Why You Should Be Listening to The Track Star Podcast If you love music, stories behind songs, or simply want a podcast that blends insight with entertainment, The Track Star Podcast deserves a place in your rotation. I listen to it religiously. I learn something new about music every week, and it has opened myContinue reading “Monthly Picks: The Track Star Podcast”
Category Archives: Art
An Ode to Rosalía
There are artists who sing, and then there are artists who shift the air around them. Rosalía belongs firmly to the latter. She moves through sound the way a dancer moves through space—boldly, incandescently, with that exquisite balance of rigour and risk that marks a true original. To listen to her is to feel aContinue reading “An Ode to Rosalía”
Jimmy Cliff (1944–2025)
A titan of reggae, a voice of resilience, and the man who carried Jamaica to the world. Jimmy Cliff — singer, songwriter, actor, activist, and one of the towering architects of reggae — has died at the age of 81 after a seizure and complications from pneumonia. His wife, Latifa Chambers, announced his passing onContinue reading “Jimmy Cliff (1944–2025)”
Udo Kier (1944–2025): A Tribute to Cinema’s Most Mesmeric Chameleon
Obituary of German actor Udo Kier (1944–2025), celebrating his singular career and five essential films, from Flesh for Frankenstein to Swan Song.
Light in Color: The History of Stained Glass
For over a thousand years, stained glass has transformed light into story. From the vast rose windows of Gothic cathedrals to the jewel-like panels of Art Nouveau townhouses, it is a medium that is both art and architecture, both sacred and secular. Its history is a chronicle of craftsmanship, theology, and design — a historyContinue reading “Light in Color: The History of Stained Glass”
Vincenzo de Cotiis: Patina and Poetry
Inside the Milanese world of Vincenzo de Cotiis, nothing is ever quite new — and that is precisely the point. The architect and designer has made a career out of listening to surfaces, coaxing stories from stone, plaster, and metal, and reminding us that time itself is the ultimate collaborator. Step into a Vincenzo deContinue reading “Vincenzo de Cotiis: Patina and Poetry”
Art Deco: The Geometry of Glamour
A Style for the Modern Age Few styles announce themselves with as much clarity as Art Deco. All it takes is a glance: a zigzag façade, a sunburst motif, lacquered furniture, a cocktail shaker with chrome lines sharp enough to slice air. Where Victorian excess whispered nostalgia and Modernism insisted on utility, Art Deco spokeContinue reading “Art Deco: The Geometry of Glamour”
Argentina by Design: A 10-Day Itinerary for Architecture, Interiors, Art & Industrial Design
Argentina is a country of bold gestures and layered histories: European classicism and Art Deco in Buenos Aires; Jesuit baroque and modernism in Córdoba; high-altitude Andean adobe and contemporary land art in the northwest; winery cathedrals of concrete and stone in Mendoza. This itinerary moves through those worlds with a designer’s eye—pairing great buildings withContinue reading “Argentina by Design: A 10-Day Itinerary for Architecture, Interiors, Art & Industrial Design”
Florence & the Making of the Renaissance
Everything you need to know about the Florentine Renaissance. We researched it so you don’t have to. The Rise and Fall of the Medici—and the Long Road to “Rebirth” The Renaissance was not a single spark but a long turning of Europe’s imagination. It was a shift of confidence and attention: toward antiquity as aContinue reading “Florence & the Making of the Renaissance”
The Louvre: Palatial Splendour & the World’s Greatest Art Museum
Standing at the heart of Paris, the Louvre is more than a museum — it is a living monument to power, beauty, and the human imagination. Once a medieval fortress, then a royal palace, today it is the most visited art museum in the world, where masterpieces such as Leonardo’s Mona Lisa and Delacroix’s LibertyContinue reading “The Louvre: Palatial Splendour & the World’s Greatest Art Museum”
My World of Interiors 