BRAFA 2018 – the Art Fair to look forward to, again!
In three weeks, my favorite Art Fair will be opening its doors again in Brussels. Over the years, the BRAFA …Continue reading →
View ArticleBRAFA manages to impress yet again!
More of the same is not necessarily a bad thing… Every January BRAFA relaunches the art year with renewed fervour, …Continue reading →
View ArticleW.B. van Liefland (1857-1919)
At the moment Dutch author Peter van Dam (1948) is working on a monumental project: he is writing a series …Continue reading →
View ArticleUnique Art Nouveau Choker ‘Glycines’ by Philippe Wolfers at TEFAF 2018
If you have been reading my blog for some time, you know that I have a thing for Epoque Fine Jewels, …Continue reading →
View ArticleArt Nouveau | New Objectivity | Delft
In my presentations, I always like to stress the coherence between different aspects of our society that led to the …Continue reading →
View ArticleWorld Art Nouveau Day 2018
Like they do every year, the Réseau Art Nouveau Network (RANN) has announced their annual photo contest for this year's 6th World Art Nouveau Day!Continue reading →
View ArticleAffiches Belle Epoque – A Unique Collection
Last friday, I visited the exhibition ‘Affiches Belle Epoque’ at the City Museum of Brussels. I wanted to see the …Continue reading →
View ArticleFinal Program for the III coupDefouet International Congress 2018
In just a few days, I’m off to participate in the 3rd coupDefouet International Art Nouveau Congress in Barcelona and …Continue reading →
View ArticleBarcelona 2018 – Day 1
At the moment I am in Barcelona for the 3rd coupDefouet International Art Nouveau congress. This congress is organised every …Continue reading →
View ArticleBarcelona 2018 – Day 2
The second day of the coupDefouet International Congress was actually the day I was most looking forward to. Why? Well, …Continue reading →
View ArticleBarcelona 2018 – Day 3
After that spectacular 2nd day, there was still more to come! For one, I was looking forward to Paul Greenhalgh’s …Continue reading →
View ArticleTwo Dutch Architects in Paris
A few weeks ago I received an incredibly interesting book in the mail. The book is called Two Dutch architects …Continue reading →
View ArticleArt Nouveau in The Netherlands
Honestly, I have been procrastinating to write about this exhibition for months as I couldn’t figure out where to start. There …Continue reading →
View ArticleWilliam Morris would turn over in his grave
In September, I learned through Social Media that H&M was planning on launching a Fall Collection with famous prints from …Continue reading →
View ArticleMozart’s Requiem: An Illuminated Manuscript
In this day and age of digital illustrations and Photoshop, Matt Hughes might be one of a dying breed. In …Continue reading →
View ArticleArt Nouveau Museum Budapest
Last week, I made a short trip to Budapest. And I had not one, but two Art Nouveau museums on my …Continue reading →
View ArticleKachō-ga. The Poetry of Japanese Nature
During the Christmas holidays, I decided to visit Japanmuseum SieboldHuis in Leiden as they appeared to have a fairly interesting exhibition …Continue reading →
View ArticleTreasure hunting at the BRAFA – always a pleasure!
Every year I look forward to visiting the Brussels Art Fair (BRAFA), and this year was no different. Like usual, …Continue reading →
View ArticleThe Intoxicating Effect of Beauty
Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Dortmund A few weeks ago, I accepted a very kind invitation from the Museum für Kunst …Continue reading →
View ArticleMesdag & Colenbrander – a shared Fascination with Ceramics
Somewhere along the line, it has become my personal mission to promote Dutch Art Nouveau to a broader (inter-)national audience. …Continue reading →
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