Paris, France —- They never met, though they were contemporaries. Neither one of them particularly liked to travel. They were Alberto Giacometti best known for his sculptures and Giorgio Morandi, the Italian […]
Juxtaposing Giacometti
A Ring from Repossi to Ring in the New Year
The ring in mind is one of the house’s Limited Edition rings that the house brings out each year. The latest one was the Limited Edition No. 5 called Pearl Variation, a […]
Golden Pearls of Elegance and Light
Left: Five-strand bracelet in yellow gold and diamonds from the Van Clef & Arpels Perlée collection. Right: Five-strand bracelet in pink gold and diamonds from the Van Clef & Arpels Perlée collection. […]
Moments in Time: Wild West Time with Ralph Lauren
Left: The black cushion dial model for the Ralph Lauren’s American Western Watch Collection in pink gold. Right: The black cushion dial model for the Ralph Lauren’s American Western Watch Collection in […]
The Essential Egg
Paris, France — We’re joining in in the celebrations for World Egg Day which was established back in 1996 in Vienna and is held on the second Friday in October each year. […]
The Sparkling Fashion of 18th Century Pocket Luxury
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 […]
Barbie is Back: Think Pink
The world of Barbie goes technological with CASETiFY, the Hong Kong company and world leader in the manufacture of high quality phone cases and electronic accessories. For the 65th anniversary of the […]
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: Paris Comes to New York at Bergdorf Goodman
New York, New York — Color and texture are emerging at one of the city’s great luxury deparment stores, the now legendary Bergdorf Goodman. But not through fashion but rather through contemporary […]
Perfection from Piaget with the 150th Anniversary Collection
The fabulous French fable writer Jean de La Fontaine was famous for inventing words and the high jewelry house of Piaget has formidably followed in his footsteps with its new high jewelry […]
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