27, May 2015
A modern twist on Spanish tradition: at Loewe with JW Anderson
My love for the traditional crafts of Spain runs deep. I have written about Spanish azulejos, esparto and cork , as well as the fervent defenders of our wonderful national artistry such as the late decorator Jaime Parladé.I therefore take my hat off to Jonathan Anderson at Loewe and his accomplishments as the recently appointed [ read more ... ]
10, May 2015
Alcuzcuz: a lifestyle by Jaime Parladé
"What I have is a good eye; about good taste...I do not like to use that expression because good taste is something so relative and so difficult to define.""More than good taste what one must posses is a good eye to see things. In other words: The capacity to enter a place and see something that you are interested in and that you like. [ read more ... ]
26, April 2015
Crab and lobster plates
The story of a Majolica lobster and crab plate by Alvaro José of Caldas da Rainha ( 1880 ).We became obsessed with finding these decorative majolica plates after we saw them hanging on a wall in a restaurant in Lisbon in october 2014. We then missed the opportunity of buying them at the flea market that saturday even though we [ read more ... ]