Giuliadreambox | Handmade paper theatres

Alice is waiting for Santa - by Giulia Adriana Leone

Giulia Adriana Leone has a lifelong long love for drawing and painting. After moving to Florence, she has cultivated her passion and knowledge of renaissance art. She has found a way to express this passion, in little worlds that tell a story in scenes and images in her wonderful dreambox; "vivid cinematic glimpses which look at sense and sensibility to tiny theatrical scenes of plays that will capture and enchant in amazement, the spectator. Evoking the same spellbinding enchanted charm we felt as children once upon a time.

Creating a dreambox is a laborious and long process, this inspiration stems from dioramas of old theatre cards and pop-up books. To create a dreambox from start to finish, takes between two to three weeks. The most challenging stage that takes the most time is research, study and

Numeroventi | Florence, Italy

Numeroventi is a peaceful retreat, a creative community in the center of Florence with access to design studio spaces, kitchen, lounge and apartments.

Numeroventi is born with the aim to facilitate artistic processes, offering a workshop or exhibition space and chances to meet the artistic communities of Florence.
Over the years, Numeroventi has brought together many talented international and local creative

Laurent Chéhère | Flying Houses

Today is Valentine's day and I present you an art project I'm in love with!

The "Flying Houses" are a surrealistic and poetic vision of old Paris, inspired by Jules Verne, Albert Robida, Moebius, Hayao Miyazaki, William Klein, Wim Wenders, Federico Fellini, Serge Gainsbourg, Martin Scorsese, Marcel Carné, Jean Cocteau and more. These buildings are also inspired by poor and cosmopolitan neighborhood of the French capital where lives Laurent Chéhère. The author isolates these buildings of their urban context and releases them from the anonymity of the street to tell the life, the dreams and the hopes of these inhabitants. The images are photomontage of hundred of elements like roof, windows, gutter, fireplace, characters, antennas, graffiti and sky, captured and assembled afterward like a puzzle. In gallery, the images are shown in large format and let the curious observer to discover details and hiden references of these accurate reconstructions by proposing a double reading, one by far and one closely. The artist uses this distance to propose a different point of view and alert against preconceived ideas and prejudices. All the ingredients are there, the comedy, the drama, the poetry, the darkness, the onirism, the laughter and the tears... everything becomes entangled. The author gives some keys, but these flying houses remain open to the interpretation, it’s finally the people who will make his own way.

Discover the whole stunning portfolio of Laurent Chéhère here.

Source: Laurent Chéhère Photography | Book

Happy Valentine's Day!

Gin - Gillo DORFLES | Goodbye

Great Italian art critic, painter and philosopher Gillo Dorfles died in his Milan home at the age of 107 yesterday, on Friday, 2nd March 2018.
I want to remember him with this beautiful interview by Pasquale Napolitano for Digicult.

Gillo (Angelo Eugenio) Dorfles,12 April 1910 – 2 March 2018
ph. via elledecor

Florence Blossom | Daniel Libeskind for Ferragamo

Archistar Daniel Libeskind has created for Salvatore Ferragamo Parfums a special tribute to the City of Florence: Florence Blossom. The temporary installation located in the historic Piazza Santa Trinita, in the heart of Florence, will be on view during Pitti Uomo 90, from June 8th, 2016 till June 17th.

The 13-meter dynamic sculpture is composed of a matrix of planes and lines that cross-hatch the piazza in a shock of pure crimson. The composition evokes the stories, scents and sounds of the city, in the form of a futuristic flower: the Lily, Florence’s symbol.

Sketches of Florence Blossom by Daniel Libeskind can be received upon visiting the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum.

Photos 1, 2, 3 by me, photo 4 via Salvatore Ferragamo Parfums

The Sound of City, Chapter 03: Milan (Brera) | Chiara Luzzana

Back from Milan, I want immediately present you Chiara Luzzana, an extraordinary sound artist and music composer that

Phone background ideas

Some inspirational works I'd like to see when I look at my phone:)
Sources for images:
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La joie de vivre | Fonelle inspires

I'm an admirer of the pen of Sophie Fontanel. Her words about Charlie Hebdo and sweet funny people (les gens drôles) are always in my mind and also this time - after the Paris attacks - I don't miss a post from her. I loved to see reactions like the pianist playing in front of Le Bataclan or the humour of John Oliver or to read her own words:
"J'accepte ma tristesse, mais je refuse de me désespérer. Si je me désespère, ces fous auront gagné. Ils ne gagneront pas. It means : Give me art today. Give me beautiful souls. Give me the softest music. Give me "more than life" words. Give me a dancer, open arms. I need this to deal with my sadness. And with barbarism."

"Les musées, les cinémas, les salles de spectacles sont fermés aujourd'hui à Paris. Pour l'art et la nourriture qu'il apporte, il nous reste à fermer les yeux, et à penser à de belles choses, à ce genre de belles choses puissantes et sublimes qui existe en ce monde. Et à se dire que toute force physique n'est pas la destruction, toute détonation n'est pas la destruction. Ça peut être le saut du danseur, le jet de peinture du peintre, le coude en l'air du musicien qui attaque son morceau, le mot qui fait mouche. S'accrocher à cette idée car c'est elle qui aura le dernier mot, justement. Toujours. It means : every museum, every art places are closed in Paris today. So we make our own private museum, just by searching images full of a positive strength. #noureev, for example."

Thank you, Sophie!

Sophie Fontanel Instagram | Twitter | Fonelle Time

For Paris | Joann Sfar

The great message of Joann Sfar via Instagram after the 13th november. I LOVE life!

Read more: Joann Sfar on Instagram - Article Le Soir

Dismaland for Calais

Reuse: all the timber and fixtures from Dismaland are being sent to the ‘jungle’ refugee camp near Calais to build shelters.

Dismaland was a temporary art project organised by street artist Banksy, constructed in the seaside resort town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England. Prepared in secret, the pop-up exhibition at the Tropicana, a disused lido, was "a sinister twist on Disneyland" that opened 36 days only from august to september 2015. Banksy described it as a "family theme park unsuitable for children." More

photo via The Indipendent - Text via Wikipedia.

The world of Petite Meller

I'm packing to Megève, and I'm looking forward to live some weeks at a colder temperature:) Getting in the mood for holidays, I was looking for some inspiration to dance and I accidentally discovered the "lil' empire" of Petite Meller -  j'adore! 

Above, shots from Baby Love  and Backpack videos directed by the architect (and director) A.T.Mann + the mexican photographer Napoleon Habeica.

Moodboard | 11/15

01: TI.VEDO Wall Lamp by Matteo Ugolini for Karman | 02: Thilo Heinzmann, O.T., 2011. Cotton on panel behind Plexiglas cover | 03: Mark Twain quote via Pinterest | 04: Fou de Feu, Rhythm tableware  

Dan Tobin Smith | Alphabetical

Moodboard | 8/15

01: Photo by Melanie Rodriguez for Papier Mache magazine | 02: No1 Dance Studio by Michael McCabe | 03: Pink Poof - pink, smoke | 04: Photo by Robert Triscoli 

Nowness | In Residence: Knud Holscher

I recently discovered NOWNESS, a video channel showcasing contemporary culture (art & design, fashion & beauty, music, culture and food & travel) through amazing film. 

"Launched in 2010, the channel is home to filmmakers and filmmaking, creating digital experiences in collaboration with exceptional artists, brands and cultural institutions."

In Residence is the serie where celebrated architects, designers and

Francesca Biasetton, calligrapher and illustrator

Francesca Biasetton started working as a fashion illustrator.

Boo!

It's Halloween! Are you ready to party? If you need some inspiration have a look here. I'm actually inspired from the photo above. I first saw this image on Pinterest and wondering what this nice little ghost could be, I began my investigation. So, I found out

MoodBoard 4/14 | Letters

01: "Ignore the IT girl" tee from Erin Wasson | 02: Black - porcelain cup with handmade illustration from Etsy | 03: Alfabet Print by artist Ylva Skarp | 04: Wifi Password Printable for your guests from I Rock So What.

Popsicles and Design | Wishlist and Recipes

01: Nadadora handmade print by Blanca Gomez on Etsy | 02: All about Homemade Popsicles: Recipes and Tips | 03: Ikea PS Storage table - PS 2014 collection | 04: Display domes by Melbourne based glass artist Amanda Dziedzic.

The Guest by Paul Smith | Lladro