Favorite Design Element: Framed Intaglios

Image via Quatrefoil Design From the first time I saw a framed intaglio, I thought is was the perfect combination of sculpture and art. An intaglio is a figure or design carved into stone or a hard material. "Intaglios, cameos, and medals were popular among collectors in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Skilled engravers copied such artefacts from the classical world,