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Enamórate de estas piezas excéntricas para tu colección de diseño

El estilo excéntrico te permite expresar tu personalidad. De hecho, la excentricidad en su propia naturaleza desafía las reglas y normas a favor del individuo y sus características. Hoy, Inspiration And Ideas lo lleva en un recorrido explorando las excéntricas e icónicas piezas de mobiliario diseñadas por Boca do Lobo y le muestra la importancia y las recompensas de abrazar su individualidad en el diseño de su hogar.

¡Vamos a inspirarnos!

Generalmente, la excentricidad se define como un comportamiento que la gente piensa que es extraño o inusual, la cualidad de ser inusual y diferente de los demás. Los espacios excéntricos tienden a dar más valor a la alegría y la expresión que a la moda o al estatus. Valorando la alegría, cada pieza interior aporta y celebrando el gusto individual de sus habitantes, sea cual sea su estilo. Crear un espacio alegre se trata de ser muy selectivo, tomar decisiones basadas en la emoción y seleccionar piezas que se conecten con nosotros con una sensación de nostalgia, traigan una sonrisa o simplemente brinden una sensación de comodidad.

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La excentricidad como estilo no se puede definir con un solo look. De hecho, se caracteriza principalmente por su enfoque de diseño, dando como resultado ideas o características constantes. Lo más importante es mostrar tu estilo y contar tu historia y recordar que el estilo excéntrico no es un estilo que intentas realizar, sino un enfoque que cuenta tu historia y representa tu gusto único. ¡El aparador Pixel es una de las piezas más icónicas de nuestra marca!

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APARADOR PÍXEL

Pixel, icónico e inigualable, presenta un trabajo innovador de diseño contemporáneo pionero.

Yves Saint Laurent said,

“Fashion’s fade, style is eternal.”

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Un estilo excéntrico es un enfoque, no un estilo establecido, y no debe nacer de las tendencias de la moda. ¿Por qué? Debido a que algunos aspectos de un hogar excéntrico se pondrán y pasarán de moda a lo largo de los años, la moda se vuelve irrelevante si las elecciones que hacemos siguen un principio de alegría y expresión personal de estilo.

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GABINETE ANODIZADO PIXEL

Esta pieza nació del fuerte deseo de innovar de nuestros diseñadores y su mente abierta para combinar y adoptar la artesanía y técnicas de diferentes formas y estilos artísticos.

Al valorar la alegría por encima de la moda, tendemos a abrazar lo inusual y esto nos desvía de lo que está disponible en las tiendas convencionales. Los interiores excéntricos generalmente cuentan con artículos curados como la selección que les traemos hoy. Esto incluye hallazgos raros, colecciones personales, antigüedades o piezas provenientes de lugares inesperados y únicos o elaborados individualmente.

eccentric - luxury colourful cabinet with golden legs, two plants and a golden sconce

La adopción de estas piezas únicas tiene menos que ver con el atractivo masivo y más con la libertad de agregar la personalidad del propietario a su espacio.

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PATAS PIXEL ANODIZADAS ORO

Pixel es un esfuerzo por honrar la unión entre el diseño y la artesanía.

eccentric - colourful cabinet with golden legs

Ser extravagante y adoptar esta característica tuya en tu diseño de interiores ofrece la oportunidad de explorar un estilo lleno de espontaneidad y crear algo impredecible.

eccentric - green cabinet with golden legs

Los elementos extravagantes pueden agregar humor a un espacio y hacer que el ambiente sea más agradable. Lo mejor es que las piezas excéntricas también cumplen un propósito funcional.

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GABINETE PIXEL VERDE

Su carácter lúdico se captura en la forma y la paleta de colores, el diseño desafiante y la mejor artesanía.

eccentric - luxury green cabinet with golden legs

Lo cierto es que nuestras vidas y el paso del tiempo esculpen nuestros hogares para contar nuestras historias. Un interior excéntrico también abarca esto, creando un mosaico de la vida que vivimos.

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Una filosofía japonesa llamada Wabi-sabi celebra las imperfecciones y la belleza de la edad y el desgaste. Al encontrar la belleza en la imperfección, podemos celebrar la historia de cada pieza y la peculiar elegancia de las cosas y la vida.

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GABINETE ÉRASE UNA VEZ PIXEL

Una pieza de diseño coleccionable para los amantes del arte, el gabinete contemporáneo Pixel – Once Upon a Time es una obra maestra notable nacida de la mejor artesanía inspirada en el legado portugués.

Acerca de Pixel Collection, estas piezas únicas no son solo piezas excéntricas, sino también coloridas. El color es algo poderoso y puede influir en nuestro estado de ánimo. Sabiendo que cada persona experimenta e interpreta los colores de manera diferente, Boca do Lobo creó diferentes opciones para todos los gustos.

PIXEL NIGHTSTAND

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20 October, 2022/by Ines Rodrigues

ART, COLECCIONISMO, Descubrimientos, Escultura, Especial, EVENTOS, Exhibitions, Exposiciones

ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST – Japan: Courts and Culture – The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace

Japan: Courts and Culture: The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace

This exhibition explores British royal encounters with Japan over a period of 350 years.

From samurai armour sent to James I in 1613, to a Coronation gift for HM The Queen in 1953, Japanese treasures have reached the British Court through trade, travel and treaties.

Each object on display reflects materials and techniques particular to Japan. Uniquely, many were commissioned or presented by the Japanese Imperial Family. Together, they reveal the ceremonial, diplomatic and artistic exchange linking the two courts of East and West.

… an exquisite, intricate, truly diverting parade of treasures ★★★★

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The Royal Collection holds some of the most significant examples of Japanese art and design in the western world. For the first time, highlights from this outstanding collection are brought together to tell the story of 300 years of diplomatic, artistic and cultural exchange between the British and Japanese royal and imperial families. The exhibition includes rare pieces of porcelain and lacquer, samurai armour, embroidered screens and diplomatic gifts from the reigns of James I to Her Majesty The Queen. Together, they offer a unique insight into the worlds of ritual, honour and artistry linking the courts and cultures of Britain and Japan.

Japan: Courts and Culture: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham PalaceJapan: Courts and Culture: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace

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Description

This splendid and understated armour was sent to James I of England by Tokugawa Hidetada, third son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who ruled as the second shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty from 1605 to 1623. Some sources have suggested that the armour may once have been owned by Takeda Katsuyori (1546 – 82), a daimyō who had fought, and lost, against Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Tenmokuzan in 1582.

The armour is of the body-wrapped (dōmaru) type, which hinges around the body and fastens on the right. The ‘pumpkin-shaped’ helmet (akodanari kabuto) is signed by Iwai Yozaemon, one of the main armourers to the ruling Tokugawa family. Armours by Iwai Yozaemon in other European royal collections indicate that this was a popular diplomatic gift from the Tokugawa family, easily available from a regular and reliable source.

The helmet has a very wide, almost flat neck guard (shikoro), small turn-backs (fukikaeshi) and visor (mabizashi) decorated in gold lacquer with stylised clouds. The akodanari helmet has prominent vertical rivet lines and is lacquered black. A raised area at the back of the helmet bowl may have been designed to accommodate the chonmage, the samurai hairstyle which consisted of a shaved pate with the hair oiled and tied at the back of the head in a queue. This distinctive form of helmet was extremely popular during the Muromachi period (1392–1573) and the traditional style would have appealed to the Tokugawa family who were conservative in their tastes. The face-mask (sōmen) has a fearsome appearance, although the whiskers have possibly been trimmed over the years.

Much of the armour is laced in red and blue silk in a chequerboard pattern. The lamellae (kozane) are individual pieces of iron lacquered and laced together – a technique known as hon-kozane (‘true’ kozane), which creates a more flexible armour.

Continuing the conservative style, the shoulder guards (sode) are very large for an armour of this period. The solid iron upper areas of the cuirass (dō) are decorated with gold lacquer dragons whose red lacquer tongues chase stylised clouds, possibly symbolising the Buddhist pearl of enlightenment, on a black lacquer ground. The rims (fukurin) and other metal fittings are of engraved and pierced shakudō and gilt-copper alloy. Interestingly, the small fittings to secure the cuirass have a discreet motif of a paulownia (kiri) leaf, an imperial symbol later adopted by the Tokugawa family. The sleeves (kote) are decorated in a similar fashion and have fine, though faded, silk with auspicious motifs and areas of iron mail. The greaves (suneate) are decorated with further stylised clouds in gold lacquer on black.

Text adapted from Japan: Courts and Culture (2020).

Provenance

Sent to James I by Shōgun Tokugawa Hidetada, 1613

This is one of the ‘two varnished armours’ given to Captain John Saris of the East India Company at Edo on 19 September 1613. Saris returned to Plymouth with the gifts in September 1614, but no account of their delivery to James I survives. The pair were almost certainly the first Japanese armours to arrive in Britain. By the mid-seventeenth century, they appear to have been separated, for only one was recorded at the Tower of London in 1660. The present armour was stored in a lacquer box in the Armoury at St James’s Palace, where it was inventoried in 1649–51 by the Commonwealth government for the posthumous sale of Charles I’s possessions. At that time, it was described as an ‘Indian Armor’ and purchased by Major Bas on 23 October 1651 for £10.

Following the Interregnum, the armour was returned to the Royal Collection, but confusion about both pieces’ provenance abounded. The armour at the Tower was for example described in 1662 as a present to Charles II ‘from the Emperor Mougul’, in India. As late as 1916, the present armour was confused with another in the Royal Armouries which had in fact been given to Philip II of Spain in 1585. At that time, it was in reality mounted on the wall of the Grand Vestibule at Windsor Castle, with other Japanese items from the Royal Collection.

Source & Photos: ROYAL COLLECTION TRUST

16 April, 2022/by Maria G

Coches, Eléctrico, Especiales, MOTOR, Superdeportivos

Aspark Company | The first Japanese full-electric hypercar

Car manufacturing and engineering – Aspark Company

The first Japanese full-electric hypercar

Body, chassis and much of the components entirely made by top-level carbon fiber materials, extremely powerful four electric motors, a unique torque vectoring system, an exclusive battery system, and handmade premium interior. The full-electric hypercar Owl is a compendium of state-of-the-art technology, design and functionality, mixed with a genuine passion for beauty.

The production version of the Owl, after its world premiere in Dubai last November, was scheduled to be exhibited at the Geneva International Motor Show.

“After unveiling the Owl at Dubai International Motor Show the company has achieved many progresses on development and production, as well on future strategy as a car manufacturer”, Head Of Sales and Communication Agshin Badalbayli points out.

All major tests related to performance, safety and durability were completed successfully and now the Owl can be seen running on the road.

Meanwhile, the production has been accelerated to deliver the orders on time and the sales and after-sales networks around the world are growing fast.

A second project is coming up

Aspark kicked off a new era in full-electric hypercars with the Owl: but the first project of the Japanese car manufacturer won’t remain alone, as a the development of a second project has already started. Details will be given in the next weeks.

The Power is in our Nature

“The Power is in our Nature” – the official claim of the Owl – perfectly catches the essence of this incredible full-electric hypercar.

Body, chassis and much of the components entirely made by top-level carbon fiber materials, extremely powerful four electric motors, a unique torque vectoring system, an exclusive battery system, and handmade premium interior: the Owl is a compendium of state-of-the-art technology, design and functionality, mixed with a genuine passion for beauty.

The fastest accelerating car in the world: 0-60 mph in 1.69 seconds

The most astonishing performance of the Owl is the acceleration: from 0 to 60 mph in 1.69 seconds*.

The Owl has a unique battery pack for a range of up to 450 km. Top speed is 400 km/h. Furthermore, the Owl has a height of 99 cm: it is probably the lowest road legal electric hypercar in the world.

The world most powerful electric hypercar

The Owl has the most powerful 4 electric motors ever made. They produce a total power of 1480 kW with 2012 horsepower. Overall torque is around 2000 Newton meters.

The Owl has almost three times more power than Formula-E cars and two times more than Formula 1 cars.

The rotation of the motor should be the fastest in the world with 15000 rpm.

Delivered in the second quarter of the year

The production version of the Owl is limited to only 50 cars worldwide. Each one will be fully customizable, each one will be different from the other: exclusivity now has a real meaning.

Production is taking place in Turin, Italy in collaboration with Manifattura Automobili Torino, with the full support of Aspark engineering centres in the world. The first set of the Owl will be delivered by the second quarter of 2020.

Price of the base version is Euro 2,900,000. The Owl can be reserved with a reduced deposit of Euro 50,000.

*One Foot Roll-Out

Running on the road.