Category: Art
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Three Colours trilogy: Decoding the blue, white and red
Krzysztof Kieslowski’s 1990s trilogy had a touch of dinner party trendiness on release, but the colours stay fast today
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L’Artisan du Reve: Boucheron returns to the Biennale des Antiquaires
Boucheron is entering a vibrant new chapter with L’Artisan du Reve, a collection that marks the return of the house to the Biennale des Antiquaires after an absence since 2004. A celebration of the Maison’s savoir-faire, L’Artisan du Reve plays with the snake symbols (one the most iconic of Boucheron’s animals), the Delilah woven gold…
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Monroe – the star of Ferragamo’s newest exhibition
Fifty years without Marilyn Marilyn is still alive, more alive than ever. Fifty years after her disappearance and she is on the piedestal. Salvatore Ferragamo Museum in Florence will host until January 2013 an exhibition dedicated to the actress who will never be forgotten. The beautiful photograph used for the exhibition poster was taken by…
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Branded Louis Vuitton luxury waffle maker
In the mood for Louis Vuitton branded waffles? The dream of the Louis Vuitton soft waffles is still an utopia, but Los Angeles-based artist Andrew Lewicki (born 1983) imagined such an elegant device in his kitchen/workshop. The sculpture plays with the paradoxes of modern life. The artistic luxury waffle maker is made with teflon coated…
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Flower Carpet experience: Floral menu at Rocco Forte’s Hotel Amigo Brussels
Rocco Forte’s Hotel Amigo goes floral in Brussels for five days in August Ephemeral but so admired throughout the world: Flower Carpet Brussels Dining on floral dishes such as courgette flowers with mozzarella and anchovy, cod with lavender and watercress cream and Sicilian cannoli with rose and violet ricotta? From 14 to 19 August,…
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Couture Précieuse – Piaget’s largest collection
At this year’s September Biennale des Antiquaires, Piaget prepares its largest collection centered around the idea of feminine seduction. Couture Précieuse jewellery collection uses white diamonds, red rubellites, and black spinels and is all made with white gold, taking our imagination to lace, corsets, ribbons, tassels, and all the finer instruments of seduction. “Diamond Embroidery…