It's easy to get caught up in the hoopla of the auction market. It is also easy to forget that behind every big sale is an individual artist, someone working alone in a studio with a story to tell. Most of the big auction houses take a breather in ...
CRUSINALLO, Italy : Alberto Alessi Anghini, chief executive of Alessi, the houseware company founded by his grandfather, apologized for his casual attire - jeans and a dark cotton sweatshirt - and explained that he was trying to make sense of the ...
Even collecting seems to be accelerating in this fast-paced world of ours. Midcentury-modern pieces are tried-and-true stars, with great 21st-century furniture already being resold at "design" auctions. Philadelphia dealers Gary and Janet Calderwood ...
MILAN (Reuters) -- It earns a mention in many travelers' lists of Europe's worst airports: Malpensa, built to be a trend-setter for Italy's fashion capital, may be the hub that never was. Alitalia has proposed cutting flights through the airport as ...
LOS ANGELES - For many they are a blight on the American landscape. For others, they are an expression of freedom and success. Now legislators in cities across the US, alarmed at the spread of "McMansions", are trying to contain the size of American ...
