Paris, France — Tourmaline, the gem of many colors. Tourmaline has one of the widest color ranges of any gem species, occurring in various shades of virtually every hue, according to the […]
Made in France: Rings of Tantalizing Tourmaline
Moments in Time: From the Hand of Man Time at Van Cleef & Arpels
The jewel that tells time is a tradition at the house of Van Cleef & Arpels. It’s a world that blends the arts and crafts of watchmaking and high jewelry skills. Hallmarks […]
Critic’s Choice: The Spectacular Shooting Stars of Summer at the Galerie Gadcollection
Paris, France — It’s been raining stars and stars since mid July as the summertime phenomenon of the Perseid meteor showers plays out and delights sky gazers around the world as it […]
Turn Baby Turn. A Gourmet Gazette Fine Ware Find: The Disco Ball Pencil Holder
They’re back. Actually they never went. Those multi-faceted light-catching disco balls are usually associated with discos and disco music back in the 70s and 80s. We have distinct memories of the one […]
Marvelous Moomin Magic
The magic of the Moomins is 80-years-young this year. And for those of you who love or have never heard of these endearing fairy-tale characters from the far north, the Moomins, a […]
Brilliant Balloons
Paris, France — It is clearly one of the most fun exhibitions of the summer in Paris. This is inflatable and interactive art at its best, quietly reaching into the depths of […]
The Tragedy and the Legacy of Saint Dymphna
She was born a Celtic princess in Ireland in the 7th century. She would die a martyr in the town of Geel in Belgium, beheaded by her father. Canonized in 620, Dymphna, […]
Moments in Time: Fifty Fathoms Ocean Time, Her Way
With the 2025 Year of the Ocean in full swing, it seemed appropriate to look at the latest releases from one of the pioneering diving watches: Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms. Last June, Blancpain […]
When It’s a Cat’s World
It shouldn’t be a surprise that cats have their own International Cat Day, which is today August 8th. Long before cats took over the Internet, they had reigned supreme around the world, […]
A Sunny Sunhat for the Tour de France Femmes
The fourth Tour de France Femmes women’s bicycle race came to a rousing finish in the Savoie region with French Olympic champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot winning the gruelling race and making history in […]
