Monthly Archives: November 2015

Ten British Designers (J.W. Anderson, Peter Pilotto, Agi & Sam, Bobby Abley, Christopher Raeburn, Nasir Mazhar, Phoebe English, Preen by Thornton Bregazzi, Thomas Tait and Claire Barrow) unveiled last week in London their Star Wars – The Force Awakens-inspired creations.  … Continue reading →

As this post is being written, people are taking to the streets in Paris and London (and in many other cities/countries around the world) to join demos ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP21. During the event, taking place … Continue reading →

Washing machine drums and refrigerator casings were among the furnishings decorating Space Electronic, a nightclub that opened in 1969 in an abandoned engine repair workshop in Florence. Yet, as much as they may sound like bizarre props, they were perfect … Continue reading →

In 1960 Swiss painter and sculptor Jean Tinguely showcased his "Homage to New York" self-destroying machine in the sculpture garden of New York's Museum of Modern Art. The twenty-three feet long and twenty-seven feet high machine integrated a piano, an … Continue reading →

As much as we may want to live well-organised and quiet existences, too often we feel surrounded by disruption, on a personal and global level. We may be responsible for the chaos directly surrounding us, but numerous unpredictable factors such … Continue reading →

In 1894 French aesthete, dandy and poet Robert de Montesquiou introduced Marcel Proust to his cousin, Élisabeth, Countess Greffulhe, née Élisabeth de Caraman-Chimay. At the time, Proust was twenty-three and the countess was thirty-four. A year before that presentation, Proust … Continue reading →

Caught in the wintertime blues? If you like fashion design there is one way to get rid of them – admiring rare garments covered in delicate floral motifs that have the power to instantly conjure up visions of warm springs.   … Continue reading →

If you're a costume fan and you happen to be visiting Italy, check out the double exhibition Louis Vuitton is hosting in its shops in Venice and Rome. Entitled "A Tale of Costumes", the event will run through 31st March … Continue reading →

A wunderkammer – this is definitely the best way to describe Fiona Hall's "Wrong Way Time", the installation representing Australia at the 56th Venice International Exhibition (until today).  There are indeed hundreds if not thousands of objects and elements inside the … Continue reading →

Some of the people who visited the 56th Venice International Exhibition (until tomorrow) during the press days or the early days of the event and saw the uprooted pine trees abandoned around the French Pavilion in the Giardini, probably shrugged thinking … Continue reading →