Posted inFlorence (Italy) Interior Design and Furnishings Medici Family Movies springdesignissue A Filmmaker Needed a Quiet Place to Write. Where Better Than a Tuscan Villa? Albert Moya has optimized his apartment, part of a 14th-century estate in the hills of Florence, for work and lounging. Posted by By Kurt Soller and Ricardo Labougle
Posted inEducation Florence (Italy) Gold Handicrafts Jewels and Jewelry vis-photo Jewelry Class Echoes the Florence of Old Tourists eager to do more than sightsee gain new skills and insights from schools’ intensive courses. Posted by By Susan Wright for The New York Times
Posted inArt Buonarroti, Michelangelo Florence (Italy) Medici Family Museums Tombs and Tombstones Travel and Vacations Are ‘Secret Room’ Drawings by Michelangelo? Now, Visitors Can Judge for Themselves. Since its discovery nearly 50 years ago, a room beneath the Medici Chapels in Florence covered in sketches has been closed to the public. Next month, that will change. Posted by By Jason Horowitz
Posted inFlorence (Italy) Jewels and Jewelry Meatpacking District (Manhattan, NY) Shopping and Retail St. Clair, Temple Minding the (Jewelry) Store The New York-based jewelry designer Temple St. Clair has entered her shopkeeper phase with her own boutique in Manhattan. Posted by By Colin Clark for The New York Times