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Details In the tradition of Samuel Bing’s Salon de l’Art Nouveau, the San Francisco Bead and Design Show gathers traditional, ethnographic, and contemporary handwork into an elegant turn-of-the-century showroom. The finest artists, artisans, and merchants from around the country will exhibit and sell artwork ranging from bead making, jewelry design, art clothing, textile weaving, glass art, ceramics, lapidary, and metalwork. The return to traditional skills and techniques provides a new and exciting market for artisanship, and the show will be an attractive opportunity for those in the gift, designer clothing, jewelry, interior decor, and textile trades. In addition the show is open to fashion designers, jewelry artists, collectors, entrepreneurs, and anyone with a love for original design. Each exhibitor is chosen by “invitation only”, which allows for an elegant, balanced, theme-oriented show, organized around clothing, beads, gold, silver, gemstones, jewelry, ceramics, textiles, fabrics, and objets d’art. San Francisco Bead and Design Show, celebrating the restoration of handwork arts to everyday life.(Also see: Exhibitor List; Workshop List; Product List; Join Mailing List) Location Built in 1910, Hotel Whitcomb is a fine example of 19th century and Edwardian architecture. Its Art Nouveau stained glass windows, marble balustrades, high cathedral ceilings, Austrian chandeliers, Moroccan tiles, and antique fabrics suggest a gentle la belle époque aura. Located on Market Street across from the Orpheum Theater, it is a sanctuary, surrounded by stylish restaurants and galleries. Hotel Whitcomb address: 1231 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.(Also see: Fast Facts; Register to Attend)
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