A spirit of multiculturalism, a sort of fermenting World Style, was present, as designers freely borrowed materials, forms and crafts from global sources.

(Note that many of these languages have also borrowed forms such as "vampir/wampir" subsequently from the West; these are distinct from the original local words for the creature.)

CD-ROM multimedia, that ultimate hybrid, keeps borrowing old forms as it tries to become something more than an interesting concept with great potential.

Islamic art and architecture borrows many Sasanian decorative motifs and architectural forms, including the iwan; however, the adoption of the iwan was not immediate.

Designers borrowed and interpreted traditional feminine forms, like corseted waists, rounded shoulders and full skirts.

To create these, he often borrows forms from the iconography of ancient authoritarian regimes.

Several borrow sounds and forms (or even whole words) from Tolkien's Elvish languages, especially Quenya, while others are quite distinct.

Both Māori and Pākehā have borrowed cultural forms and styles from other countries, particularly the United States and the United Kingdom.

Wright's design borrowed ideas and forms from Wright's Broadacre City concept, first published in 1932.

As Mr. Rieman points out in the show's catalogue, during the first half of the 19th century Shaker craftsmen borrowed forms from local, non-Shaker sources.