Sometime life gets in the way of you sitting done and taking note of what is out there and what inspires you. This was very much the case for me in the last couple of months. Thankfully great projects, the Christmas holidays and starting the new year not only kept me from writing but also gave me inspiration again!…
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Fashion is Art
It has been almost 22 years since I have moved from London to Amsterdam. My first address on one of the canals too now living where I dreamt of living in Amsterdam when I first moved here. Certain things are written in the stars…
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A vision of Paradise
Even though my day to day work is mainly taken up by creating inspiring partnerships in Arts & Culture, I am also lucky enough to be able to write about another passion. The history, art and culture of adornment in India. Having been brought up with this great historical legacy it is a real joy to make a deep dive into this fascinating subject and be a contributing…
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Diamond in the detail
It has taken me a long time to really appreciate 15th and 16th century portraiture. Until the story of Marten Soolman and Oopjen Coppit (popularly known as ‘Marten&Oopjen’), the Dutch couple painted by Rembrandt in 1634, found in the bedroom of a Rothschild (one cannot have enough Rembrandts beside your bed!) and now owned by The Rijksmuseum and…
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Let’s tell the story together!
I am lucky enough to work in a field where I am inspired by stories nearly every day! I am surprised by the journey of a photographer, the craftmanship of piece of delicate Chinese porcelain, the family backstories of artisans in India, the reasoning behind an art installation, even the design of an exhibition. Every story is, in the end, always a personal one. Hence why I love what I do.
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Collect!
Yes, I am lucky to have had access to art all my life! Large, small, expensive, affordable, at fairs, in homes, on the streets, art is everywhere!
From a young age I was thought how to collect. A couple of tips on how I collect and how you could start!
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All Under One Roof
Being born and raised in the international arts & antiques business I have been more or less brought up at art fairs. I remember, at 14 years old, hoovering the stand and cleaning the protective glass showcases, I will never have a fingerprint on my windows ever again! First being at fairs to support the family and when I got older also as a visitor…
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Escapism – Rede(f)sining Luxury
No country in the world represents ‘art is everywhere’ to me as India. The beauty of its people, the colours in the unforgiving Thar desert, Rajasthan, grand Mughal architecture of days gone by, temples in the heart of bustling tech capital Bangalore. Every step I take is a step into history. One only really has…