Category: Art
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Celebrating Lunar New Year stamp
Year of the Snake stamp, the sixth issuance in the 12-year Celebrating Lunar New Year series Sometimes a snake in the grass is a good thing. Artist Kam Mak‘s design for the 2013 Year of the Snake U.S. stamp (the sixth stamp in the Celebrating Lunar Near Year series) includes the Chinese character for “snake”…
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First ever commercial art gallery in the air
Virgin Atlantics Gallery in the Air featuring works by Ben Eine Virgin Atlantic takes fine art to the skies with the first ever commercial art gallery in the air. Virgin is offering Upper Class passengers flying between London and New York the opportunity to view, and purchase, a series of one-of-a-kind paintings by renowned British…
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New cultural philanthropy: Fendi for Fountains
The new Maecenas of our days are big fashion houses. After Salvatore Ferragamo, Tod’s, Diesel, and Gucci, now comes the news that Rome’s nearly 300-year-old Trevi Fountain gets $2.9 Million facelift with the help of Italian fashion house Fendi, which was founded in Rome in the 1920s and is now part of LVMH French…
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Tom Ford Sartorial work on Justin Timberlake
The 20/20 Experience: Justin Timberlake dressed by Tom Ford Tom Ford and Justin Timberlake collaborated to create the style that will be reflected in Justin’s forthcoming album ‘The 20/20 Experience’ due out this year. Ford worked closely with Timberlake and his team to provide Made-to-Measure tailoring, including eveningwear, suiting, shirting, ties, shoes and accessories that…
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A glimpse into eternity with Atmos Marqueterie Tribute to Gustav Klimt
Jaeger-LeCoutre Atmos Marqueterie inspired by Gustav Klimt’s The Waiting, a marquetry masterpiece On the occasion of the International Salon of Haute Horlogerie (SIHH 2013), Jaeger-LeCoultre presented its luxury watch revelations. The Grande Maison is also celebrating its 180-year anniversary, and has dedicated the Jubilee collection to its founder: “Tribute to Antoine LeCoultre”. One of the higlight…
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Novelist and visual artist Douglas Coupland unveils luxury furniture collection
Douglas Coupland Designs Luxury Furniture Line For SwitzerCultCreative Canadian novelist, visual artist and designer Douglas Coupland launched his first collection of furniture designs, in collaboration with Vancouver-based SwitzerCultCreative luxury design collective. Douglas Coupland’s first novel in 1991 was the acclaimed “Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture”. “The ‘Douglas Coupland for SwitzerCultCreative’ collection is a…