Style
Chinese Kingfisher Ornaments – Beauty and Decoration
Drawn by their iridescent beauty, many races and peoples have used feathers as adornment or accessory to decorate themselves using entire feathers from the bird
Windows, Opening an Eye to the World – Casements are Classic
The design origins of casement windows are based in European classical architecture and usually had detailed curved stone headers, deep overhanging classical cornices and, the French essential, projecting attic rooms.
Art of Living Well – Antiquity to a Residence Australia
Today our art of living well has evolved since antiquity in Europe to a residence in Australia through a diverse and special mix of peoples and their cultures.
Stylist Jo Bayley, Fashion Editor The Culture Concept Circle
Stylist Jo Bayley Fashion Editor at The Culture Concept Circle believes anyone can be fabulous armed with the right tools shoes, hot dress and iconic handbag
Modernism – Innovating Design Styles in the 20th Century
Modernism is a term the art and design community of our contemporary western world has adopted to describe a diverse range of architectural and interior decorative styles, as well as applied and graphic arts created between approximately 1880 and 1940 on an international scale.
Society and Culture – Codes of Behaviour and Manners Matter
Modern manners, codes of behaviour, decorum and rules of etiquette matter in every culture and society – they illuminate and respect the human experience.
My Interiors – Design Convenient and Pleasant to the Eye
There are no boundaries and no rules really when it comes to designing interiors, only guidelines that should always remain both flexible and practical. And, if it is for yourself, then its decoration must come from the heart.
Marion Hume – In Style @ Mossgreen Gallery and The Ivy Room
The InForum Group, run by two key lifestyle Sydney based professional industry figures Jenny Garber and Fiona Coogan, will present special guest speaker fashion and travel journalist Marion Hume as the business community gets back into gear to start the 2012 year.
Chinoiserie – Pavilions, Porcelains and Passionate Pursuits
By the eighteenth century in Europe and England all things Chinese had assumed incredible proportions as fashionable society sought to transmit their ideas about the magical land of Cathay through a multiplicity of imagery.
Inspiring a Nation – Theodore C. Sorensen
When the New York Times reported the death of Theodore C. Sorensen, close adviser and counselor to John F. Kennedy (JFK) for eleven years, In the scheme of things here in Australia in 2010 that may not mean very much to a large majority of people. However Ted Sorensen was the man who assisted JFK give form to his ideas, helped him to shape his personality and image and to forge a powerful legacy through the logic, sense and empowerment of his words. During his journey in the public spotlight JFK must certainly have been pleased to have Sorensen by his side. His was a talent that deserves to be applauded.
Men in Vogue – Downton Abbey to Draper & Clooney to Caffrey
Men of style who are in Vogue have always looked ‘sharp’ and sensational. As my daughter in law would say, wow, they are sure eye candy on a massive scale.
Heartbreak and Happiness – Being a Bibliophile
Heartbreak and happiness is part of the story of being a bibliophile. In a way surrounding myself with books has been part of my looking to value myself and to conserve my health and wellbeing for a very long time. They have also aided my life’s journey and over the years practically helped me plan many adventures, both at home and overseas.
RSA at London – Turning Enlightened Thinking into Action
From its very beginnings in 1754 through to the current day, the RSA at London has remained relevant and at the forefront of social, economic, political and creative thinking. It has always been a catalyst for constructive, practical change, rather than change for change’s sake.
Medici Concerts 2012 Twentieth Anniversary Piano Series
Ann Thompson OAM, Director of Medici Concerts has worked tirelessly to offer a program celebrating twenty years of great classical music composed for great musicians
Sherlock – For Watson, Just don’t be Dead after your Fall
Sherlock Holmes side kick Dr Watson is superbly played by Martin Freeman. He is truly finding his own feet and momentum now and along with Benedict Cumberbatch as Holmes they must both give the writers a great deal of inspiration just by the sheer excellence of their performances. They are a dynamic duo par excellence.
Peabody Essex Museum at Salem – Opening Windows on the World
A connoisseur, scholar and devout Buddhist, within the forbidden city Chinese Emperor Qianlong created a luxurious garden compound to serve throughout his retirement as a secluded place of contemplation, repose and entertainment. When the city was shut down following the Chinese revolution of 1911 – 1912 many of its treasures gathered dust for a century. Now, through a great deal of international cooperation and negotiation they have been conserved and sent on tour.
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