As part of their exhibit Material Poetry, Brooklyn’s Causey Contemporary will have Joseph Walsh’s “Enginum Bed” on display and available for purchase. The show will run from October 8th to November 18th, 2010 and will feature some of the most creative new wave designs from Ireland with works by Liam Flynn, Joe Hogan, and Frances [...]
In celebration of Nigeria’s 50 years of independence, Alexander Amosu has collaborated with Rolex to create a signature timepiece. Amosu, a young Nigerian entrepreneur, made his name in the mobile phone industry by launching one of the first ringtone companies in the UK. Since then, his company has expanded to provide some of the most [...]
This award-winning design is sure to turn heads. During the 2007 Milan Exhibition of Design, the British-based design firm, Established & Sons, launched its “Collaborations” program with a plan focused on developing partnerships between designers and artists. In 2008, an alliance between furniture designer Terence Woodgate and Formula One race car designer John Barnard produced [...]
When designing EcoSmart Fire’s top of the line fireplace, John Dimopoulos took inspiration from the best of science and art. The Zeta is a sleek, stand alone hearth for the modern home. It’s eye catching; enough so to have won the Design Award at the Australian International Design Awards last year. Like all EcoSmart Fireplaces, [...]
“If Bugatti-worship were a religion, then the atheist Fitzroy Somerset, the 5th Lord Raglan, would have been its pope,” writes Andrew Roth in Lord Raglan’s obituary in The Guardian. Bonhams’ has announced the sale of the 1933 Bugatti Type 51 Grand Prix, previously owned by the late Fitzroy John Somerset, the 5th Baron Raglan: patron [...]
Located in The Sanctuary, Boca Raton’s well regarded yachting community, 4101 Ibis Point Circle is one of Florida’s most eligible estates. Its grounds include over 600 feet of shoreline, and are ideal for outdoor entertainment. A poolside, vine-trellised pavilion shelters an outdoor dining area, and nearby, clay tennis courts invite guests to enjoy the expansive [...]
During his short career, Piero Manzoni endeavored to create universal art that expressed the act of simple existence. Created in 1958-59 as part of a collection of Achromes that began in 1957, Achrome was one of Manzoni’s signature ‘colorless’ works that existed in opposition to the monochromes popular at the time. In order to construct [...]
The newest elite to join the extensive line of the renowned British family is set to mark “the dawn of Lotus’s new era,” states Dany Bahar, CEO of Group Lotus. In just a few days, the most elegant model Lotus has delivered, up-to-date, is set to make its public debut at the Paris Auto show. [...]
Gemologist extraordinaire, Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof has introduced a new line of bespoke timepieces to his repertoire of remarkable jewelry. Each piece carries an inimitable cylindrical dial upon which a stunning embellishment, of one’s personal choice, is mounted. Creator of some of the most exquisite works of art existent today, he has revisited the early evolutionary [...]
This fall, Sotheby’s will be putting one of the finest collections of musical instruments on the auction block. Focused on stringed instruments, the event is certain to entice music lovers from around the globe. As part of this musical instruments auction, Sotheby’s will highlight one of Domenico Montagnana’s highly prized violins. The circa 1740 instrument [...]
