Editing Nabis (art) (section)

==Decorative art==
One of the stated objectives of the Nabis was to break down the barriers between art and ordinary life, and in particular the distinction between art and decoration. Much of the art they created was designed specifically to be decorative, for display in salons and dining rooms. They designed screens, murals, wallpaper, tapestries, dishware, lampshades, and ornament for furniture, as well as theater decor and costume design, and graphic design for advertising posters. [[Paul Ranson]], working with Art Nouveau architect [[Henry Van de Velde]] made murals to decorate the dining room of art gallery owner [[Siegfried Bing]]. After a visit to the United States, where he saw the stained glass designs of [[Louis Comfort Tiffany]] and his firm, Bing invited the Nabis to submit their own designs for Tiffany glass. Roussel, Vuillard, Vallotton, Ranson, Denis, Bonnard, and Ibels all made designs, which Bing displayed in his gallery in Paris in April 1895, along with designs of non-Nabis, including [[Toulouse-Lautrec]]. In the end the windows were not made, but Maurice Denis continued to create window designs on symbolist themes, with bold designs and vivid colors. In 1895, Vuillard was commissioned to design a series of plates, which featured women in highly stylized costumes.<ref>Jolin, Camille, ''Le Beau dans le quotidian'', in ''Les Nabis et le Decor'', pp. 29-41, in ''L'Objet D'Art'', March 2019</ref><ref name="Luxembourg" />
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File:Edouard Vuillard - Public Gardens - Google Art Project.jpg|Decorative screen, ''The Public Gardens'' by [[Édouard Vuillard]] (1895)
File:MauriceDenis-LeCheminDeLaVie.JPG|Stained glass window, ''The Path of Life'', by [[Maurice Denis]] (1895)
File:MauriceDenis-LEchelleDansLeFeuillage.JPG|''The Ladder in the Foliage'' by Maurice Denis (1892), canvas on a wood panel, made for the ceiling of the home of art patron [[Henry Lerolle]]. The same woman on the ladder is seen from four points of view.
File:Edouard vuillard, piatto con donna con camicia rigata e gonna a balze, 1895.jpg|Plate depicting a woman in a striped blouse, by Édouard Vuillard (1895)
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