20 years is a golden age for @LeLaboFragrances 🎖️ and to celebrate this milestone, they chose one of the most majestic historic residences just outside Milan to present the book “The Essence of Slow Perfumery”.
Villa Litta Borromeo, with its extraordinary Nymphaeum, was commissioned in the second half of the 16th century by Count Pirro I Visconti Borromeo and designed by architect Martino Bassi as a place of wonder - where art, science, and entertainment come together. Inspired by grottos dedicated to water deities, the complex unfolds as a journey through richly decorated spaces adorned with mosaics, shells, and pebbles, inhabited by sculptures of fauns, nymphs, and mythological figures that embody the Renaissance vision.
And then, the water features powered by cisterns and an ingenious hydraulic system based on natural pressure, creating sudden jets, hidden fountains, and playful water tricks designed to surprise and delight guests.
CC: @kohlerparis@silviacappelletti
A beauty compilation of art from Madrid spotted during @feriaarco week. In order:
David Wojnarowicz
Pablo Pérez-Mínguez
Mark Rothko
Joan Miró
Santiago Sierra
Embroidery detail of the Royal Palace of Madrid
Caravaggio
René Magritte
For @lofficielitalia Issue n°65 I had the chance to interview @erdem.moralioglu , a rare creative to come across, someone who has always nurtured a devotion to beauty, bringing to the stage wonderful collections invariably guided by narratives of strong women - from Adele Astaire, to Maria Callas, from Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, to the writer Radclyffe Hall, the poet Dame Edith Sitwell, or the visual artist Kaye Donachie. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of @erdem , we spoke about his refined, meaning-laden aesthetic, how he has cultivated his passion for storytelling, and his new monographic book.
«In my works, I often refer to plant and animal life» Peter Schlesinger told me. But before becoming the New York–based ceramic artist, Schlesinger was the man who moved through both the life and art of David Hockney. He is the standing figure observing the swimmer in the iconic painting “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)”, as well as the subject of the 1977 canvas Peter Schlesinger with Polaroid Camera. Known for his ceramic sculptures and monumental approach to vases, his works have been exhibited in some of the most renowned galleries and museums around the world. Today, he is the protagonist of an exhibition at Acne Paper Palais Royal, featuring a selection of pieces - modeled between 2013 and 2019 - that reveal a more subtle and intimate dimension of nature and humanity, and a gentle tenderness less known within the artist’s practice.
Visit @lofficielitalia to read the full interview.
