Luxury art and collectables
The Lexus Fashion Workshop with Four Original Designs Made of Recyclable Lexus CT Hybrid Parts Lexus challenged four designers to turn one of the most progressive Lexus hybrid vehicles into fashion pieces, inspiring artists and people to recycle and to see things differently. 2,000 individual parts of a completely dismantled Lexus CT hybrid (a vehicle … Read more
Lavazza Calendar 2012 For 20 years Lavazza calendar collaborated with international photography masters. In these two decades, experts from the shadow have created a new project expected with interest every year. Lavazza coffee brand decided in 2012 to put the spotlight on the most renowned photographers and bring a tribute to all those people, apparently … Read more
Guy Laliberte, the Canadian space tourist and founder of Cirque du Soleil, made a private space exploration around the world in 2009, followed by a book named “Gaia”, with photos of Earth that he took from the International Space Station. Never before has the planet been seen as vividly, captured as poignantly, or documented as … Read more
UNESCO adds 14 entries to ‘intangible heritage’ list, including Portugal’s Fado, urban popular song of Portugal, and Mexican Mariachi string music, song and trumpet. UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage has added 14 new items to the List of Intangible Heritage in need of urgent safeguarding: They include Mibu no Hana Taue … Read more
The world’s biggest Koran, decorated with precious stones and gold, costs 1 million euros and belongs to Russia. The world’s biggest Koran weighs 800 kilograms and boasts 632 pages sized two by one and a half meters. The gold- and silver-encrusted cover studded with malachite and semi-precious stones holds a giant turquoise 14 centimeters in … Read more
Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum – an unprecedented digital fashion experience Valentino Garavani, legendary fashion designer, has defined a unique world of couture for almost half a century. Now his achievement takes radical new form, in keeping with the creative traditions of the house: Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum. On valentino-garavani-archives.org over 5000 documents have been installed … Read more