‘Lathe V’ by Sebastian Brajkovic, as seen during Design Days Dubai, a fair dedicated to collectible furniture and objects presented by international and Middle East galleries.
'Lathe V' by Sebastian Brajkovic. Image via Wallpaper.
Lessons in Excellency: L’École Van Cleef & Arpels opens in Paris
As also announced by Wallpaper* magazine: “Today, Van Cleef & Arpels’ school of jewellery – L’École Van Cleef & Arpels – opens its gilded doors for the very first time. Aimed at makers, connoisseurs and those just simply keen to get an ‘intellectual and emotional grasp of the soul of jewellery through personal experience’, the school will uncover the notoriously secretive world of fine-jewellery via a non-technical curriculum of classes, which will be taught in English as well as French.” Chouette !! As Caragh McKay explains: “Marie Vallanet-Delhom, the first President of the new École Van Cleef & Arpels, is one of the most prominent figures in the French watch and jewellery industry, and will share her 25-year knowledge of the great French jewellery maisons at the school. Here she talks as through the concept and curriculum.” To view, kindly click HERE.
Lessons in Excellency at Van Clef & Arpels: The gemsetter constantly refers to the gouaché so that he or she can select the right stones for a piece. The combination of different shaped and sized gems adds a sense of movement. Image via Wallpaper*.
Architecturally Outstanding Higher Education: Singapore University of Technology & Design
Singapore, 2010-2014
Once completed, The Singapore University of Technology and Design, Excellently conceived by UNStudo, of Amsterdam and Shanghai, “will offer four key academic pillars: Architecture and Sustainable Design (ASD), Engineering Product Development (EPD), Engineering Systems and Design (ESD) and Information Systems Technology and Design (ISTD). The New SUTD campus will facilitate cross-disciplinary interaction between all four pillars of academia. The orientation and organisation of the campus is designed through two main axes; the living and learning spines which overlap to create a central point, binding together all corners of the SUTD. These thoroughfares create a 24/7 campus of seamless connectivity. An open forum of learning is established by bringing professionals, alumni, students, and faculty together to interact both on an academic and a social level.”
Educated Excellence: Singapore University of Technology and Design as envisioned by UNStudio. Image via UNStudio.
Panoramic Excellence: Artist Olafur Eliasson For The ARoS Art Museum
Information via Laura Raskin for Architectural Record: “Rendering Denmark’s second-largest city in 52 colors, artist Olafur Eliasson has perched his permanent installation “Your Rainbow Panorama” on delicate columns 12 feet above the roof of the ARoS Art Museum, in Aarhus. Curved glass panels progress along the UFO-like structure. Visitors do, too, as they walk the 490-foot-long circular path, which opened in May. Each laminated pane of glass contains a color foil and was manufactured to withstand harsh weather. Recessed lighting in the walkway sets the building aglow at night. With Viking roots stretching back to the eighth century, Aarhus is a waterfront town and home to architectural gems that get great billing from the installation’s 360-degree views. Eliasson says that “Panorama” is a lighthouse: “The work becomes a compass in time and space.””
Outstanding Panorama: Artist Olafur Eliasson's permanent installation “Your Rainbow Panorama”, at the ARoS Art Museum, in Aarhus, Denmark. Image via Architectural Record via Studio Olafur Eliasson.
Remembrances Of Excellency Past: Mme. Loulou de la Falaise
Remembering Loulou de la Falaise (1948 – 2011), Outstandingly Excellent muse to Yves Saint Laurent. RIP
Outstanding: Her Excellency Loulou de la Falaise: Image via Antimonide.
Bijoux Report: The Outstanding Jewels of Mister Wilfredo Rosado
Mister Wilfredo Rosado makes jewelry that is Excellently Outstanding. Paris Vogue agrees. Perhaps so will you. To view the collection, please click HERE.
Excellently Outstanding jewelry by Wilfredo Rosado, as featured in Paris Vogue.. Image via Facebook via Wilfredo Rosado.
Lessons in Excellency: Karen Knorr’s Outstandingly Excellent ‘India Song’
Karen Knorr is an American photographer living in London who was born in Germany, grew up in Puerto Rico and went to art school in Paris and London. Info via The New York Times.
Visual Excellence: The Photography of Karen Knorr. Image via The New York Times.
Excellence For Your Consideration: Presenting Mister Hugh Dancy
Profile via New York Magazine.
Excellence. Image via Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images via New York Magazine.
Travel Report: Outstandingly Excellent (and Photogenic) Takeoff
In flight Excellence. Image via The Fancy.
Presenting The Outstandingly Excellent ‘World Of Muriel Brandolini’
‘THE WORLD OF MURIEL BRANDOLINI’ TO MAKE COLOURFUL DEBUT AT PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY. FIRST OF A KIND LIFESTYLE AUCTION SALUTES ACCLAIMED DECORATOR. AUCTION: OCTOBER 21, 2011, 10AM. LOCATION: Phillips de Pury & Company, 450 Park Avenue, NY10022. To read the press release, please click HERE.
Interior Excellence via the Oustanding Muriel Brandonlini. Image via Emily Berl for The New York Times.
