decorative art
noun
1
: art that is concerned primarily with the creation of useful items (such as furniture, ceramics, or textiles)
—usually used in plural
2
: objects of decorative art
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Poiret added Rosine, a fragrance business and Martine, a decorative arts workshop and school, to his empire.
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2026
End your adventure in Denver’s Golden Triangle Creative District, home to Civic Center Park, the History Colorado Center, and the Denver Art Museum campus, which includes the Kirkland collection of fine and decorative art.
—Amiee White Beazley, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
In one photograph of a dance floor in full swing, the wallpaper in the background is printed with a leafy, floral pattern by William Morris, the textile artist who sought to elevate the decorative arts in Britain in the late nineteenth century.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
There are also paintings, photographs and decorative arts, by artists including Torkwase Dyson, Tanda Francis, André Grenard Matswa and Tyler Mitchell.
—Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
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Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Jan. 2026
End your adventure in Denver’s Golden Triangle Creative District, home to Civic Center Park, the History Colorado Center, and the Denver Art Museum campus, which includes the Kirkland collection of fine and decorative art.
—Amiee White Beazley, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
In one photograph of a dance floor in full swing, the wallpaper in the background is printed with a leafy, floral pattern by William Morris, the textile artist who sought to elevate the decorative arts in Britain in the late nineteenth century.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
There are also paintings, photographs and decorative arts, by artists including Torkwase Dyson, Tanda Francis, André Grenard Matswa and Tyler Mitchell.
—Essence, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Decorative art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decorative%20art. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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