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Francis Sultana
Francis Sultana is a Maltese-born furniture and interior designer. He is regularly featured in the annual AD100 list compiled by ''Architectural Digest''. ''The Times'' says he is "a furniture designer and decorating mastermind" and also mentions his famous clients. ''Financial Times'' ''How To Spend It'' magazine said "his baroque-meets-pop art style is making grand statements in an ever-widening circle of homes." ''Living Etc'' magazine describes Sultana's style as "luxurious, bespoke-driven and sumptuous". In 2018 Sultana was made ''Ambassador of Culture for Malta''. He was named as one of the Top 20 interior designers by ''Wallpaper'' magazine and Top 100 Interior Designers by '' House & Garden'' magazine. ''The Financial Times'' said of his first hotel project La Palma Hotel, Capri for Oetker Collection that it is "a glamorous new start for Capri's oldest hotel ". In 2021 Sultana became custodian of The Hunting Lodge, the former home of British interior designers John Fowle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugo Rondinone
Ugo Rondinone (born November 30, 1964) is a Swiss-born contemporary artist. Rondinone is known for his temporary, large-scale land art sculpture, '' Seven Magic Mountains'' (2016–2021), with its seven fluorescently-painted totems of large, car-size stones stacked high. Early life and education Ugo Rondinone was born in 1965 to Italian parents, Benito and Eufemia Rondinone, in the resort town of Brunnen, Switzerland. His father, Benito, was born in Matera, Italy, an ancient city built into limestone cliffs and the site of Mel Gibson's 2004 biblical drama film '' The Passion of the Christ'' (2004) and Pier Paolo Pasolini's 1964 biblical drama film '' The Gospel According to St. Matthew.'' Benito was a mason who built stone walls by hand. Benito grew up in Sassi di Matera, a series of Paleolithic-era cave dwellings, which was in 1993 declared a Unesco World Heritage Site but was, during Benito's childhood, still an active community. Conditions were unsanitary and unsaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
