Category: Art in Books

When flipping through the 3 very different books on famous high jewellery house BOUCHERON, I came to the conclusion that connecting all of them was BOUCHERON’s artistic and cultural independence from Europe. The clients of BOUCHERON were for the most part not the royal houses of Europe, or the conservative high aristocracy, but more vivacious… Continue reading Eclectic Jewellery – BOUCHERON

Georg Hornemann is a very famous jeweller-artist in the circles of those who know. Those who are not deeper involved in the subject of high jewellery, have probably never heard of him. Born in 1940, in the Eastern part of the then divided Germany, Georg Hornemann moved in his youth to the Western part. First,… Continue reading Showing Death at its Most Beautiful – Georg Hornemann Sculptures

The book “Ein Hauch von Lippenstift für die Würde – Weiblichkeit in Zeiten grosser Not” by author Henriette Schroeder touches a subject few people dare to touch. The exact translation to English means “A touch of lipstick for dignity – femininity in times of great hardship”. It is a real pity the book has not… Continue reading Women’s Dignity in Though Times

If you want to see and understand the Topkapi Palace without travelling to Türkiye, Ilhan Aksit’s book “Topkapi Palace” is certainly one of the best ways. He was for many long years the director of the national palaces and later continued his career as an author and editor about the national treasures of Türkiye. Everybody… Continue reading The Topkapi Palace and its Treasures

This very heavy book, curated by seasoned jewellery expert Carol Woolton, is difficult to hold and to read. It is impossible to simply flip through. Best you put the book on a table, sit properly down on a chair in front of it and turn page by page in a careful manner. The volume oozes… Continue reading ALTA GIOIELLERIA, Masterpieces of High Jewellery by Dolce&Gabbana

This very special book came to my shelves in a quite normal way, through amazon, a blind-buy because I liked the title. Only when reading it I noted that “The Art of Living, Secrets of Luxury, Trends and Etiquette” cannot be bought through regular channels. It is part of the oeuvre of the Olympische Sport… Continue reading “The Art of Living” by Olympische Sport Bibliothek

Assouline’s coffee table books are a safe bank for beautiful descriptions of art in all its facet’s. A special place is reserved for the books about landscapes and cities. “New York Chic” by Colombian-born author Armand Limander and Scottish photographer Oliver Pilcher is no exception. Oliver Pilcher made almost all photographs for the book, as… Continue reading The Openness of Spirit – “New York Chic” by Armand Limnander and Oliver Pilcher

A lot has been said, written, and recorded about the singer and entertainer Dolly Parton. We concentrate on what she said herself. No chance to do this covering all the CDs she released with her music, all the songs she wrote herself, also interpreted by other artists, and all the books she wrote about her… Continue reading An exceptional smart woman – Dolly Parton

The coffee-table book “DAMIANI: Alchemy of Desire – A STORY, A FAMILY, AND AN ITALIAN PASSION” edited by Cristina Morozzi is a tribute of the family Damiani to themselves and their achievements. A proud Italian family of jewellers who made sure to keep control of their business to this day. Often books that were written… Continue reading Family Tradition – Damiani

The wonderfully illustrated book “Feestelike Frankryk – Fabels en Geregte uit die Franse Platteland” by Louis Jansen van Vuuren, Hardy Olivier and Anet Pienaar is the coffee-table book version of moving to France and finding happiness there by three South Africans. Most of us have read the books by British author Peter Mayle about giving… Continue reading A Tribute to France – “Feestelike Frankryk”