by WILL SOON FLOURISH – Wilson Lee Flores – The Philippine Star Govern a family as you would cook a small fish Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements. —Elizabeth II This is a condensed version of the speech I gave at the “Baby and Family…
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by Nathan Valentine, World Red Eye Miami Beach, FL – December 2, 2013 – To celebrate the opening of Design Miami/ at Art Basel Miami Beach, a group of curators, designers, galleries and VIP guests toasted the occasion at the Grove, the W South Beach’s lush garden. The welcome cocktail party was co-hosted by Craig Robins, as well as Pietro Beccari…
by Rachel Small, Interview Magazine Starting the mid-16th century, sprawling assemblages of exotic objects known as Cabinets of Curiosities were stowed in the homes of European royalty. Divided into animal, vegetable, and mineral items, trinkets came from faraway places for the viewing pleasure of the nobility. Today’s equivalent might be Daphne Guinness’s wardrobe or real…
BY KATE SUTTON, The Hollywood Reporter One of the highlights of New York’s Auction Week is actually set just over state lines, at the Greenwich, Conn., estate of publishing magnate Peter Brant and Stephanie Seymour. A playground for Jeff Koons’ Puppy (basically a 40-foot-tall, terrier-shaped topiary), the property is also home to the Brant Foundation Art Study Center, a nonprofit that mounts two…
By: Marge C. Enriquez, Philippine Daily Inquirer This November, intrepid developer Jose E.B. Antonio will try to outdo himself—yet again. In 1996, he took a major gamble by building his first luxury condominium, Essensa East Forbes, at the then-undeveloped Bonifacio Global City. It was designed by the firm of architecture icon I.M. Pei. The Asian Crisis…
by Haute Living This week the Michael Shvo and Paul Kasmin Gallery presented the opening preview and reception for François-Xavier Lalanne’s Sheep Station, the inaugural exhibition of Getty Station in West Chelsea. On Monday, September 16, top names from the worlds of art and design celebrated the work of the late artist with an outdoor…
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by Philstar Global In 1922, a team of British explorers cracked the secret entrance to King Tutankhamun’s tomb, unearthing, in no particular order: a gold throne, gilt chariots, jars of perfume, overflowing baskets filled with gemstones and jewelry, a fleet of miniature ships (to lead him to the promised land in the afterlife), and numerous…
by Michelle Parsons For several years, real estate mogul Robbie Antonio has been working on his DREAM project. He has spent countless number of hours examining great works of art and studying architecture design to such a degree that his interest and enthusiasm borders on fanaticism. Aptly named “Obsession”, one part of the project will be an…