I met Olimpia for the first time at the 7th floor of the New York Times building. Tall, slender silhouette, dark brown long bob, and her signature round glasses: she clearly stood out from the crowd. Just landed from Italy, she swung by to say hi at the opening of “Townies”, an exhibition on the …
A daydreamer who dances with words and images to find beauty in the mundane, Maira Kalman let her witty spirit splash in the tempera colors and come out with creative solutions while embarking in the discovery of the wonders of life. To an external observer, her prolific art looks like the immediate and fresh outcome …
The ultimate question that fairgoers are trying to answer this year is whether the Armory Show was able to reinvent itself, after the arrival of Frieze to New York clearly showed how the Armory Show had become a confusing maze of galleries, not particularly innovative, and the reflection of a button-down and corporate approach to … Continue reading
With a young falcon’s big wings, South Africa launches its challenge to the animation movie giants. Adventures in Zambezia, a 3-D independent production, featuring the star voices of Samuel L. Jackson, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum and Jenifer Lewis, tells the story of Kai, an intrepid young falcon who decides to leave the isolated land … Continue reading
A sober elegance, soft lengthened and destructured lines: these are the elements that characterize Tess Giberson’s collections, which are created in the rear of this boutique. Her creations draw from an interest in geometrical shapes and in the reproduction of movement obtained by overlaying different materials, such as silk and wool, for instance. One of … Continue reading
Talking about New York Vintage just as vintage store would be an understatement. Once you have rung the bell and crossed the threshold, you’ll feel like you have entered into a museum of fashion. Divided by decades, the collection of cocktail dresses, shoes and accessories is made of unique design pieces from all over the … Continue reading
Far away from the big department stores, walking around downtown Manhattan is the best way to enjoy shopping (or “window shopping”, if your wallet is as light as your dreams). Where the streets become narrower and the orthogonal grid of the city fades away, you can find stores such as MM6 Maison Martin Margiela (363 … Continue reading
Seta, Soie, Silk, 絹. If the person for whom you’d like to buy a present can read French, or has at home a version of “Silk”, the novel by Alessandro Baricco, in her/his native language, then another good idea for a Christmas gift would be “Soie”, the new edition of Baricco’s 1996 masterpiece illustrated by … Continue reading
I have just started reading again, after around 20 years from my first time, “Alice’s adventures in Wonderland”. I specifically ordered on Amazon the special edition by Penguin Books, illustrated by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. I couldn’t buy for myself a better present on Cyber Monday and, if you are looking for some inspiration for … Continue reading
In 1931 the first Christmas tree was put in front of the under construction Rockefeller Center by the construction workers who were building the new architectural complex. Since then the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting ceremony has become a NYC tradition. To learn more about the 80th lighting ceremony read this article. Continue reading
After waiting for four hours in the cold, here we go! The Christmas Tree is lit at Rockefeller Center, shimmering with its 45,000 multi-colored LED lights and its Swarovki star on the top. While waiting for this 80 feet tall Norway spruce to kick off the holiday season with its lights, some fantastic melodic, opera … Continue reading
