The art of happiness: how to remain humane, not robotised
We can reflect better on recent happenings in the moments not in the midst of the fuss of life. This is why I am writing about happiness, giving and receiving […]
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Naoshima and Lee Ufan: expressive interconnection “exalting the self and the other”
Lee Ufan nudges you to see what you normally do not see. As in meditation, his work is not about ideas but rather transcendence of the self. The philosophical artworks […]
Monaco through local eyes
The word MONACO clings like a toast of crystal champagne flutes with a glamorous and intoxicating indulgence to most of the world thirsty for prestige and wealth. There are billions of assets docking in the harboring Principality’s two ports. In the main Port Hercule moors Lady Moura, Lady Nag Nag, but you also find elegant old sail boats, like these owned by the Princesses.
Jerusalem: Religion ‘MADE TO LAST’
I’m not alone to be mystified by Jerusalem. The ancient city on a rocky hill under a siege of a dusty desert hardly wows with classical beauty though. It is […]
ASPEN: Colorado mecca for the arts, outdoors and the intellect
Skiing down the ghastly expert black slopes of Aspen’s Ajax mountain on fresh powder snow day feels like flying downhill. A fearless, free but for others a hair-rising sensation, that […]
Marrakech: architecture and culture of the Red city
The first time I came to Marrakech I thought that it confused centuries. At dawn of the second millennium the souks in the old medina showed no trace of technology, […]
Shinichiro Ogata: Japanese design culture of SIMPLICITY and SABOE Japanese tea
I interviewed Shinichiro Ogata, Japanese designer, creative director and founder of SIMPLICITY and SABOE tea experience on the theme of Japanese contemporary culture & tea’s place in it. Shinichiro Ogata, the […]
Xocoalt: the art of modern luxurious chocolate making in Nice
At Xocoalt in Nice high quality chocolates are handmade by Fabrice Zuppo and his minuscule team with the passion seen only at the world’s premium chocolate league. Top French chocolatiers like […]
Massimo Bottura book: Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef
Massimo Bottura, the currently most globally revered contemporary Italian chef, invented a funny title, you may think, except he did not invent it as he borrowed the catchy slogan via an almost […]
Osaka Buenos Aires: where the trendy crowd meets
Osaka has spread across America from Lima, through Santiago, Mexico DF, Saõ Paulo to Buenos Aires, where in 2012 this luxurious chain of peruvian/japanese restaurants opened its second offshoot in the fashionable district of Puerto Madero.