Tag: Italy
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Local characters
Cat nap, Saint-Émilion, France I meet a lot of characters in my travels. Here are some photos of the furry, feathered kind…they always make me smile.
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Not Part of the Exhibit
I love museums. There is always something that inspires me, and I invariably learn something new with each visit…but I am also intrigued by aspects of museums that aren’t part of the exhibit.
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Milan | Ippogrifo Antichità
If the astounding collection of 19th century opaline doesn’t coax you into this antique shop, its charismatic proprietor certainly will.
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Style Moment | Milan
“Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way.” Edward de Bono (Born 1933) Maltese psychologist, writer, and leading authority in the field of creative thinking
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Venice | Hotel Flora
Disembark the vaperetto at Piazza San Marco, dodge the tourists and pigeons as you make your way out of the square (to the soundtrack of the live orchestra) and into Calle Largo. Cross over the canal where rows of gondolas are awaiting customers. Turn left into the tiny alley by the Bulgari store, and you’ll…
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Style Moment | Wunderkammer Studio, Milan
“An artist is someone who produces things that people don’t need to have but that he, for some reason, thinks it would be a good idea to give them.” Andy Warhol (1928 – 1987) American painter, printmaker, and filmmaker
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Eye on Design | Milan | Villa Necchi Campiglio
Designed by architect Piero Portaluppi, Villa Necchi Campiglio is a glimpse, frozen in time, into the lives of an upper class Milanese family in the 1930’s.
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Tuscany | Rooms with a View
Driving up the Tuscan mountain was like being on an amusement park ride…a mixture of fear and exhilaration, as I maneuvered treacherous hairpin curves and dodged speedy Italian drivers coming towards me. The road ended at the top of the mountain, in a village called Coreglia Antelminelli. I was spellbound.
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Style Moment | Pietrasanta
“I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set her free.” Michelangelo (1475-1564) Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer. Lived and worked in Pietrasanta, carving his now famous sculptures, including David, from the local white statuary marble.
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My Milano
When I mention to people how much I love Milan, they usually frown and say, “But it’s so cold and industrial.” Even a travel writer recently wrote, “I only go to Milan for business,” implying that there would be no other valid reason for going there. All I can say is, they don’t know my…
