Whether you watch awards shows religiously, or would rather just research the winners on your own time after the buzz has died down, it is no secret that excitement, style, and infectious anticipation surround the awards show season. The freshly announced 73rd annual Emmy award nominees, for 2021, inspire and captivate across various arts and cultural fields, but the categories which honor outstanding production and set design most notably influence the future of interior design and dictate what is to be desired for the vigilant who possess elevated taste. 

This awards season, Netflix’s original hit show Bridgerton, created by Chris Van Dusen, has secured 12 nominations and has earned its place on our metaphorical must-watch list. But the honored program is known for much more than just its plot and praise-worthy acting. With elaborate costuming, cinematographic mastery, and splendid set design by Gina Cromwell, Bridgerton lives up to its acclaim.

As we enter the post-pandemic world, reflecting upon all of the thoughtfully created, curated, and designed television that we have consumed, as well as becoming cognizant of our collective yearn for an idealized and nostalgic time throughout the trying pandemic, an emphasis on period pieces in the media is noticed and underscored. This mediated trend which turns our attention to époques like Regency-era London, with its elegant, poised, and polished dashes of finesse, is predicted to align closely with upcoming interior design fashions and techniques. 

Movies, television shows, and in fact, all media forms alike, absolutely pose a huge impact on our personal taste and style. Part of the appeal of watching shows like Bridgerton, set in 1813, or mid-1900s set- The Crown and The Queen’s Gambit, which join Bridgerton in being honored as 2021 Emmy award nominees, is the impeccably detailed set which so effectively transports its audience into a romanticization of another era. Through this, we turn our focus to formerly beloved (for good reason) art, architecture, fashion, and interior design. This year, in particular, we’ve shifted to appreciate the regal and sumptuous sets of Bridgerton which, in the months to come, may continue to inspire lavish and grand entrances, coffered walls and ceilings, elaborate living areas, and of course, highly ornamented details throughout the home. 

Though the rest of 2021 may not bring feather headpieces and 1800s corset-ball-gowns back into the modus operandi, we can keep a keen eye out for “Bridgerton-Esque” details and opulent color schemes which may emerge across both our living spaces and frequented establishments, alike. 

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The art world is an exclusive and lucrative industry, with acclaimed pieces serving as both valuable cultural archives and fruitful monetary investments. With such intrinsic worth, and intense appeal, art heists, and intent to resell pieces on the black market for billions, are more common than we’d like to admit.

Though most museums tend to invest in and boast about their sealed security to protect their high-profile art, many museums, exhibitions, and galleries can fall victim to art theft. Pieces attached to renowned artist names like Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian have an especially high and constantly rising value and, therefore, unfortunately, attach a target to the museum or collection that possesses them. Many pieces can be extremely difficult to relocate and recover yet there is still hope, almost a decade after a large Athenian art heist, Greek police recovered stolen Picasso and Mondrian paintings from the National Gallery in Athens in 2012.

In addition to the two paintings that were rediscovered earlier this week - Picasso’s Head of a Woman and Mondrian’s Landscape with a Mill - a suspect of the museum heist was finally identified and arrested. A 49-year-old construction worker and self-proclaimed avid “ArtFreak,” as his operating Twitter handle and pseudonym denotes, was arrested after speaking to officers and the investigating magistrate on Thursday, boasting his avid interest in art. The suspect made online comments leading to an untactful digital footprint which was leaked and discovered over Greek social media platforms and later confirmed by the suspect’s own lawyer. In addition to the discovery of this evidence, the suspect, whose name and identity have not yet been released, admitted and recounted his solo art heist. He recalls his 2012 three painting theft, one of which is presumably still not located, from the National Gallery in Athens, and confesses his genuine regret and remorse for his actions.

Immediately following his confession, the arrested suspect was led to a ravine in Porto Rafti, east of Athens, to return the briefcase containing the Picasso and Mondrian works. These precious works will be securely transported and returned to the recently reopened National Gallery museum which underwent nine years of intense renovation as a commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence in Athens. With the museum’s oeuvre now restored and more complete, the celebration can continue.

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After what seems like an infinity of waiting, New York City has officially re-opened, lifting their remaining COVID19 restrictions as the city moves into post-pandemic, record-low case homeostasis. With these newfound unrestricted freedoms, the art and culture scene that New York City is so famously recognized for is now able to finally resume.

It’s been a long-awaited moment for art aficionados in New York City, but at last, the exciting art world can continue to take strides forward. The re-introduction of interactive installation pieces like Yayoi Kusama’s renowned infinity mirrored rooms to exhibitions like Cosmic Nature delights art-loving New York City residents who have been waiting for this moment for many months.

Kusama’s whimsical and obsessional paintings, sculptures, and pieces inspire and have been showcased at the New York Botanical Garden Cosmic Nature exhibition since April of 2021. Though the currently viewable pieces are and have been available to the general public for the past few months, after being delayed to open due to the pandemic for a year, the alluring and grandiose infinity rooms have tantalized visitors and art-connoisseurs who, until soon, have only been able to view them from the outside.

At long last, on August 3rd, 2021, Kusama’s most recently commissioned Infinity Room- Illusion Inside the Heart (2020) will be open for public exploration. This infinity room, from the outside, incorporates a glass and polished stainless steel reflective cube that aims to mirror the surrounding botanical topography. The interior of the piece features lights and designs replicated and reproduced over many mirrors in order to create an illusion of inescapable vastness and continuation. Kusama’s sculptures, paintings, and outdoor installations are both striking and breathtaking, and seamlessly fit with the New York Botanical Garden’s landscape, but her infinity mirrored rooms, like the aforementioned Illusion Inside the Heart, astound and invoke wonder.

Tickets to enter the entire botanical garden exhibition are available on sale this week, as well as separate timed tickets just to enter Kusama’s new infinity room piece, though the tickets notoriously sell out, so purchasing quickly is advised.

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Seth Rogen is nationally-renowned as a multi-faceted individual. While he is an award-winning comedian, actor, writer, and filmmaker, his affinity and knack for ceramics often fly under the radar. This was not the case this past week at the Vancouver Art Gallery. 

Vancouver native, Rogen, recently received the recognition he deserves while also funding area gallery arts programs with the charitable bidding for his coveted ceramic vase. This past Tuesday, Rogen launched himself into the booming art market through the $12,000 sale of his original ceramic vase.

Rogen’s dependable charisma and humor in the entertainment sphere are made tangible through his spunky and vibrant $12,000 vase. The striking orange vase includes a knob-textured surface and aims to emphasize Rogen’s presence and character. According to the auction website, Rogen plays with color, texture, and glazing, and intends to bring humor and vitality to his art, both on the screen and off.

This sale thrust skilled ceramicist, Rogen, into the art market headfirst but we are sure that this will not be the last we hear of his ceramics. Rogen’s vase was originally prophesied to sell for $3,000, yet expectations were exceeded. The piece was displayed at the downtown Vancouver gallery and will continue to make strides for Vancouver’s art gallery scene.

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