Story featured in Introspective Magazine – by Clair Watson
Once upon a time, in 1895, in the small Austrian village of Wattens, a great industrial concern was born.
One of four sons of an ornamental glass stone cutter from Bohemia, a young man called David Swarovski invented a revolutionary mechanical cutting device (a “comb”), which not only [...]
Established as “harness and saddle makers” in Paris since 1837, Hermès has always been supported by artisans throughout history.
Celebrating this year’s annual theme of “Contemporary artisan since 1837”, Hermès presented “Hearts and Crafts”, a film directed in 2011 by Frédéric Laffont and Isabelle Dupuy-Chavanat. This documentary pays homage to the artisans of the numerous Hermès [...]
Having launched already in Sydney, Australia in 2010, Emerald Fitzgerald the creative director of Emerald Couture, gathered together her group of artists and designer friends, and added some NYC artists into the mix for her NYC Fashion Week 2011 debut, held at ” The Hole“, a chic large gallery space on Bowery Street, where Emily did her magic in [...]
‘People stared at the makeup on his face
Laughed at his long black hair, his animal grace
The boy in the bright blue jeans
Jumped up on the stage
And Lady Stardust sang his songs
Of darkness and disgrace.’
A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, David Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly [...]
Bowie began his music activity at the end of the distant 60s and not only won the popularity as an actor, singer and producer but became a kind of a symbol of glam-rock of the 70s and an embodiment of artistry that became a model for many fans of both the mentioned music direction and [...]
