The art of creating mosaics is ancient, but its appeal in 21st-century homes is easy to piece together. Eye-catching mosaics are working their way up from floors onto kitchen backsplashes and into ...

The Vault is Slate’s history blog. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter @slatevault, and find us on Tumblr. Find out more about what this space is all about here. In an 1886 catalog, the Belcher ...

August 14, 2006 We’ve previously written about the advent of digital technology in creating design tools for wallpaper, drapes, and carpets, even fingernails, and the extraordinary results that can be ...

A hundred years ago, almost every house built in the Bay Area had some stained glass in it. That level of craftsmanship and everyday beauty was expected then, even in a modest Sears Roebuck bungalow.

Sherri Kruger-Kukowski creates mosaic art using stained glass and natural materials. For 30 years, Sherri Kruger-Kukowski has been creating mosaic art in her studio in Badger, MN. Her primary medium ...