There are hotels that shelter you, and there are hotels that change you. L'Hôtel, tucked into the narrow rue des Beaux-Arts in the heart of the Left Bank, has always belonged to the second category. It was the world's first boutique hotel. It was Oscar...
Every two years, Venice becomes the center of the contemporary art world. Collectors, curators, artists, and the simply curious descend on the lagoon, threading through the narrow streets, and spilling into the lush green of the Giardini di Castello, where national pavilions nestle among the...
At Jean-Marc Fray Antiques, we are drawn to the objects that served as the birthplace of beauty. These tables, surfaces, and tools are where great works of the decorative arts were conceived and made. We spend our days in the company of French buffets, Louis...
.From strong architectural pieces to visionary, timeless craftsmanship, at Jean-Marc Fray Antiques we are always searching for inspiration, instructing how we style and collect pieces, and finding unexpected ways of bringing history into the present. The March 2026 reopening of the Bus Palladium, Paris's most...
Every April, PAD Paris opens its doors and lets the design, art, and objects speak for themselves. Now in its 28th edition, PAD, the Pavillon des Arts et du Design, was the first fair of its kind when Patrick Perrin founded it in 1998. Running...
Ballet Austin Gives Marie Antoinette a Second Life Ballet Austin's world premiere Marie Antoinette: Vampire Queen of Versailles ran March 27–29, 2026, and it was exactly as gloriously audacious as it sounds. Choreographed by longtime artistic director Stephen Mills and featuring an original score by Graham...
There are cabinetmakers, and then there is Jean-Henri Riesener. Born in Gladbeck, Westphalia in 1734, this German craftsman arrived in Paris as a young man seeking his fortune in the workshops of the French capital. What he built would define an era. By the height...
Few stories stir the imagination quite like a shipwreck. The sudden disaster, the interrupted voyage, the frozen moment of catastrophe preserved beneath the waves. When archaeologists opened the muddy sediments of Matagorda Bay, Texas, in 1996, they found exactly that. The ship was La Belle,...
Celebrated for the exquisite beauty and rich history, Murano and Venetian glass stands as a collector's dream. This legacy, spanning more than a thousand years, has cherished the hearts of artists, royalty, nobility, statesmen, and visionaries worldwide. Murano glass is one of the most renowned and...
"It's not hard to portray someone, but it takes talent. And talent is like love, it's mysterious, nobody knows where it comes from." - Willy Rizzo Willy Rizzo is a name synonymous with Italian mid-century glamour and fame. Few designers captured the spirit of 20th-century allure...