illustrations

Jewelry by artist <n>Alexander Calder</n>.

Metalwork pieces designed by <n>Josef Hoffmann</n> for the <n>Wiener Werkstätte</n>, 1904.

Cover of <n>The Romance of Insect Life</n> by <n>Edmund Selous</n>, c. 1905.

<n>Art Nouveau</n> book cover for <n>Hawthorn and Lavender</n> by <n>Margaret Armstrong</n>, 1895.

A humorous late 19th-century <n>Victorian Acquaintance Card</n> from the collection of <n>Alan Mays</n>.

<n>Peggy Guggenheim</n> with the <n>Silver Bed Head</n> she commissioned from <n>Alexander Calder</n> in 1946. Photo by <n>Tony Vaccaro</n>.

Artwork by <n>Latoya Haguinatha Breu</n> for <n>Polygonia</n>'s 2023 EP, <n>Otro Mundo</n>.

<n>Art Nouveau</n> glassware by <n>Karl Köpping</n>, created in Berlin, 1898.

<n>Jugendstil</n> oil lamp designed by <n>Hugo Leven</n> for <n>Kayserzinn</n>, c. 1897.

The mythological Greek creature <n>Cerberus</n>.

<n>Antique Art Nouveau Gate, Set of 2</n>.

A brooch designed by <n>Henning Koppel</n> for <n>Georg Jensen</n>.

Cover art for <n>Model/Actriz</n>'s 2025 album <n>Pirouette</n>. Photography by <n>rusty snyder</n>.

From the <n>Strange Hymnal</n> collection, curated by <n>Beatrice Bolinder</n>.

A <n>Nassariidae shell</n> from the family of sea snails. Photo by <n>H. Zell</n>.