Mabe pearls are the result of a fascinating collaboration between man and nature; although cultured, the hemispherical pearls appear to randomly rise from the shells surface, creating wondrous patterns. The third collection of GEM SESSIONS explores a hypothetical scenario in which the pearls are orderly placed against the shells surface, almost as if they were fossilized jewels lost in sea.…
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Textile designer Simoni Papaefstathiou presents her latest collection of women’s fashion handbags, scarves and earrings, “Sun Below The Horizon”, for Spring Summer 2013. The new collection is inspired by the colors of sunset, mixing orange with yellow, purple, fuchsia and blue on the textile, to give the impression of a painting on canvas. All textiles are hand-woven, hand-painted and hand-stitched.…
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Whatever leaves a mark tells a story, and like the face of an old prizefighter, the streets of every town bear a myriad of scars, fruit of a million different tales of the city. Places tell their stories through use and decay, and in Storyville, British photographer Barry Cawston has made a project of recording them. [James Freeman Gallery, London,…
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2013 marks the 200 year anniversary of the birth of Danish philosopher and writer Søren Kierkegaard. By Wenche Marit Quist Board member of the Danish Søren Kierkegaard Society, Head of Research and Education Policy at the Danish Association of Lawyers and Economists. *** The Danish philosopher Kierkegaard was born 200 years ago to this day (5May 1813). With his emphasis…
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It’s true and it comes in print, available at leading retailers nationwide including Harrods, Selfridges and Waterstones, and online from Amazon. Fashion insiders Tracy and Russell Rose have mystery-shopped in one thousand retailers across London for the third edition of the couple’s must-have retail guide, Fashion Fabulous London, which features the top 200 shopping destinations in the British capital, each one …
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