I am amazed by the creative talent of early Muslim artists that generated breath taking geometric mosaic designs that we are still fascinated with to this day. See below the mosaic work on the Dome of the rock in…
There are two forms of Islamic art; Calligraphy and mosaics. Early muslims combined geometric shapes in highly sophisticated patterns to form amazingly complicated mosaics (see examples). They also used mosaics to highlight Islamic calligraphy on architecture in breathtaking designs. I…
A client in Cape Cod requested a Moroccan style bathroom from designer Kyle Timothy Blood. To create this amazing retreat, the designer read several books on Morocco to understand the basics of the Moroccan style. In an interview with…
If you love the modern style of decorating because of its use of geometric shapes then you will love this post. 🙂 In my introductory post about Islamic design I mentioned that there are two notable forms of Islamic…