Known for their artful curiosity the Fornasetti atelier has become a place for dreamlike compositions. Originally from Milan, Piero Fornasetti was a painter, sculptor, interior decorator, book printer and creator of more than 11,000 artworks. His production of objects and furniture is one of the most prolific of the 20th century and Fornasetti is celebrated as one of the most original creative talents of the last century. Fornasetti has created a fantasy world saturated by lush imagery full of whimsical humor, where a large majority of his work featured paintings of his muse, the opera singer Lina Cavalieri. Under his…
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The world renown Parisian luxury goods company diptyque is known for luscious scents, fragrances and candles, that adorn a body or inhabit a room, however many people have forgotten that the company originally began in 1961 as a little boutique on 34 Boulevard Saint Germain, where the founders offered unique textiles that they designed, along with other treasures that they offered such as, Italian glass beaded necklaces, hand-sewn change purses, and specially blended potpourris. Since 2014 the company has reconnected with the heartbeat of the brand and has redeveloped a collection of limited edition objects and fragrances that are in…