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New Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Marrakech

2016-09-01T00:11:00.003+02:00

Studio KO has just revealed the first designs for the Yves Saint Laurent museum in Morocco, a new complex entirely dedicated to the legendary French designer and his work. Situated in Marrakesh, the establishment will house part of the Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent Paris collection.

Headed by Olivier Marty and Karl Fournier, the French architecture firm already has some serious leisure and fashion credentials under its belt – they are also behind works such as the Chiltern Firehouse in London and the Balmain boutique in New York.

The team has had an office in Morocco for 15 years. They had worked privately for Pierre Bergé (co-founder of YSL fashion house and President of the Fondation PB-YSL) in Tangier in the past – an event which led to this commission. ‘It came that, as young architects in Paris, we had an opportunity to get in touch with great clients there in Morocco, where expectations were huge and competitors few,’ they say. ‘It all started with the Hermès(family), the Agnellis, then Pierre Bergé.’... /...

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Karl Fournier et Olivier Marty

Peau de Chagrin -Carré Alchemique No 1

2016-05-24T16:57:00.001+02:00

Carré Alchemique No 1

Celestial Alphabet of The Southern Hemisphere is the first scarf in the Peau de Chagrin Carrés Alchimiques series and the second Peau de Chagrin object. It is made entirely in Lyon by an artisanal silk manufacturer, Maison Marc Rozier, founded in 1890.

The scarf takes its inspiration from a 17th century drawing by Jacques Gaffarel, a noted scholar and astrologer of Cardinal Richelieu. This particular image uses Kabbalistic text to map the constellations visible from the Southern Hemisphere during his lifetime. The drawing appears in the 1650 edition of Curiosités Inouyes Sur la Sculpture Talysmanique des Persians: Horoscopes des Patriarches et Lecture des Estoiles. Translated as: Unheard of Curiosities Concerning the Talismanic Sculptures of the Persians, The Horoscope of the Patriarchs, and Readings of the Stars. This ancient book is currently held at Middle Temple Library in London in its original state.

The hand-stitched scarf, which measures 120cm x 120cm, is made in crêpe de chine. Each scarf or ‘carré’ is screen-printed using the traditional ‘Impression à la Lyonnaise' by the Marc Rozier workshops. The company, established in Lyon in the 19th century, continues to champion and develop time-honoured Lyonnaise techniques of silk making. These values resonate strongly with Peau de Chagrin.

Like all Peau de Chagrin objects, the scarf is a limited edition of 100.

MOYASHI HOUSE IN KYOTO.

2016-05-07T09:27:00.000+02:00

120 years ago it was an indoor greenhouse for growing koji seeds, a key ingredient in sake as well as miso and soy sauce. Now, thanks to a small group of friends, it’s been beautifully renovated into the Kyoto Moyashi House. Whether you’re looking for an authentic place to stay or to host an off-site seminar, the large Machiya can serve as a unique backdrop.

More Via spoon-tamago.com

Kyoto Moyashi House Via spoon-tamago.com-Photo by Craig Mod

Pierre Bergé's Paris Apartment- Rive Gauche.

2016-02-29T06:10:00.000+01:00

Businessman Pierre Bergé enlisted Roberto Peregalli and Laura Sartori Rimini of the design firm Studio Peregalli to transform the upper level of his Paris apartment.... more Via: architecturaldigest.com

and Via: admagazine.fr

Hommage a Paris!

2015-11-29T03:59:00.001+01:00

Le 14 Juillet

Le Fumoir

Classic & Elegant Saint Sulpice Apartment.

2015-06-26T12:14:00.001+02:00

Recently and elegantly renovated, this apartment was built in 1690 and was once inhabited by Robespierre.

Located near the famous church place Saint Sulpice, it is available for rent via the website Haven in Paris

Via Haven In Paris

Fondation Louis Vuitton

2015-06-03T10:16:00.000+02:00

fondation louis vuitton

Ruban Couture.

2015-04-30T02:22:00.004+02:00

Ruban, Established in 2010 by Alice and Julia Ruban, both high demand stylists- turned designers.

Via RubanCouture

CLAUSTRUM- GROUND-BREAKING METAL DESIGN- TOKYO

2015-02-23T08:54:00.000+01:00

TAKESHI ENDO / Designer, Founder

GROUND-BREAKING METAL ITEMS FROM GIMZA TOKYO

"All of Claustrum’s items feature brand new functions that can be found nowhere else, including one-hand operation and smart motion. In addition to the physical realm, we also explore functions in terms of aesthetics, intellect, society, economy, and other fields. The results are put through a repeated cycle of trial manufacture, experiments, and trial use at the Ginza Factory until they can be realized in the simplest fashion possible. As we accumulate experience in this way, we produce new mechanisms, construction methods, and surface processing methods that are truly unique. The parts included in our products are cooperatively manufactured with skillful factories on the outskirts of Tokyo. Together with artisans at dozens of dedicated factories such as metalworking, we cultivate our abilities while freely utilizing advanced technologies in each field. All assembly and finishing work takes place at the Ginza Factory. In the final process, minute adjustments are made to all products by hand to ensure they can be used as comfortably as possible. Videos showing how each item is operated are available on our website. After World War II, the location of the Ginza Factory was a plate glass processing workshop operated by the representative of Steel Inc. at that time (two generations before the current representative). This manual industry has been passed down over the generations in Ginza in this way. We also offer maintenance services so that our products can be used for as long as possible."
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Klavs Rosenfalck- Gold and Design in Paris XIXe.

2015-02-13T13:58:00.002+01:00

Via:admagazine

Klavs Rosenfalck

Tomas Maier joins fight to save Hotel Okura.

2015-02-11T08:32:00.000+01:00

As the creative director of Bottega Veneta, Tomas Maier has consistently sought to protect the brand’s heritage of craftsmanship. In this same spirit, Maier is now taking on a new kind of preservation project. In partnership with the Japanese publication Casa Brutus, Maier and Bottega Veneta have launched an initiative to raise awareness of the potential destruction of numerous significant Modernist buildings in Japan due to economics, politics and the preparation for the 2020 Olympics.

Maier, the son of an architect and a lifelong architecture enthusiast, became interested in Japanese Modernism in the mid-1980s when he first visited the Hotel Okura, a 1962 landmark designed by Yoshiro Taniguchi. (Supporters of the campaign are encouraged to use the hashtag #mymomentatokura to document their favorite details of the building on social media.) In the video shown here, Maier discusses the campaign and explores the hotel’s unique features, which continue to inspire his work. “It would be a great loss for the next generation to be unable to embrace the beauty of these icons for themselves,” he says. via: tmagazine

CAROLINE ISSA for Nordstrom.

2015-02-10T03:55:00.000+01:00

STREET-STYLE star, editor and entrepreneur Caroline Issa unveils her first collection for Nordstrom next week, and unsurprisingly it's packed with pieces that suit her pared-back yet contemporary style to a tee. "I started this launch collection with mood boards of American style icons - women like Lauren Bacall, Slim Keith, Bianca Jagger and Lauren Hutton - women with timeless elegance and a point of view," Issa told us. "This collection was really about establishing a great line of essentials - the leather jacket, the utilitarian jacket, a great pencil skirt, and a striped cashmere top. For prints, I turned to a recent trip I took to Marrakesh where I was dazzled by all the mosaic tiles and the colours - they served as the basis for the colourways and the patterns on all the prints."

"This collection is designed for professional women, someone who loves fashion and wants to look chic but doesn't want to spend too much time thinking about how to put together an outfit or how to get it on," she smiled. "She's active and really on the go and counts on the reliability of effortless dressing with pieces that can easily go from day to night. So yes, she's me and I know countless other women out there who will appreciate the collection I hope! But trust me, I'm road testing everything to make sure it's comfortable and beautiful quality!"

via: vogue.co.uk

via: shop.nordstrom

La Reserve Paris-Opening soon...

2014-11-28T03:22:00.003+01:00

" Everything about La Réserve, a new Haussmann-style hotel and spa opening soon in the Eighth Arrondissement in Paris, harkens back to the grandeur of the Belle Époque. Like previous collaborations between the interior designer Jacques Garcia and the hotelier and vintner Michel Reybier (La Réserve’s Geneva property and the chateau at Reybier’s 225-acre vineyard in Bordeaux), the secluded 40-room residence is an exercise in effortless glamour, adorned with rare antiques and draped in ghost damask, papal purple and ballet-satin pink. For the full Baudelairian experience, there’s also a smoking parlor and round-the-clock butler service."

via: TMagazine

La Reserve-Paris

HOSHINOYA-KYOTO- Art of OMOTENASHI

2014-10-29T03:09:00.001+01:00

Recently, John and I experienced the Omotenashi at Hoshinoya Kyoto: Omotenashi is the Heart of Japanese Hospitality:
To Japanese, "omotenashi" means not just hospitality in the usual sense, but "something more akin to an elevated politeness that makes customers feel valued and respected”.

Hoshinoya Kyoto is a short boat ride from the center of Arashiyama, close to the city’s famous bamboo forests.
It is a beautiful 100 year old Ryokan restored with modern facilities yet preserving the old charm.

Two gardens are designed according to Zen principles to give the effect of flowing water. Architect Rie Azuma and landscape designer Hiroki Hasegawa have done a fantastic job building this zen Japanese resort around 400 year old from a private home of a local merchant.

Hoshinoya Kyoto

Night boat ride

Boat ride from Togetsukyo Bridge

Night view of main buildings

The Tsuki Maisonette

Library lounge

Monko preparation (incense ceremony)

In Monko, you bury a small burning charcoal in ash within a small pot or cup. You then artfully and carefully create a mound of the ash, in which you create a small channel through which the charcoal’s heat can be channelled. A small square of glass is placed over the channel’s opening. On this is placed a small piece of wood, which releases its fragrance as it heats up.

Incens flavours.

Traditional writing set, & Japanese games.

John & I, ready for our tea ceremony

Our tea ceremony in the zen garden.

Our lounge area with view

View of Ooi River

Arashiyama bamboo forest

Kaiseki

Tadashi Shoji Ready To Wear Spring 2015

2014-10-20T15:37:00.000+02:00

Via Style.com

The Row Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear

2014-09-15T04:50:00.000+02:00

Via Style.com

Chanel Haute Couture- Vogue Italy September 2014

2014-09-03T03:59:00.001+02:00

photographer Yelena Yemchuk

Via: rdujour

MARK COLLE. Flower artist

2014-08-27T09:30:00.000+02:00

Mark Colle
photo by Marcel Lennartz

Mark Colle, Antwerp based florist is behind these amazing floral arrangements. Colle, runs the flower shop Baltimore Bloemen . He has created arrangements for Jil Sander, Dior, Viktor & Rolf, Ann Demeulemeester, Dries Van Noten, ...etc.

Photos Via:
Marcel Lennartz
Mark Colle

Le Journal Patrick Stephan*

2014-08-24T02:19:00.000+02:00

Patrick STEPHAN*

"Le journal de Patrick Stephan was born from my desire to initiate a dialogue centered around my work that could shed new light on the personal processes that fuel my artistic research. For several years, I carried this journal around under the guise of cahiers de vie—“life notebooks”. Day after day, as if performing a ritual, I would diligently fill its pages with written and artistic accounts inspired by my most meaningful encounters. There drawings blended in seamlessly with photographic portraits"

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