Should art be austere in a recession?
Willem Kalf’s still life of a luxurious 17th-century feast reminds us that you can’t impose austerity on the imagination
Willem Kalf’s still life of a luxurious 17th-century feast reminds us that you can’t impose austerity on the imagination
The Interior Innovation Award is one of the most prestigious awards of the furnishing sector world-wide and was launched in 2002 by imm cologne, which provides the idea behind the competition. The organiser is the German Design Council. Through this competition imm cologne and the German Design Council have succeeded in creating an effective tool … Read more
Aerosystem One is a speaker with extraordinary acoustic qualities, enhanced by crystal. The iPod docking station combines the expertise of its creators: Silvio Denz, CEO of the prestigious house of LALIQUE, and Jean Michel Jarre, the genius of electronic music. LALIQUE crystal, which decorates this speaker, reveals sparkling jets of water which emerge from the … Read more
Building at World Trade Center Site To Cost Public Agency $3.8 Billion While political wars have mired the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site for most of the past decade, construction there is proceeding. The price tag for One World Trade Center, the signature skyscraper under construction at Ground Zero in New York, has … Read more
Bentley glasses raised to the status of jewelry and even artwork Bentley insists that its aviators should be seen as an item of jewellery or even a piece of art. The sunglasses are the latest indulgent accessory for super-rich owners of the £225,000 Bentley Mulsanne. Designed by the British car manufacturer to complement its flagship … Read more
Only 588 electric cars registered, a fraction of Boris Johnson’s target of 100,000 across the city