Monthly Archives: November 2012

As you may have heard if you usually read the finance page of fashion related publications, last week the Italian Guardia di Finanza – the authority of the national Minister of Economy and Finance – seized assets worth €65m in … Continue reading →

Cinema and film analyses have been neglected for a while on this site to deprive the usual trend agency/designer lacking inspirations from stumbling upon this site, find too easily ideas and rip them off. But it's almost the weekend and … Continue reading →

Like it or not, spikes and studs are still very trendy at the moment. Go to a luxury shop, a high street store or a DIY market and you will find leather jackets, shoes, sneakers, bags or smaller accessories such … Continue reading →

In two recent posts I mentioned the possibility of creating infinity through the use of colours and patterns. These two elements are perfectly combined in tapestries, artworks in which beautiful scenery and the illusion of infinity are recreated by skilled … Continue reading →

Quite a few painters proved in their works that colours can create amazing illusions of depth and perspective, and in some cases almost give a sense of infinity to a composition. Hassan Hajjaj is not a painter, yet the way … Continue reading →

I'm not sure if any Irenebrination readers already tried playing with Rijksmuseum's Rijksstudio, but, if you have done so, you will agree with me about it being highly addictive. Considered as one of the world’s leading museums, to celebrate its re-opening … Continue reading →

Towards the end of yesterday's review I mentioned Vence, near Nice. Let's remain in France today for another post and move from the Vence-based Chapelle du Rosaire, also known as the “Matisse Chapel”. Readers may remember from a previous post … Continue reading →

An “architectural folly” this is how couturier and patron of the arts Pierre Cardin describes the bubble house, also known as the “Palais Bulles”, a futuristic structure originally designed by architect Antti Lovag for industrialist Pierre Bernard. After the latter … Continue reading →

There are those who see invisible but well-delineated divisions between different disciplines and those who try to spark new dialogues between them. Italian architect, lighting and interior designer, Gae Aulenti, who passed away at the age of 84 on the night between … Continue reading →

Let's continue the architectural thread we started in yesterday's post with a quick comparison. Fashion fans may remember how one of Iris van Herpen's dresses from her Autumn/Winter 2012-13 Haute Couture collection looked like an assemblage or agglomerations of leaves … Continue reading →