How Brooklyn became a writers’ mecca
Martin Amis at the coffee shop, Paul Auster in the park… New York’s newly gentrified neighbourhood is now full of novelists
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How the Vollard Suite draws us into the dark mind of Picasso
Picasso’s phantasmagorical etchings from the 1930s, which go on display at the British Museum next week, delve into the deepest, darkest corners of the artist’s psyche
Louboutin exhibition focuses on life and sole of shoe designer to the stars
Design Museum in London pays homage to Christian Louboutin, the go-to shoemaker for society’s well-heeled
Montblanc recognised for ‘Best Support for Art and Culture’ at Luxury Briefing Awards
At the 16th annual Luxury Briefing awards, held at Whitehall’s Corinthia Hotel, products ranging from hospitality services to luxury goods were recognised across 11 categories. The panel of judges included Luxury Briefing founder James Ogilvy, chief executive of Couture Lab Carmen Busquets, Simon Burstein, Mimma Viglezio, Jamie Jouning of Conde Nast digital and Chris Sanderson, … Read more
Speaking about Luxury with Popy Moreni Avantgarde Forever
Someone said that Popy Moreni was creating fashion as she was writing poems, I think she is one of the most exclusive designer of our time, she never stops dreaming and her creations are timeless. Born in Torino in Italy with a father painter and a mother sculptor, she studied at the “Instituto Statale d’Arte … Read more
Lichtenstein’s Sleeping Girl, an icon of the Pop Art movement, to be sold at auction
Sotheby’s to Offer Roy Lichtenstein’s Iconic Sleeping Girl From 1964 in New York on 9 May 2012 Roy Lichtenstein’s Sleeping Girl (1964) – one of the high-points of the artist’s comic book inspired paintings and an icon of Post-War American art, is expected to fetch up to $40 million when it is sold at Sotheby’s … Read more