In the world of high jewelry (haute joaillerie or alta gioielleria) it is a rather well known fact that the French have always maintained a leading, if not, starring role. There is no question that the French have always been the leader of the pack, but Melissa Gabardi has offered the reader an amazing examination focused on…
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The Jane Restaurant | Antwerp
Centuries after it transitioned from being an authoritarian of classical art- after Peter Paul Rubens contributed to the Flemish Baroque movement and Anthony van Dyck emigrated to become the leading court painter in England- Antwerp today still continues to be a cradle of creativity. From fashion and textiles to its culinary panorama, decadent design seems to originate from the city…
The “Art” of a Beautiful Coffee
If intelligence was a religion, museums would be the grand cathedrals. These are the sacred places where a sapiosexual’s pilgrimage ends, harbors of a city’s history and lifestyle, an ensemble of knowledge. There, they congregate in the naves paying respect to brushstrokes and color palettes, standing in silence and admiring, comprehending what is unveiled. And cafés, which are crucial to…
Furniture of Statement by Clive Christian
As years progress, the one personal detail called style has slowly become obsolete. Yes, that’s quite right. Style has become the filler, the accomplice of something much more important: your statement pieces. Whether they are shoes or jewelry or words of wisdom, making a statement & being unique has become highly prioritized in today’s society. It’s all…
The Lost Art: Proper Social Etiquette – New York City
Etiquette could be defined as a set of rules by which one considers the needs and wishes of others first. Rather like an extension of the Golden Rule: “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Bearing this in mind, one concludes New Yorkers are, by and large, not a religious lot….
Scenes Of A Rustic Summer
Seasonal scents of jasmine and honeysuckle invade the air. The sun unravels its rays over scenes of cobblestones and faded wrought iron gates. And while fireflies take to the black cashmere sky, nightly warm breezes accompany and push laughter wafting from festivities even further across the panorama. And in those countryside estates or villas in…
Harbingers of Design: Fromental Wallpaper
I am proud to say that I have found the Charles James of wall coverings or the haute couture of interior design. The brand is FROMENTAL, the product is sublime and really beyond my writing abilities as no matter how much I try, I will never fully do the product justice. In all my years,…
Facial Fantasies From Fornasetti
A dynasty of dynamic simplicity, the classification of contemporary & chic has become increasingly popular. But one name from the past has somehow found its niche in this category of modernity. Something alluring, something artistic. Black & white. The name Fornasetti. Italian painter & interior decorator Piero Fornasetti started his company with a series of 6 white plates…
Sinfonía de Volúmenes by A-cero
Created by Spanish architectural firm A-cero & located on the periphery of Madrid, Sinfonía de Volúmenes is exactly what its name implies: a grand symphony of contemporary elegance. Giving the impression as if it’s naturally emerging from the land like a rock, the home is dominated by neutral colors with a natural stone & textured aesthetic….
World Curiosities via Creel and Gow
In what can only be described as the most tasteful 21st century version of “Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe,” I present to you Creel and Gow. The shop is a veritable treasure trove of items, which range from the simplest tiger eye sphere to the most elaborate deconstructed crustaceans better known as a lobster and huge…
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