Category Archives: Beauty

Have you been permeated?

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Art for Housewives

Beauty is about perception. But, as beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, not everyone perceives beauty in the same way. Masayuki Kurokawa, Japanese designer, offers eight aesthetics concepts to better understand the Japanese sensibility. There’s a lovely video … Continue reading →

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Coppedè

Posted on January 16, 2025 by Art for Housewives

This morning I intentionally took a longer way to the tram stop just to walk through the Coppedè neighborhood. It was early so the air was crisp and there was little traffic. I took my time walking to absorb as … Continue reading →

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Imprinting

Posted on January 3, 2025 by Art for Housewives

My daughter’s selfie of us taken at the hospital. Not even pain can silence the aesthete within her. ο εστέτ μέσα δεν κοιμάται ποτέ (foto by Chiara Pilar © )

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The French Door

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Art for Housewives

Although they’re called “French” doors, they actually orginated in Greece and Italy. But in the 17th cen, France, inspirted by their victories in the Italian wars, appropriated them as their own. The glass permits light to travel so they are … Continue reading →

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Cin cin Brin

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Art for Housewives

for Pina Today I wanted to glow and make my life photogenic. So I bounced to the bar at my neighborhood park for an aperitif. Since I was alone, I took a book. You know, an old woman drinking Campari … Continue reading →

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