Xerjoff Magazine

Sacco, the informal lounge chair

Icon of Italian design, a symbol of freedom, imagination and a must-have for over 50 years, the “Sacco” lounge chair was recently awarded the ADI Compasso d'Oro award for product career.
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Copenhagen: getting a breathe of new life in the City Park

City park is an ambitious project carried out by Olafur Eliasson which involves the construction of a large area of woodland in the center of Copenhagen. An important urban artery will leave room for tree-lined pedestrian walkways, ponds, cycle paths and flowers of all kinds.
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Youssef Nabil: life is a dream

Palazzo Grassi in Venice hosts “Once Upon a Dream”, a monographic exhibition dedicated to Youssef Nabil, an Egyptian artist author of dream-like images with a melancholic feel.
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A Stopover at the lighthouse

Located in a small fishing village in the province of Syracuse, the gateway to the Noto Valley, the Faro di Brucoli (Sicilian Luxury Lighthouse) was recently renovated and transformed into an elegant resort.
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Cecil Beaton’s Golden Youth

The exhibition “Bright Young Things” focuses on Cecil Beaton’s early days, high society and avant-garde, artists and writers, socialites and revelers are the milieu that he has portrayed.
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Anthenea: the luxury eco-suite that James Bond would love

Anthenea is a floating eco-luxury suite designed by the French naval architect Jean-Michel Ducancelle.
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Digital architectural utopia

A volume titled “Dreamscapes & Artificial Architecture” collects the works of 40 digital designers and 3D artists that have realized utopian architectural structures and interiors, remembering us how designers never have to stop experiencing.
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The Stone Cathedrals by Olivo Barbieri

The ancestral charm of the Dolomites, mountains whose history began two hundred and fifty million years ago, is at the center of a photographic project by Olivo Barbieri, which can be visited in Lagazuoi at an altitude of almost 3000 meters high.
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Obey, art, rights and peace!

Palazzo Ducale in Genoa is hosting an art exhibition dedicated to Shepard Fairey aka Obey, a well-known American street artist committed to issues of political and civil relevance.
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Mario Testino celebrates the irresistible Italian appeal

A thick photography volume titled “Ciao. Omaggio all’Italia” celebrates Italian style and creativity. Its author is Peruvian photographer Mario Testino, who states that his passion for fashion derives right from the Belpaese.
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A fairy-tale museum for Hans Christian Andersen

In Odense, a new museum designed by Kengo Kuma studio will celebrate the work of Hans Christian Andersen, whose fairy tales have fascinated generations of children.
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Magnum Photos, pictures and conversations during quarantine

Among the most important photo agencies, Magnum Photos has documented the pandemic through two interesting initiatives: “Diary of a pandemic” and “Quarantine Conversation”.
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The Smell of Books

A journey inside the thousands facets of the smell of books, magazines and newspapers.
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iSphere, like in a science-fiction film

Characterized by an aesthetics that looks back at the comics of the 50’ and the sci-fi cinema, iSphere is a transparent, spherical face shield created by art collective Plastique Fantastique.
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Post-Pandemic: towards Self Sufficient cities

How will cities be after this global health crisis? More sustainable, for sure. This is the belief of Woha studio team, that has designed the “Self Sufficient city” in the north of Jakarta.
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Masters in quarantine

Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones and Michael Stipe, the former leader of R.E.M., have created new songs that extremely well express the anxiety of the present.
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Christo’s last intuition

Deceased last May, Christo, the master of Land Art, had been working for years to the wrapping of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Due to the pandemic, the work of art has been postponed until September 2021.
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Sabine Pigalle and the revised classics

In a series titled “My Corona Days”, French artist Sabine Pigalle has revisited the masterpieces of painting realized by great masters like Leonardo Da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Jan Vermeer.
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“Here comes the sun” to keep safely friendly

Conceived by British designer Paul Cocksedge, “Here comes the sun” is a funny blanket to be used during outdoor social happenings that helps us keeping the right distance.
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Scented reopening in Venice

Mocenigo Palace houses the Perfume Museum in Venice, which is opening again after lockdown. Guided tours for a time-travel to discover the wonderful history of perfume.
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The world of art between solidarity and hope

Works of art created to raise funds amid this heath crisis or that simply invite us to hold on and have hope. Damien Hirst, Quentin Blake and Gilbert & George are the British well-known artists who conceived them.
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In Milan Fuorisalone becomes digital

Talks, interviews, product presentations, concerts, meetings with designers and manufacturers. Fuorisalone digital scheduled for mid June promises all this and much more.
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Banksy’s new superheroine

With “Game Changer” Banksy pays tribute to the nurse staff and NHS that are engaged to struggle the virus and to ensure our health.
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Wes Anderson, when social distancing becomes art

A funny video by video editor Luiz Azevedo, in cooperation with the web magazine Little White Lies, examines social distancing in Wes Anderson movies.
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David Hockney, Coronavirus won’t stop nature

From his lockdown in Normandy, David Hockney portrays the reawakening of nature by capturing the beautiful natural landscapes he is surrounded with.
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, SMELL!

Iconic examples throughout the history reveal how incredibly strong is the bond between smell and cinema. The sense of hearing may seem an essential entertainment, but only movies in which we can perceive the smell can really become unforgettable.
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Italy in Steve McCurry’s heart

American photographer Steve McCurry has created a video titled “Tribute to Italy” to express his true love to this beautiful country.
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Design serving people

In emergency times like the one we are living, many designers have been engaged in useful projects for the society.
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6 feet covers: musicians at the right distance

Some of the most iconic rock-pop covers have been reviewed by two American artists, following the rules of social distancing.
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The Great Empty: the new face of places

The New York Times has launched “The Great Empty” project asking various photographers to document the new face of places in this period of social distancing.
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Rat Island, sustainable luxury

A project curated by Jendretzki Design involves the creation of a luxury eco resort in Rat Island, private island a few kilometres from New York.
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A Century of Home Interiors

How has our lifestyle changed in the last century? The answer is provided by the exhibition "Home Stories -100 Years, 20 Visionary Interiors" taking place at the Vitra Design Museum.
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Every object tells a story

The evolution of objects from the birth of industry to the present is the topic of the “Big Design Atlas” of which Mondadori Electa has recently published an updated version.
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Electronic music between design, art and fashion

The London Design Museum dedicates an exhibition to electronic music exploring the links that this genre has had with art, design and fashion.
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Architecture is female!

The women’s contribution to architecture is relevant as underlined in an interesting book edited by Jane Hall for Phaidon entitled "Breaking Ground - Architecture by women".
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Metropolises seen by Gabriele Basilico

An exhibition now in progress at Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome highlights the interest that photographer Gabriele Basilico has always showed towards metropolises.
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Faena Hotel: cinematic glamour

A few metres from the ocean, Faena Hotel in Miami Beach is characterised by fascinating Deco vibes evoking the ‘30s and 40s glamour. The rooms and suites designed by director Baz Luhrmann make the place even more charming.
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Unforgettable Audrey

The private and intimate side of Audrey Hepburn, unforgettable protagonist of movies like “Roman holiday” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, is at the heart of an exhibition now in progress at Fondazione Carispezia.
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The Irishman, behind the scene

Assouline dedicates a volume to The Irishman, the latest masterpiece by Martin Scorsese. A fascinating “behind-the-scene” including images from the set and photographic portraits of the movie’s main characters.
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Time, nature and love according to Van Cleef & Arpels

An exhibition now running at Palazzo Reale in Milan celebrates the history of Van Cleef & Arpels, renowned brand of fine jewellery. Over 400 pieces exhibited including jewellery, watches and precious objects.
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Federico Fellini, imaginative genius

“Fellini 100 Immortal Genius” is the title of the exhibition taking place at Castel Sismondo in Rimini, which celebrates 100 years after the birth of one of the greatest directors in film history.
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Paris chooses sustainability

It used to be a rail depot located behind Saint Lazare Station, today instead Clichy-Batignolles is an elegant district of Paris designed according to eco-sustainable standards.
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Luke Edward Hall: postmodern classicism

He loves to create drawing from styles of the most diverse periods. We are talking about Luke Edward Hall, British designer/ illustrator who, despite his young age, has already collaborated with prestigious brands.
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The Tide, an elevated park in London

Located in the heart of the Greenwich Peninsula, The Tide is London's first elevated walkway. Designed by the architectural studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro, The Tide allows to walk nine meters above the ground, suspended between nature and art.
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Balenciaga, fashion at the service of eco-design

The artist and designer Harry Nuriev in partnership Balenciaga emphasizes the importance of circular economy creating a couch made of cast-off clothes from the well-known fashion brand.
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Changi, the airport of wonders

The Jewel, a 200-meter-wide glass dome that houses a rainforest and an artificial waterfall makes Singapore's Changi International Airport an increasingly attractive location.
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A classic by Shiro Kuramata in Limited Edition

After almost 40 years from his birth, a new limited edition version of “Sofa with arms” by Shiro Kuramata. A must have for all design addicts.
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Arbre Blanc: a 17-story tree

Arbre Blanc -an original building whose shape is inspired by that of a tree- was recently inaugurated in Montpellier, the greenest city in France.
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Ornament is not a crime

The exhibition "What A Wonderful World" proposes an exciting and original journey through the centuries, to understand how much decorations and the ornaments tell about us and the world around us.
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Leonard Cohen’s Last dance

Leonard Cohen’s posthumous album, curated by his son Adam in collaboration with a large group of famous performers, is released as “Thanks for the dance”.
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The Twist, a museum on the bridge

Located inside a nature park in Norway, The Twist, designed by studio BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, is a spectacular sculpture-bridge that hosts a museum.
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Standard London: charming vintage

The Standard Hotel, a well-known American hospitality chain, arrives in London where it has recently inaugurated a new vintage-style hotel in a former brutalist building from the 1970’s.
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Milan in the legendary ‘60s

An exhibition now open at Palazzo Morando in Milan celebrates the cultural and artistic effervescence of Lombardy’s main city during 1960s.
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“Sculptures to inhabit” by Massimiliano Fuksas

Within the Is Molas Resort in Pula, located on the south coast of Sardinia, Massimiliano Fuksas has designed four elegant villas built with local stone and wood and equipped with energy-saving systems.
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Bethan Laura Wood, all my colors

An eccentric look and a great ability to experiment with shapes and colors. British designer Bethan Laura Wood innovates the world of design without fear of challenging tradition.
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Welcome Back to the Legendary Raffles

After a long restoration, Raffles Hotel reopened in Singapore. Since 1884, the year of its inauguration, it hosted great actors, writers and directors.
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Rome seen by Gianni Berengo Gardin

A solo exhibition on the Capital, captured by the lens of Gianni Berengo Gardin, is now being held at Casale di Santa Maria Nova in Rome. Seventy-five pictures showing the evolution and contradictions of the timeless City from the second post-war period to the present day.
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Ayla Golf club: between the dunes of the desert

With a 44 sqm surface area, the Ayla Golf club in Aqaba (Jordan) was born from the desire to interact with a charming and wild natural landscape.
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Rankin’s world in Milan

The 29 Arts In Progress gallery in Milan dedicates the first Italian solo exhibition to the famous British photographer Rankin. On display his iconic celebrity portraits, from Jude Law to Ewan McGregor, from Blondie to Monica Bellucci, as well as some of his more conceptual works.
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Otherworld: Conviviality 2.0

A futuristic atmosphere characterizes the Otherworld in London, a room designed by the Red Deer architectural studio where between a virtual trip and another it is possible to savour California sensory poke or Mochi ice cream.
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Oceanix city: a floating future

Oceanix city is a floating city, a project that looks towards the future designed to cope with the risk of floods and rising waters.
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Hana Karim: precious craftsmanship

After years of making precious ceramic jewels the Slovenian ceramist, Hana Karim, daughter of two artists, has created a collection of household items characterized by fascinating colors.
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The Lunar Landscapes by Stefano De Rosa

An exhibition, dedicated to the astrophotographer Stefano De Rosa, is held at the Xerjoff Gallery in Turin celebrating the bewitching beauty of the Moon.
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Alex Prager’s Film Imagery

Images that recall film noir, thrillers, dramas and detective films: these are the ones made by Alex Prager, to whom Fondazione Sozzani in Milan dedicates an exhibition entitled “Silver Lake Drive”
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Yiwu Grand Theatre: sailing architecture

The MAD Architects studio has designed a futuristic theatre in the Chinese province of Yiwu covered with layers of glass that look like sails.
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YSL: iconic Yves

The Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Paris in its new layout underlines the close bond that the great French couturier had with the art world.
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California Dreamin’

California in the late 1960’s portrayed by photographer Dennis Stock, between hippy counter-culture, demonstrators, concerts, bikers and surfers.
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Ricardo Bofill: postmodern visionary

More outsider than archistar, the Catalan architect Ricardo Bofill placed evolution and change at the centre of his activity. A rich monograph published by Gestalten presents his visionary projects.
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Interior Beauty around the world

A trip around the world in search of the most beautiful and fascinating apartments. “Interiors - The Greatest Rooms of the Century” a selection of 400 apartments, made by the most famous interior designers.
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Dream world Design

Surrealism has had an influence on design since the 1920’s. The exhibition “Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924 – Today” held at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein demonstrates it.
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The Public: New York’s Bowery changes face

In the Bowery, once one of the least safe and most crumbling streets of the Lower East side of New York opened the Public, a refined Hotel with restaurants, cafés, clubs and a beautiful roof terrace.
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The fairy-tale universe of Tim Walker at the V&A Museum in London

The V&A Museum of London dedicates a rich retrospective to Tim Walker, whose images dedicated to the world of fashion and Hollywood stars evoke a fairy-tale universe.
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Modou: Africa according to Ron Arad

The designer artist Ron Arad has created Modou, a collection of outdoor seatings for Moroso that pay tribute to ancient Senegalese craftsmanship.
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Architectural wave

With “Onda” (“Wave”), a futuristic building under construction in the city of Sanya, located on the tropical island of Hainan in China, the Italian architect Giacomo Fava won the prestigious Asia Design Prize.
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Balenciaga, between art and fashion

The Spanish art and culture have always been an important reference for designer Cristóbal Balenciaga. Proof of that is the exhibition “Balenciaga and Spanish painting” now being held at National Museum Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid.
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Alila Villas Uluwatu: sustainable beauty

Care for ecological sustainability and enhancement of the rich cultural heritage of Bali: on these principles the well-known architecture studio WOHA designed Alila Villas Uluwatu, a beautiful resort located on the Southern coast of Bali, Indonesia.
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The bright side of the Moon at the Grand Palais

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the first landing on the moon, the Grand Palais in Paris dedicates an exhibition to the Moon highlighting the great charm it has always had on mankind.
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Addison Mizner, the architect who loved Venice, Spain and the Mediterranean

Addison Mizner is among the most fashionable American architects of the 1920’s his architectural works have been strongly influenced by the Mediterranean, Venetian and Moorish styles.
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Nino Migliori: neorealist experimenter

40 images of Nino Migliori -one of the most appreciated Italian photographers- are on display at the Astino Abbey in Bergamo in an exhibition entitled “Nino Migliori - Forme del vero”
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Night Fever: dancing days

The exhibition “Night Fever” held at Prato's Luigi Pecci Contemporary Art Center, analyzes the phenomenon of clubbing through night clubs, designed by internationally renowned architects and interior designers.
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Tour Triangle: vertical Paris

Almost half a century after the construction of the Tour de Montparnasse, a new building will change the Parisian skyline: this is the Tour Triangle designed by the architectural firm Herzog et de Meuron.
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Rock’n’roll at the MET

The MET in New York retraces the history of rock’n’roll through the instruments that made it great, in an exhibition entitled “Play It Loud: Instruments of Rock & Roll”
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Joali: heavenly relax

The Joali resort, located on Muravandhoo Island in northern Maldives, on the Raa Atoll, is made up of 73 luxurious villas and private residences that offer maximum comfort surrounded by breath-taking nature.
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Omakase Restaurant, refined design with a surprise menu

The Omakase is a new restaurant in Shanghai characterized by an extremely refined Interior design curated by the Shanghai Hip-hop Design Team and where the chef decides what one should eat.
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Diving with style

Rizzoli published “Splash: The Art of the Swimming Pool” a volume including over 200 images of swimming pools featuring the most varied and original architectural styles.
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Roy Lichtenstein: Pop Visions

The Mudec museum in Milan hosts “Roy Lichtenstein: Multiple Visions” an exhibition that, with 100 works, pays homage to the great master of American Pop art.
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Capri, the home of the “Dolce Vita”

To celebrate the beauty and glamour that over the years has fascinated the jet set as well as numerous artists and writers Assouline dedicates a book to Capri.
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Hollywood Stars’ Mansions, Between Luxury, Elegance and Excesses

What do Frank Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Hope, Gary Cooper and Leonardo Di Caprio have in common? Simple, they all have chosen Southern California as a location to build their villas. A book entitled “Hollywood Modern. Houses of the Stars” unveils some of these luxurious residences.
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Verner Panton, the “Bad Boy” of Scandinavian Design

A monograph published by Phaidon celebrates Verner Panton who with his work has revolutionized the proverbial essentiality of Scandinavian design by creating objects considered to be true icons of design.
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Barry Feinstein: sixty years among the stars

In La Spezia is now taking place the first Italian retrospective dedicated to Barry Feinstein, American photographer who captured the big names of Hollywood of 1950s and the most important performers of 60s and 70s.
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Cars, a symbol of the modern world

In 130 years of history the car industry has undergone profound changes becoming a symbol of technological progress which finds its greatest expression in the idea of speed on show at the V&A Museum in London with the exhibition “Cars: Accelerating the Modern World”
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Celebrity Edge: Cruising with design

Celebrity Edge, the new flagship of the Celebrity Cruises fleet, was created by a team of famous architects and designers for tastefully decorated and comfortable travels
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Alfred Hitchcock: Backstage Shivers

The masterpieces directed by Alfred Hitchcock for Universal Pictures are celebrated through an exhibition in Pisa, showcasing a collection of images shot on the sets and backstage of films ranging from Psycho to Rear Window, from The Birds to Vertigo
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InterContinental Wonderland: Underground Luxury

The InterContinental Wonderland, which has recently opened not far from Shanghai, is the first hotel in the world to have been built below ground level
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Thirteen Galloping Horses for Milan

A group of famous international designers interpreted Leonardo da Vinci’s famous horse. Thirteen interesting projects that are now located in different areas of Milan
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Mary Quant: the Swinging London Queen

The V&A in London dedicates a major exhibition to Mary Quant’s work. She was the inventor of the miniskirt, and significantly contributed, with her colourful and original clothes, to fashion innovation while favouring women's liberation
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TWA Hotel: back to the future

After years, the TWA Flight Center of the JFK airport in New York designed in 1962 by Eero Saarinen, re-opens transformed in a charming and comfortable hotel
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David Bailey: from London’s east end to the world

A precious limited edition retrospective published by Taschen, gathering David Bailey’s photographic production presenting portraits of celebrities such as John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Jean Shrimpton, Mick Jagger, Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí, Catherine Deneuve
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Paris changes its colors to “Rouge”

“Rouge. Art et utopie au pays des Soviets” is the exhibition dedicated to the Soviet art after October 1917 Revolution being held at the Grand Palais in Paris, presenting the artworks from Vladimir Maïakovski, Alexandre Rodtchenko, Alexandre Deïneka and Youri Pimenov
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Kartell: plastic art

Kartell, a symbol of Italian design, celebrates it’s 70th anniversary with an exhibition entitled “The art side of Kartell”, which focuses on the company’s connection with the artistic world
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New York City Reveals Its Interiors

A journey inside the most glamorous NYC’s interiors with “New York Splendor: The City's Most Memorable Rooms”, a volume published by Rizzoli and edited by Wendy Moonan
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Martin Parr: Human nature

Great Britain at the time of Brexit alongside with numerous portraits of ordinary people portrayed in their everyday life: this is the focus of the work of Martin Parr - British photographer - to whom the National Portrait Gallery in London dedicates a large retrospective
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A Tulip for London

The Foster + Partners studio designed The Tulip. London's new skyscraper, which should be inaugurated in 2025, with a design that aims to reflect the spirit of London as a progressive and forward-thinking city
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Ernst Haas: Hollywood Stars in the Desert

Ernst Haas was the stage photographer for “The Misfits”, a film directed by John Houston starring three Hollywood stars such as Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift. An exhibition taking place in Bologna makes us relive the atmosphere of the set
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Kenneth Cobonpue: the forms of nature

It is the fascinating and flourishing nature that influences the works of Kenneth Cobonpue, a Filipino designer who creates handcrafted collections with natural fibres and materials
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Architecture Flourishes in the Desert

A photographic book published by Phaidon entitled “Living in the desert” presents a selection of 50 homes designed in deserts around the world by architects, but also by artists
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Marianne Brandt and Helmut Schulze: shapes that defy time

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Bauhaus, Alessi re-edited a collection of objects designed by Marianne Brandt and Helmut Schulze, well-known exponents of the legendary German design school
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Wuxi Show Theater: An Architectural Forest

Designed by Steven Chilton Architects, the Wuxi Show Theatre concept was inspired by the largest bamboo forest in China. Organic forms that celebrate the greatness of nature
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Marianne’s capability

Marianne Faithfull, the well-known 60’s icon, releases “Negative Capability” a very profound album, filled with moving and soft sounds
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The “Architettura Sussurrante” by Alessandro Mendini

“Architettura sussurrante”, has been republished. An album that Alessandro Mendini, who passed away recently, had made with a group of musicians and artists in 1983. An excellent way to remember him by making one of his less known projects available again
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Beefbar: takes you back in time to the Paris of Art Nouveau

Located in downtown Paris, the Beefbar allows its guests to relive the bubbling and energetic Art Noveau mood, enjoying delicious meat-based dishes
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Alessandro Paglia, Magical Hyperrealism

Alessandro Paglia’s works are characterized by a hyper-realistic style. The Milanese artist depicts in his paintings iconic and pop design objects, but also famous motorcycles and prestigious vintage cars
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Surfing on the Art world

Sport pays tribute to the great art, through a collection of surfboards decorated with paintings ranging from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. The authors of the project are the French art gallery Boom-art and the brand UWL
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Christian Dior: Dreams to wear

The Victoria & Albert Museum in London is dedicating a major retrospective exhibition to Christian Dior. Presenting a collection of 200 original clothes, accessories, photographs, magazines and illustrations. The link between the great French couturier and Great Britain is also at the centre of attention
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Smart Moscow

Located to the west of Russia's capital city, Moscow's new Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye district, a smart city designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, which integrates technology and nature
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Soho House: a Club for Creative Minds

Bringing people together, networking and high level hospitality is what guarantees Soho House to be an internationally widespread club project
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Esquel for Sagittarius

Xerjoff Horoscope 2019 - Esquel for Sagittarius (November 23rd - December 21st)
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Amber & Rose for Scorpio

Xerjoff Horoscope 2019 - Amber & Rose for Scorpio (October 22nd and November 22nd)
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Dhajala for Libra

Xerjoff Horoscope 2019 - Dhajala for Libra (September 23rd - October 22nd)
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Lua for Leo

Xerjoff Horoscope 2019 - Lua for Leo (July 23rd - August 23rd)
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Ibitira for the Virgo

Xerjoff Horoscope 2019 - Ibitira for the Virgo (August 24th - September 22nd)
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Allende for Cancer

Xerjoff Horoscope 2019 - Allende for Cancer (June 22nd – July 22nd)
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Uden Overdose for Gemini

Xerjoff Horoscope 2019 - Uden Overdose for Gemini (May 21st - June 20th)
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Cruz del Sur I for Taurus

Xerjoff Horoscope 2019 - Cruz del Sur I for Taurus (April 21st - May 21st)
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Oesel for Aries

Xerjoff Horoscope 2019 - Oesel for the sign of Aries (March 21st - April 20th)
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Nio for Pisces

Xerjoff Horoscope 2019 - Nio for the sign of Pisces (February 20th - March 19th)
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Pikovaya Dama for the Aquarius

The Xerjoff Horoscope 2019 continues with the sign of Aquarius (January 21st - February 19th)
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Amber Star for Capricorn

Amber Star, from the Shooting Star collection, is the perfect perfume for Capricorn sign
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All the Colors of the Night

The night is a theme that has represented an important and constant source of inspiration for art as displayed in the exhibition entitled “Peindre la nuit” on show at the Center Pompidou in Metz
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The Perfume of Art Permeates the Xerjoff Gallery

The Xerjoff gallery opens in Turin, dedicated to art and cultural events. The opening is entrusted to the visual artist Lia Pascaniuc who presents the exhibition “Liquid Life”
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1968, Creativity Rules

Throughout 1968 creative industries such as those of Fashion, design, art, graphics, and communication, have been strongly innovated. An exhibition, taking place in Parma, illustrates how.
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Banksy: Street Writing

Provocative, irreverent, sarcastic and political, Banksy's works are exhibited at the Mudec in Milan in an exhibition (which the artist has not authorized) entitled “The Art of Banksy. A Visual Protest”
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Artistic Hospitality

Located in the Akihabara district, one of Tokyo's most hi-tech and trendy neighbourhoods, BnA Hotel offers five spacious rooms created by several artistic collectives.
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Night and day: sparkling 1930’s

“Night and Day: 1930s Fashion and Photographs” is the title of an exhibition held in London presenting the elegance and aesthetic taste of the 30’s
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Hudson Yards: NYC’s umpteenth metamorphosis

The works of the Hudson Yards continue, a major urban regeneration project in NYC. The opening of The Vessel, an impressive sculpture building designed by the architect Thomas Heatherwick, is scheduled for next March.
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The evolution of Automotive between graphics and design

The m.a.x. museum in Chiasso traces the history of the automobile and the evolution of its style through the close relationship that the automotive industry has maintained with the graphics and design industry
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30 years without Jean-Michel Basquiat

Exhibitions, films and musicals celebrate Jean-Michel Basquiat- Andy Warhol’s apprentice and great artist from New York- who passed away 30 years ago
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Suspiria Revisited

Luca Guadagnino has directed a remake of Suspiria, the cult movie by Dario Argento, and the lead singer of Radiohead, Thom Yorke, is composing the film's score.
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Rolls Royce, the Luxury of Privacy

The Rolls Royce Phantom with the Privacy Suite option is a “mini-suite” that allows you to travel completely isolated from the outside, in absolute privacy
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Feltri’s new life

Cassina, in collaboration with Calvin Klein, re-launched Feltri, a cult armchair designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1987
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Photography is Pop

Camera – Centro Italiano per la Fotografia of Turin dedicates an exhibition to the influence that photography had on Pop Art. About 150 works exhibited, made by the most important representatives of the well-known movement
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Imaginary Architectures

A rich illustrated volume that analyzes the theme of utopia in the architectural field, presenting over fifty unbuilt buildings
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Elliott Erwitt’s icons

On show in Pavia, a glimpse of 1900’s history of costume through the shots of Eliott Erwitt, great master of photography
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Aston Martin, a flying myth

Aston Martin is developing an innovative machine with vertical take-off for three people that will revolutionize the big cities mobility in the future
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McQueen, rebel genius

A harmoniously full of emotion storytelling is what “McQueen” documentary dedicated to the great British fashion designer Alexander McQueen is offering us
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Hotel Café Royal: a home for creativity

In over 150 years of history, Hotel Café Royal in London has been frequented by the highest aristocracy and by famous people such as Virginia Woolf, Winston Churchill, Muhammad Ali, Brigitte Bardot and Oscar Wilde. Now the Ziggy’s, a cocktail bar dedicated to the well-known character created by David Bowie, will open inside the Hotel
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Gio Ponti, inventor of modernity

The long professional path of Gio Ponti, great Milanese architect and designer, is retraced in an exhibition being held at Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. 500 pieces to tell the story of a designer who felt modern yet not revolutionary
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TeamLab: The Future of Art is Digital

In Tokyo the first Museum fully dedicated to digital art by teamLab showing virtual works with a strong spectacular impact
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Arles: Capital of Photography

With about 30 scheduled exhibitions, Les Rencontres de la photographie of Arles offer the best of international photography, between homages to great masters and “scouting” of young emerging photographers
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Markus Benesch, Design’s “Curious boy”

The German designer Markus Benesch celebrates the playful side of design with the collection “Play” created for the brand Curious Boy
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Easy Rider: the Art of Speed

Motorcycles make us dream, they represent freedom, and they are a call for travelling and adventure. To this world, which in 150 years has proposed models of such beauty to become part of the collective imagination, Venaria Reale in Turin dedicates an exhibition entitled “Easy Rider. The myth of motorcycles as art”

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The emancipation also happens through a hat

The feminine emancipation seen through the hats worn by women over the years. This is the theme of an ongoing photo exhibition at Showroom Alidem in Milan
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Rooftop Cinema Club: heavenly visions

Relive the excitement of viewing the great cult classics or discovering the talent of young emerging film directors underneath a starry sky on the top of a skyscraper. This is what Rooftop Cinema Club is about, a new initiative which is achieving a resounding success
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Travels Through Hospitality

Through the presentation of 100 hotels around the world “The Monocle Guide to Hotels, Inns and Hideaways” illustrates the rules for thoughtful hospitality.
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Fulvio Roiter, the Infinite Beauty

To Fulvio Roiter, great Italian photographer, La Casa dei Tre Oci in Venice is dedicating an interesting retrospective featuring over 200 iconic images spanning his entire career.
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Frida Kahlo Style Icon

The writer Carlos Fuentes called Frida Kahlo, an “Aztec Goddess” due to her outfits and her way of accessorizing them. To her the V & A museum in London dedicates an exhibition featuring 200 objects, including clothes, jewellery and cosmetics.
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The Pink Zebra pays homage to Wes Anderson

Designed by Renasa studio in New Delhi, The Pink Zebra restaurant pays homage to the surreal vein of the Oscar-winning American director Wes Anderson.
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The Motorcycle, a Symbol of Beauty and Innovation

“Motocicletta - L’architettura della velocità” is an exhibition taking place at Forte Marghera (Mestre, Venice) that pays tribute to the streamline design and innovative technology of motorcycles.
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Les Machines de l’île, where Jules Verne and Leonardo da Vinci meet

Les Machines de l'île is an amusement park in Nantes that combines Jules Verne’s literary creativity with Leonardo da Vinci’s scientific genius.
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Salvatore Ferragamo, walking in Hollywood

An exhibition calls to mind Hollywood’s Roaring 20’s - a period of time - which Salvatore Ferragamo and many other Italian creative minds contributed to making it so great.
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The “Raw pop” of Altreforme

To celebrate 10 years of activity Altreforme has produced “Raw & Rainbow”, a limited edition collection that covers the aluminium with a pop aura.
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Revolutionary Graphics of Former USSR

On display at the Wolfsonian in Miami Soviet propaganda posters with innovative graphics created over the years between the two world wars
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“Memphis-Plastic Field”: design and art during the Biennale Architettura in Venice

“Memphis-Plastic Field”: design and art during the Biennale Architettura in Venice
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Fondazione Prada: a tower with six floors dedicated to art


The “Torre” of Fondazione Prada was recently inaugurated in Milan, hosting an interesting selection of contemporary works of art
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“Fashioned from Nature”: Naturally… Fashion…!

At the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, “Fashioned from Nature” explores the relationship between fashion and nature from 1600 to the present day.
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Madame d’Ora, First Woman Photographer of the Twentieth Century

Currently an exhibition celebrates the talents of the anti-conformist, liberal and innovative Madame d'Ora, first woman photographer of the twentieth century. She portrayed artists, writers and the glamour of the fashion world.



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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures designed by Renzo Piano

Renzo Piano will design for LA the first Academy Museum of Motion, a futuristic project that features the construction of a glass sphere and the renovation of an old 1939 building
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Disco days are back!


The festive world of nightclubs enters our homes with the collection “Disco Gufram” by three attention-grabbing creative studios: Ggsv, Rotganzen and Atelier Biagetti
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A book entitled “La civilization des odeurs” analyzes the revolution of the sense of smell

The scholar Robert Muchembled reconstructs Europe’s history, between 16th and 18th centuries, through the diffusion of perfume and the revolution of the sense of smell.
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Retro Modernism: the Radisson Blu Royal in Copenhagen has been restored


Designed in 1960 by Arne Jacobsen, the Radisson Blu Royal in Copenhagen was an eloquent example of great modernist design
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Italiana: thirty years of Italian style on show at the Palazzo Reale in Milan

“Italiana. Italy Through the Lens of Fashion 1971-2001” is the title of an exhibition that traces the great creative genius that Italian fashion has been able to express by imposing its style all around the world
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“Genesis”, a photographic exhibition by Salgado on show at La Venaria Reale – A hymn to the beauty of our planet

“Genesis”, a photographic exhibition by Sebastião Salgado on show at La Venaria Reale including exceptional images of the most remote corners of our planet
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Federico Fellini’s Fulgor Cinema in Rimini reopens

“Living a dream is like making a movie,” said Federico Fellini. And the reopening of the Fulgor cinema in Rimini, a place intimately linked to the great Italian director, is a dream come true.
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“Looking for Oum Kulthum” – Oum Kulthum, Immortal Myth

She was called "The Mother of Arabs", "The Star of the East", "The Nightingale of the Nile", or simply "Il Sit" that is "The Lady".
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Prince’s Intimate Moments

Prince’s premature death ripped a hole in the fabric of music. A beautiful book that collects images shot by Steve Parker has been currently published revealing the most intimate and seductive sides of the legendary musician from Minneapolis
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Magic and multifaceted Fornasetti – Exhibition in Rome

The works of Piero Fornasetti, famous for his multifaceted talent (he was an accomplished painter, sculptor, interior decorator, and printer of art books), dialogue with the ancient sculptures collection of the Museum at Palazzo Altemps in Rome
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“Ocean Liners: Speed & Style”: cruising with glamour

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The Normandie in New York 1935-39. Collection French Lines.

“Ocean Liners: Speed & Style”, an exhibition taking place in London proposes a plunge into the past, taking you on a journey through the golden age of travel, when ocean liners were the only transport crossing the ocean; all in pursuit of revealing the true luxury and glamour behind them

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Que Viva Frida!

Above : “Naturaleza muerta (Soy de Samuel Fastlicht)”, Frida Kahlo.

The Museum of Cultures (MUDEC) of Milan pays tribute to the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo putting on show her complex creative universe. The exhibition will include paintings (two of which have never been displayed before), drawings, and photographs.
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Award-winning 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, incarnation of the Art Deco spirit

A 1936 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic, vehicle designed by Jean Bugatti in 1936, was named the winner of The Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award
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Per Fumum: the millennial charm of perfume

“Per Fumum – I profumi della storia” an exhibition not to be missed dedicated
to all perfume lovers (and not only) taking place at Palazzo Madama in Turin until May 21st
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Pikovaya Dama, the scent of great literature

Xerjoff celebrates the Great Russian literature with a fragrance that takes its name from a story by the great poet and novelist Aleksandr Pushkin
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Ignacio De Petra, dreamlike suggestions

Ignacio De Petra, experimenter of different photographic languages, is the protagonist of an exhibition entitled “Reconfiguration” on show at the L'inde Le Palais in Bologna
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Hollywood directors and fashion: a long love story

Oscar-winning directors and Hollywood stars are currently the protagonists of the most interesting fashion web series. Short films inspired by the atmospheres of the silver screen and which continue on the smartphone’s screen.
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Vespa, an icon of Italian design

A large exhibition dedicated to the Vespa, one of the most recognized symbols of Italian design, is taking place at the MACIST museum in Biella
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Rome, an Eternal Charm

A charming photographic portrait of Rome brings together images from the 1840’s to the present day all highlighting the extraordinary beauty of Italy’s Capital

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David Bowie: The Alien Who Loved Berlin

Above: image from Taschen’s book “David Bowie - The man who fell to earth”.

While an 11CD box set entitled “A New Career In A New Town” (1977-1982) that retraces Bowie’s years in Berlin has been recently released and an exhibition entitled “David Bowie is”, will soon open in New York (March 2, 2018), Taschen dedicates a photographic book to the famous English artist that re-proposes the story of “The Man Who Fell to Earth”, movie in which David Bowie played the leading role.
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Tattoo Art: a scene in continuous evolution

Tattoo art is a very ancient form of art; its origins date back to the dawn of times.
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Alphonse Mucha, Art Nouveau genius

An exhibition in Madrid retraces the life and work of Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter, decorative artist, and leading exponent of the Art Noveau style
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Pompeii dialogues with the present

Pompeii’s remains dialogue with contemporary art in an exhibition at the Madre in Naples.
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The Rolling Stones On Air

There are some people who think that the Rolling Stones are still the greatest rock and roll band on the planet and others who consider them as a group of sprightly elders who still have fun strumming their old hits on different stages around the world.
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Louvre Abu Dhabi, the place where cultures meet

After ten years of construction, the Louvre Abu Dhabi was recently inaugurated in the capital of the Emirates. Designed by Jean Nouvel, the museum is 97,000 sq meters in size, 6,400 of which are reserved to exhibitions.
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Björk’s sense of design

Singer, musician, director, music producer, Björk has thus extended her versatile creativity to design.

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Must read: Wanderlust – Hiking on Legendary Trails

“The earth is many planets that intersect only at moments,” said the American writer John Updike. And how to can we contradict him considering the diversity of ecosystems, topographies, cultures and histories that characterize the various parts of our planet.
A nice book by Gestalten entitled “Wanderlust - Hiking on Legendary Trails” is the witness of all this richness, which we unfortunately at times neglect or worse destroy.
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Must read: Jazz. New York in the Roaring Twenties

Jazz music was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and in the 1920’s it was in its heyday in New York
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Peter Lindbergh: Fashion Humanism

The pureness of his black and white pictures has decisively influenced the course of fashion photography since the early 1980’s. We are speaking of Peter Lindbergh to whom the Reggia di Venaria Reale in Turin (Piazza della Repubblica 4) dedicates, until February 4th, an exhibition entitled: “Peter Lindbergh".
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The Extraordinary Designer Couple

The Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein/Basel (Charles- Eames-Straße 2), dedicates four exhibitions that will be open to visitors until February 25th, 2018 to Charles and Ray Eames, who are counted among the most important designers of the 20th century.
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Xerjoff’s scent in Turin

Xerjoff returns home. After opening various stores around the world (2 monobrand stores in London at Harrods one in 2014 and a second one last July, and in Dubai in 2010) it recently inaugurated a new flagship store in Turin, the city where everything started ten years ago
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Backstage with Almodovar

In almost 40 years of career, Pedro Almodovar has sounded out in a surrealistic, ironic, but also dramatic way, the universes of desire, passion and identity.
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A Taste of Italy in Hong Kong

With the opening of Spiga the great Italian culinary tradition is at home in Hong Kong.
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It’s time for revolution!

“You say you want a Revolution" ? The years from 1966 to 1980 were overflowing with creativity resulting in significant changes in terms of custom, lifestyle and culture and whose effects can still be appreciated nowadays
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Must-attend event: The Grand Ball of La Venaria Reale

A major cultural charity event that will allow a selected number of young debutantes accompanied by Cadets of the Naval Academy in Livorno to live an unforgettable experience.

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Atlas Bar: Decò spirits

If you like to sip a good cocktail in an elegant, refined place, characterized by an Art Deco architecture, the Atlas Bar is the place you belong in.
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Good design challenges time

Nowadays design often loses track of the functional needs of an object, in favor of (at times) a useless aesthetic overload, which aims at provoking astonishment.
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Che Guevara.Tu Y todos

Must- visit Exhibition: Che Guevara. Tu y todos
A man who gave his life for freedom and justice, a perfume that celebrates strong and self-conscious personalities
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Happy Birthday Dior!

This year, the Maison Dior has celebrated its 70th anniversary and for the occasion, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris dedicates to the couturier a great retrospective entitled “Christian Dior, couturier du rêve”.
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Radical design on the table

Among these is the special edition of a Centerpiece designed in 1990 for Alessi
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Bischof, tireless traveler

The Tre Oci Gallery in Venice (Fondamenta Zitelle, 43) dedicates an exhibition to Werner Bischof (1916-1954), a Swiss photographer among the founders of the Magnum Agency together with Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Capa.
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Creative Kisses

More and more often Fashion and design interact
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A new museum for Gaudì

Good news for the numerous admirers of the Spanish architect Antoni Gaudì (1852-1926), the greatest exponent of the Catalan modernism.
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Discovering the most authentic Cuba

"This island is the most beautiful land that human eyes have ever seen,"
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Venetian LaChapelle

The surreal, baroque and pop universe of the well-known American artist David LaChapelle, who made his debut as a photographer with the magazine Interview by Andy Warhol, will be on stage until September 10th at Casa dei Tre Oci di Venezia (Fondamenta delle Zitelle, 43 -
Isola della Giudecca).
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