Luxury art and collectables
Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” painting expected to top $80 mn at auction A version of “The Scream,” one of the world’s most famous paintings and an iconic image of despair, will go on sale this May in New York, where it is expected to fetch at least $80 million, Sotheby’s auctioneers said to AFP. Edvard … Read more
Dior Haute Joaillerie book The jewelry is timeless, unlike those who wear them. “We are mortal, but jewelry remain,” says Victoire de Castellane, one of the most creative and fearless jewelry designers in the world and creative designer at Dior Haute Joaillerie. Since launching Dior Fine Jewelry in 1998, Victoire de Castellane has been celebrated … Read more
Fine Arts Wohnkultur (based in Frankfurt/Main (Germany) specialises in high-class, high-quality bronze sculptures produced through the traditional wax-casting process (cire perdue) and patinated in different bronze shades. Some sculptures are coated with lasting 24 carat hard gold or silver plating. By refinement with real gemstones like diamonds, rubies, emeralds and others many of Fine Arts … Read more
Parenting magazine Scholastic Parent & Child released its “100 Greatest Books for Kids” issue celebrating literary excellence. Earning the coveted top spot is the 1952 best-selling children’s novel Charlotte’s Web by acclaimed author E.B. White. Good Night Moon (Margaret Wise Brown), scores the number two spot, followed by A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L’Engle), The … Read more
Miu Miu Reveals ‘The Woman Dress’ Video with the new Miu Miu Cultes sunglasses Alice Dellal’s desperate video quest for her Chanel Boy bag Fashion houses including Chanel and Miu Miu are compiting with Hollywood in their latest video campaigns painted in dark. Chanel released earlier this year the much-anticipated mini film, “My New Friend … Read more
A new generation of Russian artists-engravers revived the traditions of Zlatoust metal engraving and gave a new life to the unique craft that makes objets d’art out of weapons of violence. Hand-worked luxury daggers, swords, short swords, broad swords, stilettos, oriental sabres, and hunting knives handcrafted by Ivan Bushuev”s traditions are aimed not only to … Read more