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24 Mar

…on Train

All aboard! The Louis Vuitton Autumn/Winter collection 2012 arriving in style….whatever one may think about Vuitton’s fashion (or- to be more correct- the style of Marc Jacobs (!) ) you…

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24 Mar

…on Ampersand

‘And’, ‘in addition to’, ‘plus’ or ‘as well as’…in common speak it is one of the most commonly used, least thought about words in the human language. Academics refer to…

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11 Mar

…on Scrap

Here’s a novel idea: take a collection of off-cuts, scrap metal and discarded ‘junk’ and present them in an exquisite gallery in New York. Place the pieces on an italian…

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10 Mar

…on Matchstick Men

Take a look at these haunting pieces, by the well-known sculptor Wolfgang Stiller. The sign of a great artist, in artMag terms, is the extent of their originality, their ingenuity and their imagination-…

"Green Bathroom" (2013) by Naruse Inokuma Architects: a truly eco-friendly bathroom in the middle of a 'green' house.
10 Mar

artMag ART OF THE DAY

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10 Mar

…on Dita

The Femme Fatale of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese has been making the headlines this week, wearing the world’s first ever ‘printed’ fabric dress. The outfit, made and designed especially for the dancer…

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10 Feb

…on Beaufort Bar

Have a look at this….the Beaufort Bar at London’s Savoy Hotel. Classy, glamorous and oh so very dramatic. The Savoy also happens to be considered the home of the modern…

09 Feb

…on Photographs

artMag has been pondering this for sometime now, and we’re going to go out on a limb and announce or conclusion. Taken by the legendary Rodney Smith we think this is…

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04 Jan

…on Dell’Orefice

She is hailed as the longest-working model in the fashion industry, and at 81 years of age her energy (and looks) are staggering. Here, artMag gives you a glimpse at the…

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03 Jan

…on Vuitton

An artMag celebration of Louis Vuitton. More specifically, a celebration of what Vuitton does best: travel trunks…the ultimate luxury accessory for the richest amongst us. From traditional travel trunks to…

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30 Dec

…on Lacroix

Now this isn’t breaking news, but we wanted to share it with artMag readers anyway. A little while back, a famous French designer by the name of Christian Lacroix decided…

“Woman with Hat Between Hedges, Parc de Sceaux, France” (2004 ) by Rodney Smith: artMag’s new favourite photographer.
30 Dec

artMag ART OF THE DAY

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30 Dec

…on Smith

artMag has just discovered the work of Mr Rodney Smith, photographer. To say that we are horrified that we have only just stumbled across Mr Smith’s work now is an…

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25 Dec

…on Christmas

MERRY  CHRISTMAS to all our readers from the entire team here at artMag! Thank you- as always- to our readers who follow us loyally throughout each and every new year.…

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21 Dec

…on the Metro

The city of Toledo in Naples is a city that cares about its art. This civic pride is most obvious when it comes to installations and exhibitions that engage with…

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14 Dec

…on Hitchcock

As a festive treat for all our artMag readers we thought we would share with you some of the classic movie posters from yesteryear. From a time when going to…

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07 Dec

…on Louboutin

Yet another Louboutin article! This one, however, has a festive vein as artMag presents to you what must be the most exquisite designer Christmas Tree of 2012.As if it were…

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04 Dec

…on Paris: Highlight # 5

How quickly time flies! It seems like only yesterday that we started sharing our Paris highlights with artMag readers and already we have come to the last one! If you…

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01 Dec

…on Paris: Highlight # 4

So three down, two to go as we join the artMag editor as he recalls his favourite moments from his trip to Paris. We’ve heard about the Musee D’Orsay, Notre-Dame…

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29 Nov

…on Paris: Highlight # 3

We’re back again with more highlights from the artMag editor’s trip to Paris. In case you missed the first two, check out highlight 1 and highlight 2. But for now,…

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23 Nov

…on Paris: Highlight # 2

So here we have another highlight from our editor’s recent trip to Paris. Did you read about the Musee D’Orsay? Check out highlight number 2: Notre-Dame Cathedral. Our editor says:…

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17 Nov

…on Paris: Highlight # 1

Do you remember that our editor went to Paris in September? Who could forget, such was his excitement both before and after the trip! Well he wanted to share with…

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16 Nov

…on CityVision

The New York CityVision project was the fourth of its kind run by CityVision: the brief was to re-imagine NYC in the future, according to the belief that space and…

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13 Nov

…on Louboutin

It has arrived!!! You might remember that a while back we wrote this article about the 20th Anniversary Rizzoli publication for Christian Louboutin? Well our copy dropped (with a very…

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11 Nov

…on Disney

The Christmas Season is officially here! On the 1st November one of the greatest London institutions- Harrod’s- turned on its Christmas lights and revealed the much anticipated Christmas window display…and…

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30 Oct

artMag ART OF THE DAY

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30 Oct

…on Pumpkins

It’s nearing Halloween so we thought we should treat our readers to something suitably gruesome and pumpkin-orientated. During her Summer travels, one of the artMag writers came across the work…

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29 Oct

artMag ART OF THE DAY

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29 Oct

…on Horses

Anyone who thinks origami and paper-work is over-rated or outdated should look away now. In fact, they shouldn’t be reading artMag at all: knowing- as you should all know by…

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28 Oct

artMag ART OF THE DAY

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28 Oct

…on Paris

So where have we been all Summer? A myriad of places to be honest, but one of the most exciting was Paris. Having never been there before our editor was…

28 Oct

…on the Return of artMag

After a long (!) summer break, artMag has returned! The writers have reconvened from the furthest corners of the Globe, and the team find themselves sitting down to furnish the…

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08 Aug

…on Minimalism

artMag has gone on a poster -hunt. And we’ve found some wonderful and truly unique versions of some of your/our most-loved films. Take a look below, and please please let…

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06 Aug

artMag ART OF THE DAY

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06 Aug

…on Cauldron

As the eyes of the world turned to London for the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics, the eyes of the design world were searching for that greatest of Olympic…

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03 Aug

artMag ART OF THE DAY

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03 Aug

…on Ono

She is almost as famous for her relationship with a certain Beatle as she is for her art, but with this new exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery in London, Yoko Ono…

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02 Aug

artMag ART OF THE DAY

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30 Jul

…on One Lovely Blog Award

artMag is very privileged to have been nominated for the ‘One Lovely Blog Award’! As with all these things, being nominated is just the first step…and now there are a…

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30 Jul

…on Leibovitz

Having shared some images from Annie Leibovitz’s Alice in Wonderland Vogue US photoshoot with our readers, we thought we’d let you have a look at the images she took for…

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30 Jul

artMag ART OF THE DAY

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28 Jul

…on Colour

Now here’s an intriguing concept: in her latest show, Welsh photographer Sara Cwynar has ‘collated’ various items that from her life that she has been collecting over the past decade.…

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27 Jul

…on Alice (fashion)

This article is long overdue. 9 years overdue, to be completely exact. In December 2003 US Vogue published a gorgeous, fantastical, truly wonderful article comprising of photographs taken by Annie…

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26 Jul

artMag ART OF THE DAY

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26 Jul

…on Serpentine

Hands up is you’ve seen this year’s Serpentine Pavilion in London? artMag has! When we heard that Ai Weiwei and Herzog & De Meuron were collaborating on the project we…

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25 Jul

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25 Jul

…on Louboutin

    A new book has just been released about the master of shoemaking: Christian Louboutin- published by Rizzoli. We have just one word (actually, three) of advice for you…

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20 Jul

…on Le Royal Monceau

You may have noticed a distinctly Paris-orientated selection of artMag articles recently…and there’s a very good reason for this. In September this year, the artMag team are off to Paris!!!!…

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19 Jul

artMag ART OF THE DAY

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19 Jul

…on Hermé

Renowned throughout the world as the creator of the definitive macaroon: Pierre Hermé has a lot to live up to. Any tourist visiting Paris wants to try a Parisian macaroon…

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