01, March 2016
R13 winter 2016 : The meaning of sumptuous quality.
Always on the lookout for the perfect jean I come back again and again to the R13 brand. Made from luxurious Italian and Japanese denim and made in a highly specialized boutique factory in Japan and Italy, the wonderful fabrics are soft, tough and age with grace. The line is rugged but chic, unpretentious and genuine.Below: A look [ read more ... ]
22, February 2016
Accidentism, Alternative Modernism and Swedish Modern by Josef Frank
A rainforest of lush, strong, vibrant colors, creeping twisted vines and branches from which hang huge strange fruits; colorful organic patterns, meadows with tulips, scillas, hyacinths, daisies, violets, anemones and forget-me-nots, this is the dream world of architect, theorist and designer Josef Frank. I share in this dream every [ read more ... ]
09, February 2016
The electric muses who changed our world
"They feared not death, but to die of boredom." I have always been fascinated by muses and their relationship to the artists they inspired and the importance they had on their work. For many years my favorite illustrated book on Paris was Kiki's Paris: Artists and Lovers 1900-1930, an evocation of the life of the famous model Kiki [ read more ... ]