The Studio yearbook of decorative art (1909)

colour and texture ; while the decoration is usually
suggested by some natural object, as will be seen
by the examples given here. No attempt is made
to actually reproduce the object, but Nature’s forms
are adapted with remarkable artistic discrimination,
when they lend themselves to the particular deco-
ration suited to the piece. The vases reproduced
on pages no and in are typical examples of the
Martin Brothers’ craftsmanship.


OAK PANEL DESIGNED AND
CARVED BY MURIEL MOLLER

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MEAD, Miss M. Grace, i Russell Road, Ken-
sington, London.
Miss Mead designs and executes woodcarving. She
showed five panels, representing “ HIsop’s Fables,”
at the Franco-British Exhibition in London last
year, and an alms dish at the last Exhibition of
the Arts and Crafts Society, held at the Grafton
Galleries. She was awarded a bronze medal for
two panels which she exhibited at the Carpenters’
Hall. The panel illustrated here, “ Little Red
Riding Hood,” was executed in satin walnut for a
nursery cupboard.

SATIN WALNUT PANEL
DESIGNED AND CARVED
BY M. GRACE MEAD

MOLLER, Miss Muriel, Broad Leigh
Cottage, Widdington, Essex.
Miss Moller designs and executes woodcarv-
ing, and is represented here by a panel for a
small oak cupboard, which was made up by
Mr. T. Beard.

VASES DESIGNED AND EXECUTED
BY THE MARTIN BROS.

MUTZ, Hermann, 19 Griine Strasse,
Altona-on-Elbe.
Herr Mutz has been associated with the
modern movement in arts and crafts in Ger-
many since its commencement. He was

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