In the intermediate and main lobbies beyond, the emphasis shifts from ornate forms to sumptuous materials.

The precise, asymmetric balance of sumptuous materials and simple forms introduced a new ideal of beauty.

It may take a while, in other words, to register that Miesian refinement did not depend on sumptuous materials or polished perfection.

Happily, all those sumptuous materials were shaped by bold and skillful artisans, and today, at the Treasury in Esztergom, they glitter as brightly as ever.

She stretched herself out on the sofa, bought in a fit of extravagance from Harrods five years before, admiring the sumptuous material.

The husband-and-wife bathrooms in this Manhattan apartment are entirely consistent with the long, lean proportions and quietly sumptuous materials of the other rooms.

Mr. Emard's Balenciaga-inspired designs are molded and made from sumptuous materials.

William Livingstone Memorial Light, the only marble lighthouse in the United States, is on the east end of the island, with sumptuous materials and architecture.

Simple shapes, sumptuous materials: the same rules applied to the Seagram Building and Mrs. Kennedy's image.

The general manager, Manfred E. W. Moennich, conceded that the sumptuous materials are much more time consuming to keep clean.