Why do pastel colors attract people in spring?
Pastel colors: a very short cultural history Dreamy pastel colors take us back to our childhood where toy’s like My Little Pony, Barbie, and our beloved candies shared this same sugary color. Want to escape reality? Go for pastels! From…
Maria Keil and the Portuguese modernism
Modern & contemporary art of Maria Keil Exposição “Maria Keil, itinerários artísticos”, was the text on the poster in front of Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves during our trip through the south of Portugal two years ago. I can’t speak…
Parisian gastronomy
Top 5 Parisian gastronomy: bars and restaurants Parisian gastronomy is world famous. Actually, some historians say that Paris is the birthplace of the Haute Cuisine. The process that made France a culinary world of its own began in 1651 with the publication of…
Burgundian route through Rotterdam
Rotterdam Highlights part 3 If you know me well enough, I don’t need to explain that I’m an addict for pavement cafes and traditional alehouses. You can blame it on my roots… If you’re born in the South of the…
Rotterdam, Roffa, Rotjeknor and Manhattan aan de Maas
Highlights of Rotterdam part 1 Me and Rotterdam, or should I say Roffa, go way back. My best friend lives there, so since my student years you can find me a lot drinking in cool bars and visiting outstanding art…
Jean-Paul Goude: magician of the image
Dream world of Jean-Paul Goude In my head I almost hear Jean-Paul Goude scream: AAAAAND ACTION! Dramatic music from the Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) is turned on and a female choir is loudly shrieking melodramatic lines in harmony. Lines which are partly based…
Meet traveller Morgan & Mees the local
HOTSPOTTED Morgan & Mees in Amsterdam It all comes together at Morgan & Mees. The neoclassical building, the robust yet classic interior design, the super friendly staff and the delicious menu! I love playing tourist in my own city and I…
Beaton & Pollock: The New Soft Look 1951
March 1951. A three-page spread on Jackson Pollock was published in Vogue titled American Fashion: The New Soft Look. Sir Cecil Beaton, one of the most praised British portrait photographers ever, had taken the photos in which Pollock’s radical and dazzling…
A splashy OBJECT Rotterdam 2015!
Dive into the world of Contemporary Design Yesterday evening. 7 PM. I almost saw Leonardo on the foredeck shouting out: I’m the king of the Woooooorrrrrrld! Massive Titanic brainwave! Nothing could be further from the truth. What I really saw was the fantastic…
Palácio Nacional de Queluz
Baroque to the top The location of this extremely cool palácio is around 15 minutes from Lisbon. Here, literally everything breathes the Portuguese history of the 18th and 19th century. Palácio Nacional de Queluz was built around 1747 under the leadership of…
