Paris, France — Mummies, pyramids, the sphinx. Since Antiquity the art and civilization of Ancient Egypt has fascinated the world. It is a magical world with its pantheon of anthropomorphic gods and […]
The Man Who Brought Ancient Egypt to the World: Jean-François Champollion
Paintings from a Certain Paradise
Paris, France —This is a fantastical world of color, shapes and forms. Worlds filled with animals real and surreal, homes and houses and an outpouring of joy. This is the imaginary world, […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Sumptuous Seyssels
Celebrations are on the agenda in the lovely wine producing region of Savoy. Here the little known and delicious wines of the Seyssel are celebrating 80 years of their Protected Designation of […]
Stories in Stone
Versailles, France — It’s all about stone. Carving stone, cutting stone, fashioning stone, crafting stone, listening to stone, artworks of stone. Stone remains timeless, the first raw material to be transformed by […]
A Gourmet Gazette Fine Wine Find: The Autumn Wine Fairs
Paris, France —It is that absolutely fun time of the year in Paris and throughout France when the large supermarkets and not so large supermarkets throw open their doors onto their fall […]
Yes to a Yacht
Cannes, France — The Yachting Festival of Cannes returned this year to amaze in the starlit sun of the French Riviera celebrating its 45th anniversary and enjoying a resounding success. The show […]
A Car for a Canopy
Paris, France —First comes the sound. A purring sound turning into a roar. The British legend McLaren has joined forces with the magical Hilton hotels in a sustainable, ecological journey in Paris […]
Creating Cartier
Paris, France — It’s that time of year when cultural sites and institutions open up their doors to the public throughout Europe. One of the highlights on the Parisian calendar is the […]
Where Worlds Merge and Emerge
Paris, France — Fetiches from the Congo, ancient Japanese Buddhas, depictions of the Gods of Ancient Egypt, the clubs of power and prestige from Oceania, headrests from Africa for elaborate coiffures. Parcours […]
Moments in Time: Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Snowdrop Time
The house of Jaeger-LeCoultre has brought out once again a beautiful high jewelry time piece with a new version of its 101 Snowdrop in white gold adorned with 916 diamonds for a […]
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