decorative

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Drawing haphazardly from the Victoria & Albert Museum’s immense collection of decorative arts and design, the institution’s newest outpost is frustratingly uneven.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Yet well into the 20th century, both pagan and Christian Celtic abstraction was considered to be merely decorative and inferior to classical representation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

More than 400 small manufacturing clusters here make glass items ranging from car headlamp covers and bangles to light shades, decorative items and chandeliers, feeding a domestic market worth over $200mn.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

The project will add a pedestrian bridge, updated walking paths, native trees and landscaping for shade, seating and a decorative water feature.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Architecture’s parameters are defined by utilitarian function and structural system, but there is almost always an aesthetic component as well, even when it consists of nothing more than a decorative veneer.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson