Arts
Today I'm talking with Aldous Bertram about his first book called "Dragons & Pagodas: A Celebration of Chinoiserie." In case you're not familiar with the term, think about white porcelain dinnerware, lamps, vases... all with elaborate, vaguely Chinese illustrations on them. He traces hundreds of years of the development of the Chinoiserie style, into what reads like a novel. And then gorgeously illustrates all of the major motifs under the Chinoiserie umbrella. I think you'll find him, and his subject, just as charming and delightful as I did!