Category: Design
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Berluti patina know-how is giving back all their splendor to Pierre Jeanneret’s iconic furniture pieces
Berluti, the subsidiary luxury brand of LVMH that manufactures menswear, especially the leather finishing of calfskin, kangaroo leather and alligator skin x Laffanour Galerie Downtown: Pierre Jeanneret Limited Edition. Berluti’s Artistic Director Kris Van Assche, together with François Laffanour of Laffanour – Galerie Downtown / Paris, present a small exclusive series of 17 original…
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George IV exhibition shows redeemable qualities of ‘exuberant king’
Monarch drank and gambled, but also commissioned ‘extraordinary art’
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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…
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Tattooing porcelain: Pietro Sedda Cilla Marea – the beautifully surreal Rosenthal collection
Pietro Sedda is one of the great tattoo artists of our time. His imagery fascinates and captivates. After completing his studies of scenography at the Milan Academy of Fine Arts, he opted for tattooing. Rosenthal porcelain now serves as his newest stage. Surreal portraits with floral patterns, masculine motifs and romantic impressions of…
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Tailored kitchens: Pastel Turquoise & Satin Nickel interprets the future owner’s culinary routines and desires
Today the kitchen is equipped with avant-guard technology, inserted inside structures that have inherited the ancient artisanal tradition of metalworking. Pastel Turquoise & Satin Nickel by Florence-based Officine Gullo: The personality of this project is overwhelming. In Germany, in Düsseldorf, Officine Gullo, the maker of bespoke home professional kitchens, in collaboration with the…
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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?