There are writers who seem to belong to their time, and then there are writers who hover above it, too cosmopolitan to be contained, too ironic to be enlisted, too subtle to be safe. Antal Szerb was one of the latter. Born in Budapest in 1901, he lived through the dislocations of the twentieth century’sContinue reading “Antal Szerb and the Melancholy of Central Europe”
Category Archives: Aesthetics
Studio Peregalli Sartori: Weaving Memory into Modern Design
In a world where interiors are often reduced to sleek surfaces and fleeting trends, Studio Peregalli Sartori stands apart. Founded in Milan by Laura Sartori Rimini and Roberto Peregalli, the studio has become synonymous with rooms that feel timeless — layered, atmospheric, and charged with memory. Their work is not simply decoration but storytelling, whereContinue reading “Studio Peregalli Sartori: Weaving Memory into Modern Design”
Gaudí’s Barcelona: A City Shaped by Imagination
From the curves of Casa Batlló to the soaring spires of the Sagrada Família, Antoni Gaudí transformed Barcelona into a living laboratory of form, faith, and fantasy. His legacy is more than architecture: it is the very identity of a city, where Modernisme blooms like stone made fluid. A Visionary in Context Born in 1852Continue reading “Gaudí’s Barcelona: A City Shaped by Imagination”
Ralph Lauren: The Man Who Dressed the American Dream
From Bronx beginnings to Madison Avenue mansions, Ralph Lauren built more than a fashion house — he created a universe. His vision of America, stitched from prep schools, ranches, and penthouses, became a global language of aspiration. Decades on, his legacy continues to shape not just what we wear, but how we dream. Origins ofContinue reading “Ralph Lauren: The Man Who Dressed the American Dream”
Diane Arbus: The Mirror and the Mask
Few photographers have unsettled the boundaries of art, beauty, and truth as profoundly as Diane Arbus. Born in New York in 1923 into the Russek fur dynasty, she seemed destined for a life of privilege, yet she turned her lens away from society’s glittering surfaces. Instead, she sought out what others averted their gaze from:Continue reading “Diane Arbus: The Mirror and the Mask”
Daphne Guinness: Fashion’s Eternal Performance
There are fashion icons, and then there is Daphne Guinness: heiress, collector, singer, and self-styled chameleon who has turned her own life into a one-woman show. She exists at the intersection of haute couture and rock opera, at once muse and maker, wearing her legacy as easily as her Alexander McQueen armadillo boots. A LifeContinue reading “Daphne Guinness: Fashion’s Eternal Performance”
Alfred Hitchcock: The Architecture of Suspense
More than four decades after his death, Alfred Hitchcock still looms over cinema like a dark silhouette against frosted glass. He was called the “Master of Suspense,” but that title, flattering as it is, risks understatement. Hitchcock was not merely a director of thrillers; he was the architect of modern visual storytelling. His films changedContinue reading “Alfred Hitchcock: The Architecture of Suspense”
Marguerite Yourcenar and the Weight of History
Marguerite Yourcenar wrote as if literature were chiselled rather than composed. Her sentences have the authority of stone: grave, enduring, almost impersonal. Yet beneath their marble polish lies a voice attuned to desire, memory, and mortality. Born Marguerite de Crayencour in Brussels in 1903, she became in 1980 the first woman elected to the AcadémieContinue reading “Marguerite Yourcenar and the Weight of History”
The 1990s: The Decade of the Supermodel
It was the last great age before celebrity eclipsed fashion, before actresses and reality stars took over the covers. The 1990s belonged to the supermodel: women who didn’t just wear clothes, they defined them. For a single decade, Vogue and its peers turned models into icons — and icons into shorthand for an era. TheContinue reading “The 1990s: The Decade of the Supermodel”
The Danish Eye: A Century of Furniture Icons
From Hans Wegner’s wishbone curve to Arne Jacobsen’s sculptural silhouettes, Danish design has shaped the way the world sits, eats, and lives. Clean lines, honest materials, and humanist ideals continue to make these pieces not only classics but companions across generations. The Birth of a Design Language In the years after World War II, DenmarkContinue reading “The Danish Eye: A Century of Furniture Icons”
My World of Interiors 