Cinema at the turn of the 21st century has been shaped by a new kind of auteur — one less concerned with spectacle than with creating total worlds, self-contained and instantly recognizable. Among them, two names stand apart: Sofia Coppola and Wes Anderson. On the surface, they could not be more different. Coppola’s films areContinue reading “Two Auteurs, Two Worlds: Sofia Coppola & Wes Anderson”
Author Archives: My World of Interiors
La Mamounia, Marrakech: A Moroccan Legend
There are hotels, and then there are legends. In the heart of Marrakech, just steps from the medina yet cocooned by manicured gardens, La Mamounia occupies a singular place in the imagination of travelers. It is not merely a hotel but a Moroccan institution: part palace, part stage, part living history. A Palace Born ofContinue reading “La Mamounia, Marrakech: A Moroccan Legend”
Five Films with Incredible Style I
Cinema has always been more than storytelling: it is costume, architecture, gesture, and atmosphere. Some films linger in memory not just for their narratives but for the way they look, for the styles they crystallise, the aesthetics they immortalise. Here are five films whose style shaped fashion, design, and the cultural imagination. La Dolce VitaContinue reading “Five Films with Incredible Style I”
The Orient Express: Then & Now — A Legacy of Design and Luxury
The Orient Express has always stood for more than mere travel. Since its first runs in the nineteenth century, it has represented romance, craftsmanship, and the art of slow luxury. Over time, its glamour faded—but in recent years, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) has undertaken a renaissance. With new suites, carriages, and artful redesigns, it hasContinue reading “The Orient Express: Then & Now — A Legacy of Design and Luxury”
Agnès Varda: The Grandmother of the French New Wave
Agnès Varda never looked like a revolutionary. Barely five feet tall, with her signature two-tone bowl haircut, she appeared more like a mischievous aunt than a cinematic radical. Yet across six decades, she transformed film, refusing categories, inventing new grammars of storytelling, and inspiring generations of directors. If Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut embodied theContinue reading “Agnès Varda: The Grandmother of the French New Wave”
The Cornerstones of Italian Cuisine
If French cuisine is a language of precision, Italian cuisine is a language of generosity. Rooted in simplicity and seasonality, it transforms the humblest ingredients — tomatoes, olive oil, flour — into poetry. More than any other national tradition, Italian cooking celebrates terroir: the soil, the sea, the sun. Its cornerstones, refined over centuries fromContinue reading “The Cornerstones of Italian Cuisine”
Nancy Meyers and the Cinematic Dream of Home
Step into a Nancy Meyers film, and you step into a world where interiors are as memorable as the dialogue. From Something’s Gotta Give to It’s Complicated, Meyers has created not just romantic comedies but architectural fantasies—homes so perfectly layered, so warmly lit, that they have become cultural icons in their own right. The SignatureContinue reading “Nancy Meyers and the Cinematic Dream of Home”
Levi’s: The Story of Denim’s Most Iconic Brand
A pair of Levi’s jeans has travelled from the gold mines of California to the catwalks of Paris, worn by miners, rebels, movie stars, and presidents alike. Levi’s is not just a brand—it is a cultural shorthand, a symbol of rugged Americana and global style, both practical and aspirational at once. Origins in the GoldContinue reading “Levi’s: The Story of Denim’s Most Iconic Brand”
Catherine O’Hara Obituary
Catherine O’Hara, the Canadian actor whose singular blend of comic precision and emotional depth reshaped modern screen performance, has died aged 71. Over a career spanning more than five decades, O’Hara proved herself one of the great character actors of her generation: a performer capable of extracting profound humanity from the most stylised comedy, andContinue reading “Catherine O’Hara Obituary”
Il Capri Hotel: Pink Palazzo Perfection in Capri
On the cliffs of Capri, where bougainvillea tumbles down stone walls and the Tyrrhenian Sea glitters like glass, stands Il Capri Hotel—a Venetian-Gothic palazzo reborn as one of the island’s most alluring retreats. Painted a signature shade of dusky pink, the building has watched over Capri since the late nineteenth century. Today, after a meticulousContinue reading “Il Capri Hotel: Pink Palazzo Perfection in Capri”
