Grand Tour Shopping loves Trompe l'oeil

  Emanuela Sauve and Cristina Simen are based in Rome and Milan. Specialized in trompe l’œil, they have decorated walls of various apartments and palaces in Italy and abroad. Now they are building up a home collection, proposing very chic underplates. They studied at the famous Institut Supérieur Van der Kelen in Bruxelles, the best in the field, worldwide. A lot of their clients asked them to work on fake marbles and wood plus they can paint on fabrics. Last but not least the decoration of furnitures . A precious address: www.sauvesimen.com

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A 70 years old glamour evening jacket

A masterpiece lasts, even in Fashion. The confirmation comes from London. The Zodiac jacket from Elsa Schiaparelli Astrology Winter collection (1938-1939w ) was sold for 110.000 pounds (around 130.000 euros) at Kerry Taylor Auctions House. The midnight blue jacket is covered in a galaxy of shooting stars, planets and signs of the zodiac embroidered by Lesage. Maison Schiaparelli was acquired by Della Valle group in 2006. On September 30th Marco Zanini was appointed creative director. www.schiaparelli.com

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IN ROME LOOKING FOR ECO-BAGS AND JEWELRY

An old computer key board can become an evening clutch. This is the original shopping idea of Ludovica Cirillo, a roman designer based in London. She is currently pursuing a degree in Architecture at the Metropolitan University. Her ecotech collection offers also rings,necklaces and other bijoux that can be discovered  in a very special roman showroom located in via Fontanella Borghese 40. His name is Re-f-used, it displays only recycled object choosed by Ilaria Venturini Fendi. To discover Ludo’s work you can also visit: www.byludo.com

 

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