15Aug

Belle Vivir Special-Deals of the Week

Who doesn’t love a good deal…? Especially those of very chic and glamorous items like these ones I have scored for you, below… From a Graphic Tray to a Tusk Table that can be either used as a dining table or an entry table..

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A very glamorous black and white striped tray by Kelly Behum Studio from $525 to $367 available here

Mepra 5pc Cutlery set in brass color from $156 to $99, Made in Italy available here.

Wooden Tusk dining table, it could also be used as a entry table from $1,998 to $1,599, here.

Leather Fur-Trim Gloves from $235 to $117 for those colder days ahead, here.

13Aug

Cultural and Fashion Events Around The World: August Edition

August is a month with not much happening in the Cultural or Fashion scene. This is the month when many people in Europe take their vacation. Mayor cities like Paris become empty when their denizens take off to the plages or country side. Perhaps something not too bad for a tourist that prefers to stroll the streets of Paris solo, like we did two summers ago. In America, however there is no such thing as taking a month-long vacation… yet still we prefer to say outdoors and enjoy the warm weather as long as we can.

For those who still prefer to head inside during those very hot afternoons, here are a few interesting fashion and cultural events around the world available this month, from fashion to Arts, and to take a look at those events that are trailing from past months you can go here.

London,

10Jul

Picnic Time: Stylish Picnic Tableware To Picnic Like A Royal

It’s picnic season… the sun is setting down late and everyone wants to spend more time outside enjoying the pleasure of summer. Among those summer pleasures is the old fashioned picnic. Old school as it is, picnicking doesn’t need to be ordinary. There is plenty of stylish tableware to make any picnic look like a royal feast… dining al fresco is ideal in every way but there’s something especially romantic and charming about picnics… I have rounded up the most stylish picnic tableware from ornate acrylic tumblers to melamine blue and white plates.

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Now that we covered the tools side, the blanket and flowers is on you…

04Jul

Happy Birthday America

Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends – hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism – these things are old. These things are true.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
Obama’s Inaugural Address

Jasper John

01Jul

Public Art Installations, Cultural Events Around The World: July Edition

It’s summer and it should be enjoyed to the fullest a.k.a outdoors and perhaps enjoying one of these many public art installations and cultural events around the world taking place in your city. We only get three months of Summer so let’s make good use of it. In this month’s installment of Cultural Events to experience around the world, I’m mostly covering outdoor public installations, which are not only making Cities beautiful but they are mostly free to enjoy and inspire spectators. Public art installations are one of my favorite things for many different reasons, apart from the ones stated above they are also a great way to burn some calories towards your daily goal and you won’t even notice.

Public Art Installation and Cultural Events Around The World

New York City

Bjorn Skaarup, Hippo Ballerina

Right across from The Lincoln Center is a whimsical outdoor sculpture by Danish artist Bjørn Okholm Skaarup. The artist took inspiration for the 15-foot-high bronze sculpture from two different sources: a film and a painting. Dante Park, W. 63rd St between Columbus Ave and Broadway,

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Jenny Sabin Studio, Lumen

This installation at the MoMA PS1 courtyard is most likely the coolest installation in the City right now. Made of one million yards of robotically woven fabric and stretching across the open air courtyard, the woven structure also changes over the course of the day, displaying color in sunlight and glowing after sundown. Museum’s visitors are able to interact with Lumen, which reacts to heat, sunlight, and density of bodies in its immediate environment.

09Jun

15 Father’s Day Gifts For Two Generations

Our upgrade to Belle Vivir took longer than anticipated, apologies for any inconvenience. There are still a few peccata minuta that need to be addressed but no excuse to not get back on schedule. I hope the new theme is as visually appealing and easier to navigate. Mostly I hope we at Belle Vivir continue to inspire those that visit to live your life beautifully.

Today is all about Father’s Day gifts for two generations because father is not only the one that fathered you but it could also be a brother or grandfather.
Father's gifts for the husband via belle vivir PowerLite Home Cinema because it sure makes it more interesting