Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum has reopened its doors after a decade of major architectural refurbishment by Spanish firm Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos. The five-year delay and the over-budget tens of millions were justified as consequences of the enormous responsibility and task of overhauling a national institution, the technical challenges of the below-sea-level...
London’s Somerset House will be hosting a retrospective exhibition on the work of Tim Walker, who has been regarded as one of the most visually exciting and influential fashion photographers working today, between 18 October 2012 and 27 January 2013. ‘Tim Walker: Story Teller’ will feature some of the photographer’s...
The Style Examiner recently came across what may have taken the top spot on our holiday destination wish list: designed by Vora Arquitectura, the Villa Extramuros is a small villa-hotel located in Arraiolos, in the Alentejo area of Portugal, and very close to Évora, a Unesco world heritage city. Inspired...
FLondon’s Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) will open its new Furniture Gallery on 1 December 2012, providing a permanent home for the museum’s internationally renowned furniture collection. The museum has always displayed furniture in other galleries but this will be the first ever gallery at the V&A dedicated to furniture...
At The Style Examiner we believe that a large component of the future of retail lies in the expansion of its online dimension. If you are reading this, we assume that, like us, you explore the numerous exciting virtual spaces created by the internet to find out about fashion trends,...