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…
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Brushstrokes: Artist Jean-Georges Béraud
Renowned for his visual preservation of Paris’ decadent Belle Époque era, artist Jean-George Béraud captured the daily life of the bon vivant. Fashion, elegance & class, no detail was forgotten. Below are several of his exquisite masterpieces, depicting not only the extravagances of the affluent but as well as the ‘perfection’ of a more simpler life with…
Fashion Designer Hotels
Creativity is the art of dreaming with your eyes wide open, a vision of make believe that dances around your thoughts as you fantasize & allow ideas to play in the dark labyrinths of your mind. And so fashion designers are one by one tapping into their secret mental world to take a break from…
In Other Words… via Illustrator Marc-Antoine Coulon
Pearls… I have always been drawing. As far as I can remember, I’ve always had a pen or brush in my hand. I can still see myself, at the age of two, in the kitchen hesitating between two shades of blue. I soon became obsessed with René Gruau’s work when I saw a retrospective of…
Art Talk With Artist Pablo Piatti
Having an affinity for nature and art, artist Pablo Piatti enjoys molding the two together while being creative. It’s an infantile curiosity that blossoms into an artistic display of maturity. A well-spoken gentleman and based in Antwerp, Belgium, he creates intelligence at the speed of colorful brushstrokes. It’s pure talent. And while waiting for spring…
Brushstrokes: Priceless Pieces Of Art
Nude, Green Leaves & Bust Artist | Pablo Picasso Year | 1932 Genre | Cubism Media | Oil on canvas Value | Currently on display at the Tate Britain in London, it sold in 2010 for $106.5 million Background | The painting’s inspiration was Pablo Picasso’s mistress and muse Marie-Thérèse Walter Bal du Moulin de la Galette Artist | Pierre-Auguste Renoir Year |…
fashion + class & jet lag | A Luxury Portfolio 