Author Archives: tradeanthology

A LIFE, LIVED WITH A HIGHER PURPOSE IS AN ASPIRATION THAT NOT MANY ACHIEVE It is impossible to not be moved by the impeccable example that HRH Queen Elizabeth II leaves for the history books and in our hearts. Seventy years of unwavering dedication and commitment to her Kingdom, her family and the World, isContinue reading “BORN TO REIGN”

AMBER IS MUCH VALUED FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT TIME AS A GEMSTONE. My father collected gemstones and minerals and so from a very early age I was exposed to the beauty of unpolished gemstones. I went on to learn about the chemical composition of some and also the different forms and shapes of crystals.Continue reading “MELTING SUGAR AMBER”

LOVE IS AN EMOTION, IT IS A SUBLIME VIRTUE. We use this word so often with unconscious abandonment that I decided to research what does it really mean. The Ancient Greek philosophers identified six forms of love: essentially, familial love (in Greek Storge), platonic love (Philia), romantic love (Eros), self-love (Philautia), guest love (Xenia) andContinue reading “COLOURS OF LOVE”

A SENSITIVE SOUL A HEART OF WILD Peace Movement The World is certainly not in a good space .There are many catalystic macroeconomic, political and humanitarian phenomena taking place right now, that almost emulate the same ideological fertile ground that previous generations experienced, during the peace movement, that protested against the Vietnam War and SocialContinue reading “FREEDOM”

STUDIO OR WORKSHOP WHERE FINE ART AND CRAFTMANSHIP TRANSFORM DREAMS INTO REALITY It is not often that one thinks about the many hands, minds, talents and scientific innovation that touch a designer product before it is launched into the World. It takes many different skill sets and several production hours to achieve a finished product.Continue reading “ATELIER”

She was chaos And beauty Intertwined. A tornado of Roses from Divine Earth, our beautiful Mother Earth is being tortured and ravaged by wars, greed and ignorance. Our Ecological balance is threatened. Recent decisions made on food supply, energy-efficient methods being abandoned to return to carbon emissions sources and the mining of the seas dueContinue reading “ECO”

ANTHOLOGY MEANS COLLECTION A COLLECTION STARTS WITH A STORY AND A STYLE Curating and collecting beautiful published images of fashion, movies,architecture, music, photography, spaces, fabrics, flowers, furniture, ceramics,recipes and kitchens have been in my DNA since I was young. I had a black pair of shoes made for me, when I was 14 years old.Continue reading “ANTHOLOGY”