Everything I had ever heard about graffiti is that it is bad, it is gang-related, illegal and that the strictest laws put offenders in jail. Taggers are relentlessly harassed, and in New York if you provide information leading to a graffiti artist’s arrest, the city gives you $500.
But two years ago, when Sao Paulo mayor Gilberto Kassab banned all form of outdoor media in the city, he told me in an interview that graffiti art in Sao Paulo is important [...]
New luxury concepts are hard to find nowadays, but Prince Louis Albert de Broglie of France has accomplished his most cherished dream: to bring his passion for luxury gardening to all those in search of new ways to enjoy this wonderful pastime. Known as the Tomato Prince, he grows 514 varieties of tomatoes on his own estate, conveniently situated in one of the most beautiful regions of France, the Loire Valley.
I discovered this gardening paradise for myself when I was [...]
…AND THE REBELLIOUS SPIRIT OF POSTMODERN DESIGN IN SLOVENIA
I went back to Slovenia’s capital city, Ljubljana, to explore in more depth the work of Joze Plecnik, an architect who influenced Michael Graves and Frank Gehry, among others. Originally trained as an assistant carpenter, Plecnik studied architecture and worked with Otto Wagner, one of the most revered Viennese architects of the 19th century.
After working in Vienna and then Prague, Joze Plecnik came back to his hometown of Ljubljana to [...]
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