Traditional Art

“The special Magic of this Place is in Dreaming”

x-working made its way to South Africa interviewing Tessa, Philip and Ulrich, the heads behind the Montebello Design Centre in Cape Town. We not only took a magical interview but also indulged ourselves in the magic of the Montebello Design Centre, where its special magic comes about with dreaming. Convince yourself, it´s worth checking out this magic!

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Enchanting Good-Vibes

Hang Massive, the best hang-players of the world, provided plenty of good vibes in Cologne club “station Ehrenfeld” on 6th December 2017. The atmosphere inside the ethereal soundscapes was warm and enchanting.

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A Home for impressive creations

It is already 50 years ago when Yves Saint Laurent created his “Le Smoking” trousers suit for women in Paris. This emancipatory gesture made the fashion designer world-famous. A museum just opened now in memory of the designer in Paris in the Avenue Marceau.

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Much more than just Music

Gabriela Montero is one of the most original pianists of our time. She improvises her program on the stage, asks the audience to sing and tells stories with her music. An outstanding artist who is not afraid of political engagement.

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These are the Best!

The award ceremony of the Red Dot Award is an annual highlight of the design scene. Over 500 manufacturers showcased their high-quality products a selected 39-member jury of the “Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen e.V.”. More than 1000 received a red dot at the Gala in Essen yesterday, 102 of them a special treatment. We introduce some of them out of the categories Communication Design, Product Design and Design Concept.

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Much more than just a Bestseller

The first Harry Potter book “Philosopher’s stone” was published twenty years ago, on June 26th, 1997. At that time, it was still a children’s book among many others. However, Harry Potter has been casting its feathers to a fantasy novel series that only exists once in the world. The author Joanne K. Rowling has become a star and Harry Potter is much more than just a children’s book series.

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To whom does Art belong to?

They throw the Art Basel again this week. There will be numerous VIP events at the huge art fair, at which art lovers again will check exclusive artworks and deal with high-priced businesses. Nevertheless, what about cheap art for everyone? Is there any at all, or is this claim outdated?

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They keep reading!

Reading novels is fun. Beeing taken by someone´s hand, who has designed experimental environments and who creates something special with words in the reader’s head, is often more than just pleasure. The Leipzig Book Fair started again today.

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In between Luxury Brands and Classic Art

They are currently travelling to Maastricht: art and antique dealers from all over the world want to present their best paintings, sculptures and furniture to a broad audience at “The European Fine Art Fair”. We present the highlights.

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No Air to breathe!

In Turkey, theatre-makers, writers, journalists and media people in general do have a rough ride. They must face censorship and persecution by the state. The most prominent example is the German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yücel, who has been under investigative custody in Turkey since 14th February 2017.

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“Do not live for the Moment but rather in it”