Project Proposal – Riesener Desk I have a few ideas about how I’d like to explore this object. I’m especially interested in its mechanical nature and how it operates on a level below its veneer, as that aspect of it is virtually invisible when looking at the desk on display […]
Proposal of ideas: Materials and their Makers/Bodies in Space The goal of the “Materials and their Makers” group is to draw attention to the artisans behind the craft of the many beautiful items of the Tessé room. The “Bodies in Space” group will focus on re-introducing people to the Tessé […]
What major historical point does your project make? The project will relate to the larger theme of the transformation of consumer society and the transformation of the body that took place during the Enlightenment that cut across classes (I do not wish to discount the important role that the presence […]
