Olive Trees (1889). Image couresy of Nelson-Atkins Museum.
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Kate Middleton Releases a Book of Lockdown Photography – The Duchess of Cambridge has released a book of 100 photographs taken by the public during lockdown. The book, called “Hold Still: A Portrait of Our Nation in 2020,” is the outcome of a project to encourage the people to capture the resilient spirit of the nation during the pandemic. To drum up excitement for the release, Middleton hid copies of the book in various spots around London. (
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The film, an adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Booker Prize-winning novel about the cultural tensions of modern-day India, stars Adarsh Goura as Balram Halwai, a poor villager who rises to be a wealthy entrepreneur after he lands a job as a driver for a wealthy couple, played by Rajkummar Rao and Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
It arrived on Netflix on January 22 and Chopra Jonas has said it has since become the streaming platform’s number one film in 64 countries and is set to be watched by 27 million households in its first four weeks.
The car is covered with decorative vinyl and adorned with Burman’s signature neon, including a large white tiger on the roof, and the artist told the PA news agency: “When I saw the film I was just blown away.
January 15, 2021 8:59 am
What do you think 2021 will hold for interior design?
So 2021 is going to be a very interesting year. Can’t wait. As soon as we can stop thinking HANDS, FACE, SPACE.
There’s talk of a resurgence of the 1920s which feels like the positivity we need. It was the age of leisure, the age of travel. The Art Deco scene came out of this. People were flamboyant and free to travel. Some of my favourite interiors in the world came from that period. Grand Central Station (well, 1913 to be precise), Eltham Palace, the beauty of combined modern styles with fine craftsmanship and rich materials. The key thing though with interior design, is that it has to be an experience. So what’s going to happen next year in the world of environments in 2021, what are we going to see and what are we to expect?