Buon Ricordo plates were introduced 60 years ago at restaurants in Italy. The hand-painted ceramics can now be found at design trade shows and fancy décor stores.
Category: Collectors and Collections
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Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them.
Artists across pop genres are finding success with colored vinyl and different variants of their releases. For Swifties, the urge to collect them all is strong.
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Gather Round for a Good Old-Fashioned Revival
Five collectors pick the vintage watches they would most love to see reissued.
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This Japanese Museum Actually Keeps Time
The Timepiece Museum has about 120 clocks of all shapes and sizes on display, out of a total of about 800, with the oldest dating from the 1400s.
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Paying Off People’s Medical Debt Has Little Impact on Their Lives, Study Finds
A nonprofit group called R.I.P. Medical Debt has relieved Americans of $11 billion in hospital bills. But that did not improve their mental health or their credit scores, a study found.
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Getting Ready for Watches and Wonders Geneva
What do you pack? How many watches do you bring? Everyone from first-time invitees to veterans agree that this trade show requires planning.
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Like Jewels, Will Travel
Gem- and jewelry-themed tours and excursions mix treasure hunting with adventure and cultural experiences.
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Handmade Umbrellas From Italy
A handmade, bespoke umbrella is “a bit like a business card” for its owner, according to Carlo Suino.
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A Portuguese Jeweler Focuses Solely on Hand Work
Rosior, a family business, does not even use computer design programs.
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Lisbon Museum Houses a René Lalique Collection
A wealthy businessman’s acquisitions include a gem-studded diadem and large dragonfly brooch.
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Is 2,000 Bags Too Many?
For the visual artist Pipilotti Rist, her collection is what happens “when a 60-something-year-old Central European woman doesn’t throw anything away.”
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Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian Make a Home for Their Family, and Their Art
Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian have transformed their New York townhouse into a showplace for creativity.