The Cuban leader Fidel Castro, a revolutionary Che Gevara, politicians Winston Churchill and Bill Clinton, writers Somerset Maugham and Mark Twain, the actor and the political figure Arnold Schwarzenegger – these names are well-known and these figures are best known to the world for their political, social, literary and other achievements. Moreover, the abovementioned people highly esteem cigar smoking and, thus, they come as people who own the greatest number of tools and accessories so requisite for this leisurely process and among others there are cigar lighters.
In the light of a variety and availability of glass items, glass ware is still appreciated by plenty people, especially when it comes to cut glass. The cut glass produces a long, lingering and musical tune when you put your finger at the cut-glass edge. So, in Japan the craftsmen make unique musical instruments. A crystal violin, completely transparent, is estimated for fifty thousand USD. Crystal glass tableware is not so much expensive though it is able to produce the charming, unique and so brittle music providing it is properly cared.
Wealthy persons are mostly known for their fortune only. However, despite they make billions, these people possess some personal features that attract people when estimating them. While Warren shovels up money, he has to do with quite conflicting image he created: he is known to be the proved miser and at the same time he privately donates huge amounts for charity purposes.
The inventive
and pompous style of neo-baroque occurred in the end of XX century as the exceptional
challenge to all the set traditions of functionality and simple design in the
end of the previous century. Straightforwardness and minimalism of the modern
interior caused the designers and consumers get bored. And brighter, more
intensified colors and color contrasts appeared to be demanded, especially the
fanciful classic decor of baroque from neo-classic material. Neo-baroque is the
performance, the unique show off, luxury baroque mixed with modern avant-gardism.
Neo-baroque in the modern interior is met as the slight challenge to the
society when the classic forms and decorations are mixed with the newest
materials. Neo-baroque style is houses or rooms where the feeling of light
euphoria occurs, illusory quality of the being, and the design shifts the owners
into the mysterious and wonderful fairy tale of life.
Baroque introduced
curved lines, scrolls, pompous shapes, all sorts of lighting, complicated curved
contours of the interior elements and the flamboyant colors. The intensive blue,
crimson, scarlet, emerald-green colors matched with the dark wood and gilding creates
the feeling of holiday.
All these details
and elements are expressly highlighted in the neo-baroque style thanks to the
application of modern fabric - stained glass, various kinds of plastic, tiles, synthetic
fabric are wonderfully matched with wood and stone. Blazing «medical» light is close
to the mute lamp bracket, neon light with candles, habitual functional items
with the mirror in the heavy gilded frame with roses and curls, stucco work is
sometimes replaced with the plastic details. This style is especially attractive
for collectors, since in neo-baroque interior the collection of either wine or
butterflies is one of the compulsory elements. The designers often make the new
style approaches on the old baroque base and every single interior style in
neo-baroque occurs to be eye-striking and incredible.
In spite of
the pompous and pretentious performance of neo-baroque interiors, this style is
too luxury and it is often used for restaurants and boutiques. For example,
«Tiffany’s Café» restaurant in St. Petersburg
is made in this style. The vivid and flamboyant luxury mixed with the unique
materials gives the striking results. The floor is made with tiles of limestone
of the Jurassic period, and there are fourteen lusters from the Muran glass,
hand-made decorated walls, Italian furniture, collection tableware and you come
into the luxury fairy tale.
On the
other hand, neo-baroque affords to match the contrast details. For example, «Kokon-light»
boutique in Odessa
performed in this style is opened with spacious premises, minimalism in
furniture and the bright light. The first thing to catch the sight is the
luxury light, the airy table and small classic sofa. All these details look like
the vignette that decorate and trim the collections of famous companies.
Modern
materials provide the opportunity to make the interior in the neo-baroque style
with functional and delicate and unique design. The match of glittering window walls
and the unique luster seemed to be awesome and weird, at the same time. Crystals, glass, mirrors
and light – all basic approaches used by «Maison Baccarat» to create the fairy
tale about the Snow Queen. However, the warmth of this interior will thaw the
ice in the hearts.
Neo-baroque
is often used in restaurants and boutiques as if creating the scenes with the refined
food, luxury clothes and beautiful people. The houses made in this style appear
on the stage among the modern structures from glass and concrete. For example, the
Roman Catholic Church of Ruzhentsova Mother of God in Grodnen area with the
snow-white walls and modern trimming, the railway station in Slonim in the same
area and the Church
of St. John the Baptist
in Benyakoni.
Every single
style is individual and unique when the interior highlights the house and the
designer. Neo-baroque is slightly affected and illusory, artistic and showy and
at the same time is the modern style which came from the past in the new image.
Whatever
serious we are, from the deep inside we are the children and we keep to the
fairy tale which is made in soft curls and refined elegant details of
neo-baroque.
Lingerie for women was just the plain underwear until the 20th century when it became the mean self-expression, as the subject of esthetic admiration. A piece of lingerie seen in between the women wear looked quite shocking to be shame and no one thought of designing luxury items based on lingerie, leaving alone works of art. Today every woman dreams of having a pair, or even more, of luxury and high quality lingerie to associate with sexuality, sensibility and attraction with male.
Today the knitwear is presented in so many styles and
it is so popular that no single autumn and spring collections can do without
hosiery. Knit
women's coats are offered in classic, sporty, romantic, vintage, casual and
ethnic styles. The demand for knit coats
grows in line with the more increasing range of color and texture of woolen
yarn as merino wool, angora, alpaca, Kashmir. Globally known brands launch knit
coats for women in their latest collections and most celebrities today appear
wearing knitwear for many occasions and that's hard to picture that some time
back it was something different.
First established in 1980, the brand by Carolina Herrera is one of the well-known fashion brands; collections by Carolina Herrera make a conquest for the public love and demand due to elegance and delicacy of the fashion wear models. The collections were successful, though Carolina Herrera opened its perfume line first in 1988 presenting Carolina Herrera for Women. Carolina Herrera 212 is known to be the bestseller first launched in 1997, and today this fragrance takes its niche among the most recognized perfumes of the world.
First established in 1860, Chopard is one of the reputed watch and jewelry houses producing incredibly beautiful, fascinating jewelry items and watches of dream. The house also launched a number of celebrated fragrances as Casmir, Wish, Madness and Infiniment. Despite the long and solid history of the brand, it appeared only recently in the market of fragrances with the first fragrance Chopard launched only in 1992. Six years later, in 1996, the Chopard House presented its Mira-Bai, the fragrance which is still in favor among women keen on oriental scents. Mira-Bai shows no intentions to compete with such a fashion-setter in the sphere of oriental compositions as Guerlain Shalimar, though the fragrance by Chopard takes its niche among the classic perfumes in the market of oriental perfume.
