NIKO KORONIS, CREADOR DE « PEQUEÑAS ENTIDADES ARQUITECTÓNICAS »
Italia – Milán Niko Koronis nació en 1973 en Tesalónica (Grecia) y dejó su país para explorar y estudiar arquitectura en la Escuela Galesa de Arquitectura de Cardiff. Después de estudiar arquitectura, pasó a diseño en la Domus Academy de Milán (Italia), donde más tarde enseñó durante un año. Luego regresó al Reino Unido para […]
GRENADA, ANDALUSIA’S FINEST FRUIT
SPAIN – GRANADA The former capital of the Nasrid kingdom unfurls its charms, with the Alhambra as its jewel. A paradise between heaven and earth. Its name comes from the Arabic al-Ḥamrā’, meaning the red one. Before losing yourself in the meanders of its architecture and gardens, there’s no better way to appreciate the majesty […]
LOS OBJETOS DESVIADOS DE KATERINA KAMPRANI
Grecia – Atenas Funcionalidad, utilidad, practicidad… Con ” The Uncomfortable“, la arquitecta griega se burla de las convenciones y las costumbres. En esta lúdica colección, Katerina Kamprani se divierte desafiando los lenguajes de diseño y los principios fundacionales del diseño doméstico imaginando productos tan inverosímiles como inútiles. Un paraguas de hormigón, unas botas de lluvia […]
SAFARI, LA SILLA SALVAJE DE NOCOD Y MARINE BEDOUIN
Francia – Paris Fundada por Floriane y Baptiste Dosne, NOCOD es una agencia creativa especializada en arquitectura de interiores y escenografía. El objetivo del dúo es contar historias caprichosas a través de sus numerosos proyectos para grandes casas de lujo como Cartier y Louis Vuitton, entre otras. Hace un año, un día de junio, NOCOD […]
MAS DE TORRENT, RURAL CHIC
Spain – Gerona In the heart of Emporda, the hinterland of the Costa Brava, and just a few minutes from the beaches of Begur, this typical 18th-century Catalan farmhouse and its wonderful gardens have been welcoming stars from all over the world in search of discretion and tranquility for 30 years. But it needed renovation. […]
NARA, CUANDO LOS MUEBLES DEJAN ESPACIO A LA IMAGINACIÓN
Francia – Paris Hace un año, la escenógrafa Nara Lee y el fotógrafo David Luraschi tuvieron la idea de fundar el estudio de diseño NARA. Juntos, imaginaron una nueva forma de hacer muebles a la vez lúdica y funcional. Prueba de ello es su primera colección FAMILY, que se compone de un sofá, una mesa […]
TEMPERO
BRAZILIAN SUNSHINE ON YOUR PLATE France – Paris Tucked away in Paris’s 13th arrondissement, Tempero, a canteen grocery store with a familiar name, has resurfaced in the capital. After leaving Station F a few years ago, Franco-Brazilian chef Alessandra Montagne opened her first restaurant, Nosso, followed by the new one, Tempero, just across the street. […]
TINA STURZENEGGER: THE APOTHEOSIS OF FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY
SWITZERLAND, ZUG The Swiss artist-photographer explores the attractions of food and its influence on society in compositions with a vintage aesthetic that tantalise the taste buds. Since 2009, Tina Sturzenegger has been passionate about creating photographic stories where stylish concepts in playful settings bring culinary still lives to life. “Two things drew me to this […]
JONES
ITALIAN CUISINE WITH A ROCK’N’ROLL TWIST Formerly Bones, this place has reopened under the name Jones, retaining some of its identity with its unfinished walls, marble counters and high wooden tables. Just a stone’s throw from the Voltaire metro station, Jones offers a generous, rustic welcome to the talented Riccardo Ferrante’s cuisine in a soft, […]
WHEN LOUIS VUITTON MEETS PHARRELL WILLIAMS
France – Paris On February 14, Louis Vuitton announced the arrival of its new creative director in charge of men’s collections: Pharrell Williams. A man of many talents, recognized for years. Singer-songwriter, artistic director, musician, producer, stylist, rapper, producer and avant-gardist since birth, the 50-year-old American pluralist isn’t ready to stop yet. It all began […]
THE HEIMSTONE PUBLIC POOL IN SAINT-TROPEZ
France – Saint-Tropez The Parisian fashion brand called on Australian design agency The Refreshment Club to design its new immersive, seasonal boutique “The Heimstone Public Pool” in the heart of Saint-Tropez. The 60 m² space is inspired by the public pools of the 60s and 70s, offering an original and eye-catching window display. The blue […]
BRYAN ADAMS, THE PHOTOGRAPHER
England – London The Atlas Gallery joins forces with the Leica Gallery to honour the Canadian singer-songwriter in two London exhibitions featuring his photographic work. A big name from the 80s and 90s pop-rock scene is back in the spotlight. Bryan Adams, singer-songwriter-producer, also happens to be a photographer – for those who don’t know […]
THE HIJACKED OBJECTS OF KATERINA KAMPRANI
Greece – Athens Functionality, utility, practicality… The Greek architect flouts convention and custom with “The Uncomfortable”. In this playful collection, Katerina Kamprani has fun challenging the design languages and founding principles of domestic design by imagining products that are as unlikely as they are useless. Concrete umbrella, open rain boots, watering can that waters itself […]
SAFARI
THE WILD CHAIR BY NOCOD AND MARINE BEDOUIN France – Paris Founded by Floriane and Baptiste Dosne, NOCOD is a creative agency specializing in interior architecture and scenography. With a focus on telling whimsical stories, they have undertaken various projects for major luxury houses such as Cartier and Louis Vuitton, among others. One year ago, […]
NARA, WHEN FURNITURE GIVES WAY TO IMAGINATION
France – Paris One year ago, scenographer Nara Lee and photographer David Luraschi came up with the idea of founding the NARA design studio. Together, they imagined a new way of making furniture, both playful and functional. The proof is in their first FAMILY collection, which includes a sofa, a coffee table, a footrest, a […]
THE RETURN OF WIM WENDERS
Germany After several years of absence, of little-seen films not always appreciated by the critics (Les Beaux Jours d’Aranjuez in 2016, Submergence in 2017), the year 2023 seems to herald the return of the director of Paris, Texas. First, there was the Cannes Film Festival. This year, the filmmaker presented two films, a rare occurrence. […]
NOUVELLES VAGUES : A SONG SUNG BLUE, A FIRST CHINESE FILM CELEBRATED IN BIARRITZA SONG SUNG BLUE,
France – Biarritz Awarded the Grand Prix at Biarritz’s new Nouvelles Vagues Festival in early July, A “Song Sung Blue” is the first feature film by 27-year-old Chinese filmmaker Xiao Bai Chuan. Borrowing its title from a Neil Diamond standard, A “Song Sung Blue” follows Xian, a teenager from northeast China who is forced to […]
EXTINCTION, BY JULIEN GOSSELIN, SHADOW AND LIGHT THEATRE
FRANCE – AVIGNON First performed at the Printemps des Comédiens in Montpellier last June, but designed for the courtyard of the Lycée Saint-Joseph in Avignon, “Extinction”, inspired by his experience in Berlin, marks the return of the prodigy of a theatre of images, light and sound. Five years after presenting his impressive adaptation of Don […]
SARAH DOYLE’S DREAMY, STIMULATING SPACES
IRELAND – DUBLIN The Irish photographer questions our conception of reality and our relationship to objects and scale. This alumnus of the University of the Arts in London offers a “playful and deliberately ambiguous” approach to the female experience. Colours, solids, contrasts, lines and shapes are all expressions of this world to create her own […]
NADIA LEE COHEN, A PHOTOGRAPHER BETWEEN DREAM AND REALITY
United States – California Born in the English countryside in 1992, Nadia Lee Cohen quickly found her own vision and personal universe through the lens of her camera. For several years now, this young British artist has been traveling the world to bring society a fresh look at a fantasized America. Even as a child, […]
THE VISUAL EMOTIONS OF SANJA MARUŠIĆ
Pays-Bas – Amsterdam The Dutch-Croatian photographer transports us to another world through her surreal, dreamlike, colour-saturated images for a temporary escape from reality. Mysterious self-portraits, desolate landscapes and vibrant colours, Sanja Marušić’s photographs are pure wonder. This 32-year-old Amsterdam-based virtuoso has been making a name for herself on the art scene in recent years. Her […]
ANNABELLE FOUCHER, THE ART OF REVEALING
France – Reims The French photographer transfigures everyday life in finely studied settings where bodies, objects and fashion accessories take on a touching and emotional dimension. Some of her works emphasise the purity and organic nature of the materials used in the fashion industry, while others capture with strength and delicacy human fissures and landscapes […]
FOREVER SIXTIES
France – Rennes A pivotal decade marked by the emergence of alternative countercultures, the sixties were the scene of societal tensions and artistic investigations that profoundly and durably changed the face of Western society. Breaking with the prevailing abstraction, Pop – and Nouveau Réalisme in France – brought consumer objects, the entertainment society and advertising […]
THE DIAPHANOUS PAINTINGS OF CLEMENT DAVOUT
Luxembourg It all begins with a blurred photograph. Leaves, flowers, branches… Clément Davout takes pleasure in capturing fragments of everyday life during his strolls through the vegetated edens of the capital. At first glance, the works resemble cyanotypes in which layers of oil paint – lightly brushed – follow one another with dexterity. In other […]