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La Fondazione, Rome. A 700-square-meter hall for sharing and dialogue
The monumental entrance, overlooking the street with its glass door, was conceived as a sort of project room, complementary to the main room where the exhibitions take place
Boutique Museo Lorenzo Villoresi, Florence. The art of perfume
Catherine de Medici and her personal perfumer Renato Bianco brought the tradition of the local nobles to use aromatic blends to the French court in early Renaissance
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Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao. Olafur Eliasson: In Real Life
Whether or not he belongs in a museum, it’s due time Olafur Eliasson made it to Bilbao, one would say. If only his stay could be as permanent as his fellow stars
UCCA Store, Beijing. An inside-out museum experience
Split into two floors, the ground floor is dedicated to the merchandising, but also to the limited-edition artworks, that let visitors bring a piece of art directly home
Inform Interiors, Vancouver. Dipped in Danish Design
«We tend to not buy into ‘trends’», says Inform Interiors employee Meriah Schultz Olson – «and try to stay true to a larger aesthetic arc»
MAST Foundation, Bologna. Walead Beshty: Industrial Portraits
Walead Beshty’s monographic exhibition ‘Industrial Portraits’ represents people in their function and professional role in the art world
Naples, Made in Cloister. Contemporary art in a sixteenth-century cloister
In the heart of Naples a project of urban regeneration has brought to the creation of a center for contemporary art.
A cloister, formerly a factory, is now become a place of art, music, theater, artisanship, and Neapolitan enogastronomic traditions promotion.
ATP Atelier. How long does vegetable tanned leather take to biodegrade?
The leather is biodegradable and when it does reach the end of its natural life and it degrades, it does so without putting out any harmful chemicals
Le Secret du Marais, Madrid. Spanish fragrant heritage
Plots of perfumes – Joanna of Castile sighed as she found scents of neroli in the bed sheets of Philip the Handsome
Daniele Rossi, Florence. How a restorer works
Sienna brown, rabbit skin glue, gold leaf for the gold background, cloaks of saints and of the Madonna – the tools, techniques, and love of art in the works of Daniele Rossi
Ormaie, Paris. In conversation with Baptise Bouygues
The Vanilla from Madagascar supplier hires harvesters for a minimum of three years, giving people a chance to develop a business of their own
Silencio, Paris. How artist member clubs are changing the scene
World Off, we are in – is the future experience ‘all inclusive’? Silencio in Paris, Kafe Mockba in Helsinki, Soho House all over the world. Inclusivity and a feeling of past
Dover Street Parfums Market, Paris. A matter of cylindrical forests
The last stop on Rei Kawakubo’s entrepreneurial journey; a genesis of the Parisian adaptation of Dover Street Market, between architecture and idealistic reasoning
Palazzo Giureconsulti, Milan. In Goude We Trust!
Chanel celebrates the thirty-year partnership with the French photographer, art director, and illustrator Jean-Paul Goude at Palazzo Giureconsulti, Milan
Kasa Dei Libri, Milan. Inside Andrea Kerbaker’s headquarters
A house with thirty thousand books: a Montale from the Florence flood, a first edition of Les Misérables – ‘one bookseller thought it was counterfeit.’ The quirks of a collector: Andrea Kerbaker
The World of Saloni. When the art world lends fashion a cabinet of curiosities
An invitation extended to an artist to brand or monogram a seasonal purse is not an equivalent gesture as an invitation to exhibit, uninterrupted, in a stellar downtown space on Sloane Street.
Atkinsons 1799, London. The dandy British bouquet
Fragrances for Napoleon, and a pomade made with bear grease – a place like a theatrical stage: how to stay modern and international without breaking with English tradition
Keiko Mecheri, Los Angeles. Ignoring marketing is a strategy
How to ride the market without Instagram and without multinationals behind it? A too sweet perfume that becomes a bestseller is a contradiction in the laws of industry
Travel Story. Iconsiam, Bangkok’s economy
A display of Antonio Marras dresses in Thailand made in the local silk – meanwhile, at the Royal Palace, an exhibition focuses on the life of the Queen
D.S. & Durga, New York. From Americana to global nostalgia
We’re perfumer and designer-owned, says D.S. & Durga co-founder David Seth Moltz. He is the nose, while Kavi, his business and life partner, is the designer, as she is an architect by trade
Diptyque, Paris. Rebuses and inverted letters
Three guys cannot sell their drawings, so they open a two-windows shop in Boulevard Saint Germain: Dyptique
Le Labo, New York. Could silence be the best marketing strategy?
A luxury perfume, made for the few, doesn’t need to cater to everyone. Operating on this belief, Le Labo has won over the New York market: the success story created by a complete absence of communication
Villa Arconati, Milan. Cycles of Contemporary Cultural Heritage
In Milan’s Bollate suburb, electronic festival Terraforma and its network of participatory stakeholders protect the 16th lombard-baroque Villa Arconati in an accidental series of poetic efforts in heritage management
LabSolue, Milan. The perfume laboratory
France claims supremacy in the perfume arts – but once again, Italy shows it has the creative resources and the production ability to compete. Perfume culture: the Martone family
The New Craftsmen, London. Quality over quantity
A space of 1300 square meters, natural light penetrates inside from large windows illuminating the rooms and objects, arranged without a predefined order
Floris, London. Royal warrants to supply the Queen
A Spanish artisan brought the flowers of the Mediterranean to the court of King George II and opened Floris Jermyn Street
The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh. Art for art’s sake
In a bid to restore luster to the worn and vandalized steps, in 2010 The Fruitmarket Gallery Edinburgh commissioned British artist Martin Creed, winner of the 2001 Turner Prize, with its restoration
Atelier Cologne, Milan. Formulas that are still secrets today
The story of an Italian perfume for a city in Germany – rekindling the culture that fires desire, if an Eau de Cologne can touch the memory of people and places
Atelier Fragranze, Milan. In conversation with Luca Maffei
Taif Rose oil costs up to 50,000 euros per kilo. Nobody can buy it because the entire production – 16 kg per year – belongs to the Saudi Arabian royal family
The Definitions and The Paradoxes of Functional Art: Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Venice
Arts, Crafts and Design: how useful are these categories? Curated by Carpenters Workshop Gallery, DYSFUNCTIONAL at Ca D’Oro, Venice
Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella. A Reflection of Love, Respect and Prison
How much do we owe our fathers? The easy answer is ‘everything’. Exhibiting it well is a matter of art. Michelangelo Pistoletto on display in Biella
Nose, Paris. Choosing perfume is a matter of science
Packaging and branding influence buying trends, especially when it comes to fashion. A blind test allows customers at Nose to find a fragrance that reflects them
Calé, Milan. A perfumery in Corso Magenta
How much history is hidden in a perfume? A perfume distributor takes us back to the beginning of the 1900s, when Paris was in Milan’s shadow. Might history repeat itself today?
Milano, Museo Poldi Pezzoli. Watches, pendulum wall clocks, automata
Collecting stories. Behind the clock mechanisms, two stories are linked to Milan: the education of Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli and the commitment of the Pisa family