The late 1800s marked the beginning of the golden era of illustration. The postcards at that time were the social media and a lot of artists had commissions to design them. Turn-of-the-century Halloween postcards featured smiling pumpkins and jack o’lanterns topped with chubby-cheeked children, Black cats, which used to be burned at Christian festivals for
V&A is one of the most inspiring modern museums and one of the best places in the world to find most brilliant exhibitions about fashion. With more than 300 objects Fashioned from Nature features the complex and controversial history of fashion from 1600 and through last 400 years. With mesmerizing pieces from big designers
Latest TASCHEN publications revives the legacy of folktales classics. The tales are accompanied by exquisite vintage illustrations from the past 200 years, including masterpieces from the legendary Danish artist Kay Nielsen, British artists Walter Crane and Arthur Rackham, and giants of 19th-century German illustration Gustav Süs, Heinrich Leutemann, and Viktor Paul Mohn. An extra-large fine
The Royal Greenhouses in Laeken ( Belgium ) are open to the public three weeks a year every spring. This tradition has been carried for almost a century. The monumental glass palace is an architectural masterpiece designed by Alphonse Balat , the mentor of another legendary Belgian architect Victor Horta, between 1874 and 1876 for
The ghost nets are lost, abandoned or deliberately discarded fishing nets in the ocean. They are massive threat to marine life and birds. Ghost Nets Art Project in Australia began and what it is all about – craftsmen who are mostly indigenous people of Australia using eco-trash to clean the coast and sea, share their
Carnival is a traditional festive season that occurs in areas of strong Catholic influence , as well as Greek Orthodox. The time of the major parades are February or early March ( Pre-Lent ). However, the celebration combining masks and street party has much older roots as a pagan reversal ritual. It’s popular in Western Europe and in Eastern
The leading home decor fair in Europe Maison Et Objet is connecting the international interior design and lifestyle community. V-Zen Blog attended the Parisian Salon to discover limitless design ideas, innovation and colour trends. www.mom.maison-objet.com