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Posts from ‘July, 2011’

Pascal Boyer Gallery

From military school, to enrollment in law school, to a stint in a New York fashion house—an unpleasant experience that gave him the resolve never to work for anyone else again—the French born Pascal Boyer took many detours along the way to becoming the successful and highly esteemed antiques dealer he is today It was [...]

Lorenzo Villoresi – Iperborea

Certainly a lot can be found in a name. Take for instance the world renowned Florentine Perfumer, Lorenzo Villoresi’s creation, Iperborea. Mentioned by Herodotus who cited even earlier sources, including Homer, the Hyperboreans were a people said to inhabit a utopic land beyond Boreas, the North Wind—a land thusly referred to as Hyperborea (or Iperborea). [...]

Taste

Taste is an ongoing and evolving thing born from continued exposure to beauty in all its myriad forms. In fact Mozi, the 5th century BC, Chinese philosopher postulated that it takes three generations to develop taste and a truly educated appreciation for art. While we’re not sure how long it takes, we are certain that [...]