Modernized Marble and Industrial Chic among the Tile Trends for 2020

  Tile of Spain Companies Forecast Ceramic Tile Trends for 2020. Tile of Spain manufacturers traveled to Italy last month to showcase their latest collections at 2019 Cersaie, the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings. The annual week-long event brings together architects, interior designers, and tile producers to explore the latest innovations and … Read more

Lexus Returns to 2019 Design Miami/ with onsite installation and innovative edible water droplets

  Lexus will bring the stunning LC Convertible Concept as part of the brand’s first commissioned installation for Design Miami/ with an exhibition titled SUNSHOWER. Rounding out their presence at the 2019 art fair, Lexus will continue the successful Lexus Art Series: Art and Innovation talks with Whitewall, now in its fourth year. Design Miami/ … Read more

The world’s most important private collection of ancient art restored by one the biggest Italian luxury brands

  Bvlgari contributes to restoration of 96 ancient marble statues from the Torlonia Collection. Fondazione Torlonia owes its creation to the passion for collecting antiquities of several generations of the Torlonia Family, and finds its completion in the creation of the Museum at Lungara (c. 1875). The Fondazione Torlonia was founded in 2014 by Prince … Read more

Ian Fleming’s Love Letters Charting High Society And the Rise of James Bond to be Offered at Auction

  Ian Fleming‘s Love Letters Written to His Wife, Ann to be Offered at Auction. A significant series of letters exchanged between author Ian Fleming and the great love of his life, Ann (“Darling Darling Baby”, “Dear Monkey”, “Darling Pig”), will be offered for sale at Sotheby’s next month. The correspondence chronicles two decades of … Read more

Desert ski slopes and outdoor aircon: can the scorching emirates really go green?

It is one of Earth’s biggest carbon emitters, a place where SUVs roar from manmade islands to malls with ski slopes. Can an architecture triennial in the UAE really teach us how to go green?