To date, the LEGO Creator Colosseum is the Danish toy company’s largest one yet as it comes with a staggering 9,036 pieces in total.
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Occasionally, industrial designers are struck with inspiration and with enough time on their hands dabble on cool projects such as this Citroën ME.
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Built in 1927, the limestone-clad Sutton Place building was designed by famed NYC architect Rosario Candela, and regarded one of Manhattan’s most exclusive addresses, beloved by financial titans, celebs and media barons. Going on sale for an estimated $45M, this 6,600-square-foot, 12-room mansion-in-the sky, spans across the entire top floor and roof of the 14-story Sutton Place.
Listed by fashion designer and consummate house-flipper Lisa Perry and her billionaire hedge-fund husband, Richard C. Perry, this penthouse is characterised by a highly diverse collection of exclusive art pieces, wrap-around outdoor terraces with incredible views of the cantilevered Queensboro Bridge and East River, and a vast array of floor-to-ceiling windows which flood the home with an abundance of natural light.
Once the home of philanthropist Janet Annenberg Hooker, and fashion designer Bill Blass, the penthouse has since undergone an exhaustive renovation, by the Perrys, in an effort to re-configure two separate wings for day living and entertainment purposes. Boasting two private elevators, a private gallery-like foyer, a 34-by-22-foot living room, a skylight-lit corridor, private study, cozy den, dual dressing rooms, and an industrial-grade kitchen with stainless-steel twin islands, stainless steel-faced cabinets and an enormous Viking gas range – the Sutton Place penthouse will come complete with all its pop-art artwork, fixtures and funky furniture, alongside a meticulously curated selection of 60’s inspired clothing in the master closet.
Following the sale of their $9.1M Palm Beach spread, the Sutton Place penthouse is expected to be the couple’s next big “flip”, leaving everything to the new owners except their flashy-green Jeff Koons diamond sculpture which lies on deck.
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Printer jams always happen when you least need them. Like when they’re supposed to spit out beautiful high-resolution butterflies. And because it’s a fancy printer, it’s also supposed to have cut them out, ready to be applied to your latest mixed media artwork. But this is 2020, and no one can get their hands on Heinz Tomato Sauce at the supermarket, let alone trust an expensive printer slash cutter to do what it says on the tin. So it’s back to hand trimming depictions of winged creatures for now. At least it is for Tunku Khalsom, the charmingly down to earth artist creating vivid artworks for collectors from London to Lombok. But it makes you wonder – when the fleet of paper butterflies that serve as your inspiration are grounded, in addition to your wander lusting spirit, does it change your art?
“I might need to do a Damien Hirst and get some assistants,” jokes Khalsom. It’s an interesting dilemma. Painstakingly cutting out butterflies by hand is slow work. Possibly slow enough to consider a new direction if your output can’t generate enough sales – after all, everyone needs to eat. The aforementioned prolific British artist cottoned on to this early and employed an army of assistants to paint uniformed dots for him so he could focus on the bigger picture, so to speak. Despite artists from Michelangelo to stroke-affected Turner Prize nominee Angela de la Cruz, employing assistants, Hirst copped criticism for farming out labour: Is it really art if you didn’t make it yourself? Can you charge those prices if you never held the paintbrush? Is art in the idea or the execution?
“I might need to do a Damien Hirst and get some assistants,” jokes Khalsom. It’s an interesting dilemma. Painstakingly cutting out butterflies by hand is slow work.
In Khalsom’s case, she’s quite content getting her hands dirty. That meant tracking down chemicals in industrial estates to create her own resins before art resin was available in Singapore. It meant crafting her own wood surfaces to paint on and honing her own frames, “That was very messy! I now get someone to make them for me but I still frame the artwork myself,” she says. And it now means wielding scissors in the wee hours to craft her signature butterflies that give her pieces an otherworldly 3D effect when they’re layered over the inky depths of her backgrounds.
Khalsom’s signature butterflies give her pieces an otherworldly 3D effect when layered over the inky depths of her backgrounds.
Painted mostly on wood, Khalsom’s pieces are a mixture of layered abstract backgrounds, figurative elements, geometric shapes, saturated and neon colours, dense swirls that almost feel like water, and her iconic motifs of butterflies. “I’ve been obsessed with them for as long as I can remember.” To prove it, Khalsom gives us a tour of her tattoos. Inked on her back wrist, ankle and above her elbow, are hand-designed butterflies in various states of flight and profile. “I got my first butterfly tattoo when I was 16,” she explains. “They’re free, full of change and they have a dark side too. That’s everything I’m interested in exploring.” That both can reside inside a person and in the world around us is the subject of Khalsom’s evolving artwork – paintings with jewel-like hues that evoke smoke, foliage and fabric to both reveal and screen hidden depths.
“I’ve been obsessed with them [butterflies] for as long as I can remember.” ~ Tunku Khalsom
The cocoon to chrysalis theme resonates with Khalsom. Having grown up in Malaysia to a Malay father and British mother, Khalsom spent her childhood in Malaysia before relocating to the UK for university studies where she graduated with a degree in Interior Architecture from the University of Brighton. She left the UK returning to Kuala Lumpur for a spell, followed by a move to Singapore where she began work designing hotels including designing her family’s Rawa Lombok resort from scratch. Khalsom has been transitioning into visual art over the last few years and (having always drawn and painted on the side), taking on an enviable list of commissions from clients far and wide. “It’s been really busy, and I’m very grateful. I’ve actually been able to work very solidly during the lockdown. Now, I’m looking forward to creating a new body of work. I’ve just created a new collection for Addicted Art Gallery that inspired a new direction in my style and I’m keen to see where it goes.”
With an evolving style and a love of butterflies, Khalsom is the very definition of an emerging artist. And if our bodies can’t fly at the moment, our souls sure can soar living vicariously through her visceral art. We can’t wait to see what Khalsom does next.
With an evolving style and a love of butterflies, Khalsom is the very definition of an emerging artist.
For more information about Tunku Khalsom and her beautiful artwork get in touch with Blair or Elena at Addicted Art Gallery.
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Celebrating Italian elegance, exceptional craftsmanship and the diversity of each client, Boarini Milanesi emphasizes the creation of refined, pure lines, and unique, precious hues in all of its products. Specialising in feminine and bespoke accessories, Boarini Milanesi upholds an inherent dedication to sustainability and commitment to achieving absolute excellence.
Through producing impeccable handbags of much higher quality, in significantly lower quantities, Boarini Milanesi promotes conscious consumerism in an effort to reduce waste and protect our planet. Made exclusively for each client, Boarini Milanesi only purchases materials in the exact quantity needed for every order, ensuring to eliminate any unsold items that need to be destroyed. Scrupulously choosing the very best hides and exotic leathers from certified farms, Boarini Milanesi handbags are “timeless” rather than “fashionable”.
Incorporating a strong inner membrane made of the best quality hide from Tuscany, each bag is responsibly vegetable-tanned and highly durable – allowing the brand to limit their use of petroleum-based products. By utilizing natural materials such as, wool and cashmere, instead of acrylics and plastic, the brand avoids contributing to the 8 million tons of waste which pollute our oceans today.
In an effort to combat the effects of global warming, climate change, and pollution, Boarini Milanesi has crafted the world’s most expensive handbag worth $7M. Crafted for the sole purpose of raising awareness on the need to protect our seas, the brand has pledged to dedicate a total of 800,000 Euros from the sale of each bag to institutions dedicated to ridding the sea of plastics.
Showcasing elements of alligator skin, alongside 10 white gold butterflies studded with sapphires, diamonds and Paraiba tourmalines, which total more than 130 carats, this opulent $7M Boarini Milanesi handbag, which celebrates the brand’s love for the sea, will require at least 1,000 hours of tireless labour and will be limited to a mere three examples.
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Highlighting the little-known link between some of its earliest race cars and aviation with a limited-edition variant of the Chiron Sport, Bugatti pays tribute to the notable and successful race driver, Albert Divo, Robert Benoist and Bartolomeo ‘Meo’ Costantini, who also flew in the French Air Force. Through unveiling an all-new Les Légendes du Ciel, the French car manufacturer of high-performance automobiles aims to cater to both vintage car and airplane buffs alike.
Dubbed Les Légendes du Ciel or “Legends of the Sky”, the new limited edition build represents courage, speed, and extraordinary technology, all wrapped in one. Dressed to the nines in matt grey or “Gris Serpent”, the Les Légendes du Ciel mirrors the metallic exterior colour of early 20th century planes, with a broad high-contrast, white gloss runway-like centre stripe which spans over the car’s complete body from the back to the front.
Reminiscent of the historically popular Nieuport 17 biplane, Bugatti’s latest design incorporates a double wing front, alongside mesh patterns on the horseshoe radiator grille which are intended to resemble planes flying in parade formation. Other design details include a propeller logo and “Les Légendes du Ciel” lettering across the car’s left and right front fenders, and exposed-carbon-fibre side sills painted in a Bleu-Blanc-Rouge French tricolour, which pay tribute to both BUGATTI’s and the Daredevils’ origins.
With the option of a Sky View glass roof, the Les Légendes du Ciel comes complete with a brown Gaucho leather interior, as fine and robust as the original Nieuport 17’s cockpit, whilst the parade formation, propeller logos and lettering details are repeated in the seat’s stitching, on the head rests, and along the aluminium inlay of the middle console.
Characterised by its minimalist design, the Les Légendes du Ciel lives up to the high regard, legendary pilot Roland Garros once viewed founder and proprietor, Ettore Bugatti. Describing him as an “incomparable artist who alone knows how to give life to steel”, the Les Légendes du Ciel is yet another example of expert craftsmanship and design.
Thanks to the inclusion of an advanced 8.0 litres W16 engine, this beauty takes flight effortlessly, delivering up to 1,500 PS and 1,600 newton metres of torque, whilst accelerating to maximum speeds of 420km/h. Limited to 20 units worldwide, Bugatti has since announced the commencement of production by end 2020.
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Lamborghini hopes owners will appreciate the racing heritage each Huracán STO embodies each time they drive the supercar around town.
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