Monthly Archives: November 2020

Most of us set upon studying a subject because they feel they have a passion for that specific field and eventually build their career around it, but there are very few people among us who truly question the reasons behind … Continue reading →

It is not so rare to leaf through a vintage magazine and spot a creation by a designer who may be worth rediscovering or that may inspire curators to do more researches and, who knows, even lead to exhibitions. For … Continue reading →

In yesterday's post we looked at an architecture documentary, "Tokyo Ride", narrated by Japanese architect Ryūe Nishizawa, on board of his Alfa Romeo Giulia 2000 GT Veloce. As stated in that post, the vintage car becomes a sort of house … Continue reading →

Directors who set upon shooting films about architecture often end up focusing on buildings, drawings, documents, blueprints and photographs. But Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine usually approach their subjects from an unconventional point of view and in a refreshing way, … Continue reading →

A picture showing architect and designer Charlotte Perriand reclining on her Chaise Longue Basculante (1928-29) is widely considered an iconic modernist image. Yet Perriand, in her trademark bobbed hair and ball bearings necklace, wasn't just acting as a model and … Continue reading →

There are often accessories that characterise our styles, but also hint at our passions or professions, ending up defining us in unique ways: think about Nancy Cunard's bangles or Peggy Guggenheim's iconic sunglasses. French architect and designer Charlotte Perriand, for … Continue reading →

"I fear that there is only one person in the world who could make a really good film about my prints: myself," Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) wrote to an American collector in 1969. This quote is the starting point and … Continue reading →

Coronavirus may have temporarily shut down many museums and galleries all over the world for the time being, but the pandemic also prompted many institutions to find new ways for visitors to explore art and exhibitions. The 2020 China and … Continue reading →

In September there was a huge debate on social media about Maimouna Doucouré's French-language feature debut "Mignonnes" (Cuties). The film is a modern coming-of-age story about a Senegalese Muslim immigrant girl living in the suburbs of modern-day Paris who makes … Continue reading →

In a previous post we looked at the debate about the decision of the Danish government to cull the country's entire mink population – that is millions of minks – to prevent a mutated Coronavirus from being passed to humans. … Continue reading →