Category: Design
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Chartwell, one of Bel Air’s most storied estates, is now the priciest home in the U.S.
The nation’s most expensive listing: Iconic Chartwell Estate, one of the crown jewels of Bel Air, is yours for $350 Million. Iconic Bel Air Estate is introduced to the market for the first time in 30 years for $350 Million. The 10-acre Chartwell Estate comes with a ballroom, a world-class wine cellar, a formal…
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Sonia Delaunay. Art, Design and Fashion
Sonia Delaunay’s work extends to painting, textile design and stage set design. She was the first living female artist to have a retrospective exhibition at the Louvre in 1964, and in 1975 was named an officer of the French Legion of Honor. “Sonia Delaunay. Art, Design and Fashion” at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid is the…
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Cabbies’ shelter and ‘hobbit house’ Grade II-listed for 70th anniversary
Grosvenor Gardens shelter and Underhill in Yorkshire added to system that has preserved important buildings since the end of the second world war
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Forever Pininfarina Space is at work on International Space Station
Did you know that you can’t use a regular pen in the space? Only Forever Pininfarina Space with Ethergraf allows you to write in space. A space mission is in the making for Napkin and Pininfarina, which in recent years have given life to futuristic projects in the world of writing instruments. Thanks to ALTEC…
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Vanity Fair. Reinvented by Poltrona Frau and friends for the children of Favara Sicily in Italy
An armchair, a “Baby” and a miniature. Poltrona Frau launches a Limited edition collection of the iconic Vanity Fair armchair to share a dream. Poltrona Frau and Farm Cultural Park share the dream of creating the Farm Children’s Museum in Favara, Sicily. The Vanity Fair armchair, brand icon, is the heart of this design project. The…
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London’s Walkie Talkie building sold for record-breaking £1.3bn
Sum paid for City skyscraper by Hong Kong food conglomerate Lee Kum Kee is highest ever for a single UK building