels decorated with particularly spirited animal designs.
Invited by the Sydney Opera House Trust at the end of the century to improve the building's foyers, among other works, Utzon provided spirited new designs for his masterpiece from his home high above the sea in Mallorca.
Imagine a country freed once more from the agony of discredited Reaganomics and Ryan's niggardly, mean-spirited budgets designed to kill whatever hope poor Americans still have.
In her own words, this special page was "a very coarse and mean-spirited screed, designed to reflect what I consider [Bailey's] own motivations to be.
The deal will be seen as a blow to Alsop, whose brand of spirited and fun design has made him one of the leading figures in British architecture.
Chevy delivers expressive design, spirited performance and great value with standard features usually found only on more expensive vehicles.
