Chinese President Xi Jinping recently paid a state visit to the US, but cultural exchanges between the two countries are an important backdrop to the diplomatic ones. For example, Universal Studios has just contracted to build a theme park ...
Following the example of The Precious Collection of the Stone Moat, a special gallery featuring traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting in the Palace Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced it will hold a world-class ...
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Bereavement clothing, the attires worn by mourners during the funeral rituals of a deceased, will be the subject of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art’s forthcoming fall season exhibition. Slated to take place from October ...
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Charles Pollock is the designer behind Knoll’s famous Pollock executive chair, which became a staple in offices in the mid 20th century. Pollock died last month in Queens, New York at 83. Charles Pollock, the designer behind one ...
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A CITY of enchantment, Venice is also besieged with problems. It is threatened by rising sea levels, polluted lagoons and a grim economy. And glassmaking, its most famous industry, has long been sinking along with the city. Murano, an ...
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Venda, the ecommerce platform co-founded by Dan Wagner, is to float on the London Stock Exchange in an initial public offering – marking a return to the City for one of the original dot-com entrepreneurs. According to reports, ...
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Moda Operandi will unveil an exclusive collection celebrating the 2013 Costume Institute exhibition, Punk: Chaos to Couture, it was announced. The exhibition, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from May 9 - August 14, focuses on high ...
Heller: Heller,an international furniture manufacturer with production in the US and in Europe,is known for good design,industrial production and reasonable prices. Heller's furniture division offers leading international designers the ...
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Artemide is a design-oriented Italian manufacturer founded by Ernesto Gismondi and Sergio Mazza in 1958. Based in Pregnana Milanese, a suburb of Milan, the company specialises in the manufacture of lighting designed by designers and ...
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The opening of the “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossibile conversations” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum in New York was the perfect moment for an important announcement for the world of fashion. Diego Della Valle, owner of ...
Campbell Soup is all set to release its limited-edition series of 4 Warhol-inspired cans with new labels. The Warhol-inspired tomato soup, which will retail for $.75 per 10.5oz can, will be available at Target locations starting September ...
Right at first sight, China furniture is quite distinguishable form the rest. Designs are quite unique with inlaid mother of pearls or marble with a level of complexity that can rival any baroque or Victorian piece. It is important to ...
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