Posted in Apparels, Museum, News on 1 October 2009
There is one piece of cloth that is driving a lot of people to come to the American Natural History Museum in NYC. We are talking about a magnificent textile made from extremely soft but strong silk fiber that comes from a local spider. Measuring an impressive 11 feet by 4 feet, this one took four long years to be designed and woven.
We are told that this is a one of its kind piece of textile ever exhibited in the world. The silk fiber that has made jaws drop comes from the female orb spider, which is a species famed for its yellow-hued webs. These spiders were collected from telephone wires everyday by a host of people by using long poles. In fact, these giant spiders are also commonly found in Madagascar. So, these were silked and then released back into the wild every day.
Posted in Art, Auctions, Celebrity Shopping on 11 September 2009
Ismail Merchant is not a new name for those who appreciate poetic cinema. The famous Indian-born Academy Award-winning filmmaker passed away in 2005 and now on October 7, Christie’s in London has decided to auction some of his collections. The man is most known for Merchant Ivory, his production company that did a lot of adaptations of the works of Henry James, E.M. Forster and others.
So a man with such a sensibility can be expected to have a great taste in life away from the cameras. And that when when the various works of art, furnishings and textiles from Merchant’s uber residences in London, Paris and Hudson River Valley make an entry.
