Presented by Gregory Laffrenzen
Step into the flowing lines and organic beauty that shaped the visual soul of the fin-de-siècle era. This panel explores the origins, influences, and motifs of art nouveau, including its expression in architecture, furniture, fashion, and graphic design. We’ll see examples of this revolutionary style and how it reacted against industrialization while still embracing modern materials and craftsmanship. This panel offers both visual delight and cultural context for one of the most iconic aesthetics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Gregory Laffrenzen failed out of computer science but got an art minor instead, which exposed him to a fair amount of different art styles. That was when he fell in love with art nouveau with its mix of whimsy and grace. He doesn’t need much of an excuse to look up a lot of examples and talk about how cool it is.
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