Le Corbusier's work at risk in Chandigarh was created from scratch sixty years ago by the Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusier. Its striking, concrete buildings were supposed to give a distinct identity to a newly Independent India. But now this masterpiece of modern, minimalist design is under threat. Le Corbusier designed more than just the buildings. The architect commissioned his cousin Pierre Jeanneret to create thousands of pieces of purpose-built furniture. In the decades after his death, many of these pieces were stolen or sold to western antique dealers, who in turn auctioned them around the world.

Eric Touchaleaume, often known as "The Indiana Jones of furniture collecting" started to buy these abandoned furniture from junkyards and restored the furniture into mint condition. Other than auction houses, some of Pierre Jeanneret's restored pieces can be found at Galarie 54.

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From 24 March to 30 July at Grand Palais

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Shoji Ueda for Takeo Kikuchi (1984)

Yoshihiko Ueda for Tokio Kumagaï (1985)

We are delighted to have Casely-Hayford at Surrender from Fall Winter 2012 onwards. 

Joel from Maison Martin Margiela at Surrender.

For those who are waiting to watch The Stone Roses Live....

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The famous distressed wall from the movie The King's Speech.

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Yuichi Yoshii (The Contemporary Fix & Mr Gentleman) at Surrender.
Yuichi was the buyer for the now-defunct CELUX (members-only store in Louis Vuitton store in Omotesando), the head coach for the select store "LOVELESS" at Aoyama as well as a brand director for GOYARD in Japan. Recently, he opened the select store, THE CONTEMPORARY FIX in Tokyo, Kyoto and Hong Kong. He currently runs the restaurant PARIYA and designs MR GENTLEMAN alongside with Takeshi Osumi (BIG-O).

Our Bangkok friends, Nat Sarasas and Pat Bangklyn outside Bangklyn vintage store.
Worth a visit if you are around the area.

Poggy in Jubilee Hall, Raffles Hotel
Poggy is the buyer for United Arrows and Director of United Arrows & Sons.

We are very privileged to be part of the inaugural Thai film festival, Film On The Rocks Yao Noi which was curated by Tilda Swinton, cultural activist and producer and Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai film maker. The festival was hosted by Nat Sarasas and Chomwan Weeraworawit. The objective was to promote film and visual arts and at the sametime, supporting upcoming local artists and film makers. It was a very private and unique film festival which gathered art, film, fashion and music people at the Six Senses Yao Noi resort. Film screenings on different settings each night, one of them was an archipelago cinema designed by Ole Shereen, a screen projected on the limestone outcrops that rise out of the waters of the Andaman Sea as well as screening at a local village carnival on the rice paddy field.

Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Tilda Swinton, Nat Sarasas and Chomwan Weeraworawit.

No Fire, No Ash installation by Rirkrit Tiravanija and Arto Lindsay.

Film director Gregg Araki and art photographer Ryan McGinley during the luncheon at The Big Tree.

Art installation by Arto Lindsay at The Big Tree. 

Six Senses Yao Noi resort and spa, beyond Phuket.

Spectacular view at the Hilltop Reserve villa at Six Senses Yao Noi.

Film screening at the beach on the first night.

Artist workshop : Sandro Kopps drawing Waris Ahluwalia.

Workshop hosted by artist sculptor Tom Sachs.

Tom Sachs

Also featured talks was given by Jefferson Hack, founder and editor in chief of Dazed and Confused, Another magazine.

En route to dinner at Pradu Pier.

Actress Chloe Sevigny

André and Annabelle

Archipelago Cinema designed by Ole Shereen.

Tilda Swinton, Sandro Kopps, Haider Ackermann, Ryan McGinley, Chomwan Weeraworawit, Waris Ahluwalia and Nat Sarasas.

The festival was made possible by the visionary duo, Chomwan and Nat.

We are glad to be part of this amazing lifetime experience. Thanks to Nat Sarasas for the invitation. Also thanks to Chris Amoroso from Orlebar Brown for sponsoring lip balms to the guests.