Paris, France — Tiny perfume bottles, tobacco pouches, snuffboxes( carried by women as well as men) and beauty boxes (often holding a beauty mark) with a mirror on the inside lid all […]
The Sparkling Fashion of 18th Century Pocket Luxury
Cult: Color Me Giacometti
Paris, France —These are the painted sculptures. The secret sculptures. These are the sculptures that Alberto Giacometti painted, painted in often seemingly funky colours like deep orange. The Fondation Giacometti Institut located […]
Critic’s Choice: The Sacred and the Divine
Paris, France — The lyrical and the sacred are being played out in the elegant gallery district of the Golden Triangle in Paris where the Almine Rech gallery is hosting a show […]
Moments in Time: Extraordinary Auction Time at Dreweatts
An exceptional collection of clocks amassed by the late Leonard Fuller is slated to be auctioned off on September 12th during an exceptional auction: Dreweatts Fine Clocks, Barometers and Scientific Instruments. The […]
Olympic Outing: En Garde!
Paris, France — While the fabulous fencing competitions are taking place beneath the spectacular glass cupola of the Grand Palais in Paris, on the other side of the Seine river you can […]
Moulin Rouge: The Sails Are Back and Awaiting the Olympic Torch
Paris, France —After suddenly and mysteriously losing its wings last April 25th, the celebrated windmill of the Moulin Rouge is back in shape. The wings or sails had fallen off overnight for […]
Olympic Outing: The Best of the Bicycle
Sceaux, France — A bicycle built for six. How about a steam powered bicycle, perhaps less polluting than an electrical bicycle. Or perhaps a rather unstable looking penny-farthing, better known as a […]
An Olympic Outing with an American Artist
Paris, France — She holds an olive branch in one hand and a glowing flame in the other. The monumental official Olympic sculpture for the Paris Olympic Games was created by the […]
An Olympic Outing: Richard Orlinski’s Pop-up Shop
Paris, France — He is regarded as one of the best selling of the contemporary French artists. Richard Orlinski is famous for his endearing sculptures, often monumental in scope. He has opened […]
Olympic Outings: Cocktails at the Castille
Paris, France — The countdown to the Summer Olympics Games in Paris is underway and one of the best places to become an Olympian yourself is on the inner courtyard patio of […]
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