Category: Art
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The Making of Harry Potter. Go behind the scenes.
It’s official, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter is now open! Warner Brosgive all the Harry Potter fans the chance to go behind-the-scenes and see many things the camera never showed. From breathtakingly detailed sets to stunning costumes, props and animatronics, for the first time the doors…
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E-type 2011 concept: the most beautiful car ever made in a modern reinterpretation
E-type 2011 concept is the work of Hungarian design student Laszlo Varga and another proof that Jaguar needs to build a new E-type. The classically proportioned E-Type 2012 Concept, a reinterpretation of the iconic Jaguar model, was developed at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. As Varga has explained “a modern E-type has to be reborn…
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Crown Jewels, the enduring symbol of the British Monarchy, have a 21st Century makeover
Crown Jewels: the new exhibition that puts the diamonds into the Queen’s Jubilee This year will see the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, marking the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne. Crown Jewels, the enduring symbol of the British Monarchy, have a 21st Century makeover in form of a…
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Newton by Newton: the first retrospective of the work of one of the world’s most famous photographers
Helmut Newton at Grand Palais, Southeast gallery The newly restored South-East gallery of the Grand Palais in Paris hosts the first retrospective of the work of one of the world’s most famous photographers – Helmut Newton.Conceived by June Newton, alias Alice Springs, Newton’s wife and a photographer herself, the exhibition (24 March 2012 –…
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High-end design: the inaugural edition of Design Days Dubai
In front of the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, Design Days Dubai gathered a total of 22 galleries from around the world. The four-day inaugural edition of Design Days Dubai, the Middle East’s and South Asia’s first fair dedicated to collectible and limited edition design, attracted over 8,500 visitors. As an integral part of Art Week (…
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Archipelago Cinema – a floating movie theater in Thailand
Floating Cinema by Ole Scheeren. Constructed in the most unlikely of places: right on top of the water Beijing-based architect Ole Scheeren constructed an outdoor temporary floating cinema designed to be the stage for the final night of the “Film on the Rocks Yao Noi” new film festival in Thailand (9th- 12th March 2012).…