Japan Moderne: Design Gems from the 1920s and ’30s Music veg-tan leather

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merging into a central post emblazoned with a mahogany obsidian cabochon set in a sterling silver bezel cradled by a sculpted bosom

the Portal Mirror is imbued with tarnished aura

the body of the chair and the plinth are brushed/burnished

sapele (wood) and patinated aluminum

Japan Moderne: Design Gems from the 1920s and ’30s Music veg-tan leatherFans of The Complete Commercial Artist will fawn over this postcard set featuring some of the journals most appealing designs. This set of 40 postcards features 20 favorite designs from a spectacular sourcebook of Deco era Japanese design. Launched in the late 1920s, The Complete Commercial Artist (Gendai shogyo bijutsu zenshu) showcased work by Japans early design visionaries in 24 volumes discussing posters, window displays, lighted signs and more.