Azzedine ALAÏA, Cristóbal BALENCIAGA Sculptors of Form @Prato Textile Museum

Two creations by Alaïa and Balenciaga from the book Icon Vintage Dress by Beatrice Brandini. Balenciaga sketch from 1958. Balenciaga Archives Paris From today, October 25, until May 3, 2026, the Museo del Tessuto in Prato presents a very important exhibition: Azzedine ALAÏA, Cristóbal BALENCIAGA Sculptors of Form, featuring two extraordinary artists who celebrate elegance […]

Beato Angelico @ Palazzo Strozzi

Beato Angelico, Altarpiece of the Company of Saint Francis in Santa Croce (Franciscan Triptych). Florence, San Marco Museum. Mea Nova Domina by Beatrice Brandini The Palazzo Strozzi Foundation and the San Marco Museum in Florence present Beato Angelico, an extraordinary and perhaps unrepeatable exhibition dedicated to the artist who symbolized fifteenth-century art, one of the […]

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. A multimedia icon.

Michelangelo’s rainbow by Beatrice Brandini Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Vatican, photographs by Takaschi Okamura. Vatican City, Vatican Museums Michelangelo’s masterpiece takes center stage in the latest exhibition at Casa Buonarroti (Florence). Engravings, photographs, and contemporary art in an unmissable exhibition from today until January 7, 2026.

ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO the excellence of master craftsmen takes center stage

Hands by Beatrice Brandini Monumental legs in the MACRO exhibition curated by Cosimo Bonciani. The Artigianato e Palazzo event at the Corsini Garden in Florence has just concluded. It was an exciting edition, where the main protagonists are art, decoration, and restoration, but also ceramists, goldsmiths, cabinetmakers, pastry chefs, and more—in short, talented creative artisans […]

A genius who explored fashion, music, art, and design: the immense Virgil Abloh!

Lowe by Beatrice Brandini An image of a Virgil Abloh creation for Louis Vuitton  Virgil Abloh: The Codes will be the first major European retrospective dedicated to the revolutionary and brilliant designer who passed away too soon. Conceived and produced by Nike in collaboration with the Virgil Abloh archive, and curated by his closest collaborators, […]