Entries Tagged 'Art & Deco' ↓

I remember that family dinners were always a curiosity for me when I was a child. First of all because I only saw them in movies, and second of all because I didn’t really understood why people should dress up just to eat in their own home.
However, in time, I decrypted and came to appreciate [...]

Versace is going for the billion building on Madison Avenue. The Clock Tower building was bought last year in a $200 million deal and now is in high renovation said to be worth $110 (just for the fun of it - what would anyone do in a 10,700 square feet penthouse announced for the renovated [...]

16 fashion designers are dressing up the Commedia Dell’Arte figurines (originally costumed by Franz Anton Bustelli in 1760).
The 16 designs issued in a limited edition of 25 celebrate Nymphenburg’s 260th anniversary represent eight pairs of characters from the Commedia Dell’Arte, an improvised comedy from the 16th century. There will also be a collector’s book joining [...]

The Diane von Furstenberg headquarters from Tribeca is an amazing piece of architectural work. The most impressive thing about it is the rooftop. Join me in a mini-virtual tour:
Made in 2007 by an impressive design team counting more than 20 members, the DVF studio budgeted $28 million. For that money came a six levels structure [...]

That’s about the most insane thing I’ve ever seen! And precisely the reason I decided to show the appalling picture to you too.
It’s even beyond those designers guns. A new way to express atrocity except couture-guns - couture-dogs. It’s, from what I understood, a sculpture even if it looks every inch a handbag to me. [...]

If one day I’ll hear that they’re building the Moon in Dubai, it wouldn’t surprise me one bit!
Later this year, a new project will begin setting its first stones (sort of speaking) – Isla Moda. A Fashion Island. Literally. Involving fashion designers from allover the world will mold the new resort into an exclusive fashion [...]