An explosion of energy, exuberant style and the serene look of someone who gobbles up everyday life with the same intensity, who certainly does not mince his words. Simone D’Auria is an artist who’s sure of his message and knows how to move on the market without compromise, without having to be “liked by everyone”. …
There is something quite super-human about the ability to draw. Especially if that ability makes it hard to determine whether it’s an illustration or a photograph. With realism as his super power, award-winning illustrator Mike Thompson has found some of the most powerful characters in the universe at the end of his pen; with commissions …
A meeting with one of the most influential photographers of the last twenty years: Fashion, nudes, nature… photography, video, fine art… creativity has no bounds when you’re a free spirit. I met with Mariano Vivanco during the preparations for his new exhibition at the G&M Design Gallery of Monte Carlo, the black box created by …
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Meeting a collector is always a great opportunity to learn something. Only a true collector can give you and inside view as to how and why every item in their collection was made, and the story of who made it. This is the story of some of the world’s most coveted electric guitars, made by …
Destined to work in a bank in his home district of Canton Ticino, Carlo Rampazzi instead embarked on a creative path that in forty-five years led him to break every rule of design and decoration, with a single creed: to express his own personality.. and help us to do the same. Ok, I confess: I …
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It’s a dream many of us have, standing back to appreciate a newly-hung Damien Hirst on our living room wall while a Jeff Koons sculpture is lit up in the corner. Yet the reality of being a modern collector (of major) artworks is often an anonymous purchase made at auction, before those pieces are locked …
More and more people are raising the alarm about the problem of plastic pollution in our oceans, but incredibly not everyone seems to be listening. That’s why sculptor Helidon Xhixha and photographer Giacomo “Jack” Braglia decided to send their own eco-message in one of the most traditional and romantic of ways… …in extra-large format. The …
It isn’t surprising that Kevin Richardson is more commonly known as “The Lion Whisperer”. A quick Google of his name and videos of him kissing, hugging and putting his hand (!) in lions’ mouths pop up. His natural affinity with these incredible animals, as well as hyenas, cheetahs and leopards has seen him open the …
An effervescent and well-known personality of the Riviera Set for over two decades, Tina Green’s successes as a designer have redesigned the concept of interior luxury. It should come as no surprise then that her experience of being surrounded by – and seeking out – beautiful objects has led to her opening up Monaco’s latest …
David Yarrow leads a life most of us could only dream of; travelling to far-off lands photographing the indigenous communities, landscapes and – most importantly – the animals he encounters along the way. His work plays a big role in his other life as an avid conservationist where his fine-art photography is a conversation starter …
