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The Best Of The Modern Sybarite – The Past through the Eyes of Candida Höfer

If you’ve been reading me for some time, you know I have a tremendous love and appreciation for the arts and design of the past, particularly if one can strike a good balance with the arts of our...

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The Best Of | The Modern Sybarite | the Master Ceramics of Jean Girel

  This week’s artisan post about the ceramic’s art of Jean Girel is brought to you by Richard Rabel, The Modern Sybarite. We’re proud to feature Richard’s guest posts, which reflect his deep...

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THE BEST OF | THE MODERN SYBARITE | SYBARITIC EXPRESSIONS IN STONEWARE

Flemish born ceramist Henri Simmen was an established and well known artist in 1920s France.   After a very influential stint in the Far East, Simmen returned to Paris where he began producing his...

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Toni Zuccheri, quirky and humorous glass art via THE MODERN SYBARITE

“In fashion one day you’re in, the next day you’re out”.  The words of fashion mogul Heidi Klum, host of tv’s Project Runway, can also easily apply to the arts.  In the case of Italian glass artist...

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Château la Coste in Provence – at the crossroads of art & architecture

Welcome to Château la Coste. Vineyards surrounding a 17th century property are no surprise in France, even if the land is in Provence.  But a rose-colored villa in the middle of wooded rolling hills,...

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Tiffany treasures on the auction block from the Garden Museum, Japan

The Garden Museum in Japan was one of the premier museums of Tiffany kit in the world. Concerned after the awful tsunami of March 2011, its owner decided to close the private institution and sell its...

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Franco Albini – designing in the shadow of Gio Ponti? You decide.

  Franco Albini (1905-1977) was an Italian designer who got his start with famed guru Gio Ponti before going on to open his own studio of modernist furniture.  Known for his use of inexpensive...

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Man-made nature: the divine mineral sculptures of Daniel MacDonald

  Made of salt crystals, the Shio decorative objects “grown” by Seattle-based scientist/artist/designer Daniel MacDonald are quite something. And while I’m not suggesting a room-full of these, one...

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a tasteful history: salt, pepper and Michael Aram

  Michael Aram is an American-born artist working in metal, and a fortnight ago I had the opportunity of touring his design studio in Chelsea as an invited guest of Modenus’ BlogTourNYC 2013.  If you...

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Ghosts from the past captured by contemporary photography

  Photography has been with us now for almost two hundred years, so you might think there’s not much new to do with the art form.  And you’re probably right.  So I was pleased to see that photography...

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Wanted Design: trendy and mod in NYC

  Wanted Design, a satellite design showcase held during New York Design month in May, is now in its third year and it’s the place to see fresh new design talent from around the world. When it comes...

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Modern Art Patriotic: Jasper Johns’ Americana

  With the July Fourth holiday upon us, I thought it the perfect time to pay a short tribute to one of America’s greatest living artists: Jasper Johns (b.1930). Born in Georgia and having spent his...

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decorating road trip to Hudson, New York with TheModernSybarite

  With the dog days of summer upon us, there is no better time for a road trip to explore your own backyard, and just a few hours north of New York City sits the charming town of Hudson, New York – a...

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