Category: Art
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Fabulously British: Crowns auction
The Harrods: Crowns Auction. 23rd July – 5th August 2012 Harrods is auctioning four one-of-a-kind designer crowns created by Valentino, Roberto Cavalli, Paul Smith and Lanvin and featured in our spectacular Diamond Jubilee window displays. Each of these crowns is a priceless collector’s item with each brand’s signature style reflected in the design. The…
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Turbulences: the new Louis Vuitton Exhibition
Depicting turbulence. Vortex, flow, acceleration, effervescence. Art in Motion. Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton Paris invites visitors on a journey to the heart of the maelstrom. The 19th exhibit of the Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton Paris, entitled ‘Turbulences’, brings together 11 artists, exploring the art of playing with order and disorder, and ways of depicting turbulence. From…
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Stuart Evers’ top 10 homes in literature
From Miss Havisham’s decaying domicile to Jekyll and Hyde’s shared space, fictional homes are as varied as their inhabitants
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Pirelli Calendar 2013, Adriana Lima the first pregnant woman
Pirelli Calendar 2013 – behind-the-scenes images The Pirelli Calendar‘s photographers have always immortalised a very sophisticated concept of beauty, mid-way between fashion and glamour. And every year the Cal offers a collection of images that interpret the concept of beauty in an original way, different to the previous year. In 2012 the Pirelli calendar will…
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Motorcycles-turned-art by Chicara Nagata
His work can be considered an art form. Seduced by the association between art and mechanics, the Japanese artist Chicara Nagata spent nearly 3 years into the completion of his first piece of art “CHICARA ONE“, he finished in 2004 after 7500 hours of work. The art-motorcycles made Chicara Nagata the World Champion of Custom…
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Happy Birthday Mr Bond. 50 years of Bond style
Designing Bond’s look: 50 years of Bond style James Bond, world’s most influential and iconic movie brand, celebrates the 50th anniversary. The Barbican in London marks five decades of James Bond in film with an exhibition, showcasing the inside track of the design and style of the famed movie brand. “Designing 007″ transforms the Barbican,…