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Art and design

Helsinki: The Design Capital

To the Finns, design is much more than just something pretty – after all, Helsinki was the 2012 World Design…

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  • Balawan, Didiet capture audience at jam session

    Usually a practice session isn’t included on the menu when musicians perform, but was different this time.

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  • ‘Mapping the History’: Entertaining ephemera

    Exhibition rekindles memories of old Indonesia. Photos, album covers, books and newspapers all archive the past. Open your grandmother’s old photo album and you may see old cars, out-of-fashion clothing…

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  • Matisse painting stolen in 1987 recovered in UK

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    A painting by Henri Matisse has been recovered a quarter century after it was stolen from a Swedish museum by a sledgehammer-wielding thief.

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  • Glittering gems with heart

    Not only luxurious, John Hardy jewelry is also filled with soul and purpose.The sky just turned crimson and as the day cooled down, the pathway to the Ganesha Gallery at…

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  • The 5 must-see Indonesian films of 2012

    Audiences in Indonesia have, since a few years back, become very picky about film. Film quality therefore needed to be elevated. In 2012 the Indonesian film industry grew, with 86…

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  • An Art Odyssey

    This year has seen the nation’s art scene abuzz with activity.

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  • From a Manila slum emerges an unlikely ballerina

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    The ghetto called Aroma reeks of putrefying trash collected by its residents for recycling. Half-naked children with grimy faces play on muddy dirt roads lined by crumbling shanties of tarpaulin…

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  • Light up your nights

    Imagine designing a house with stylish furniture, inspiring wallpaper, specially crafted ceramic tiles and classy artwork only to find that when the night falls and the lights are switched on…

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  • Sitar maker: Ravi Shankar's legacy inspires others

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    Ravi Shankar was the master of the sitar — the sitar that Sanjay Sharma made.

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  • Enchanted by Banyan trees

    Time freezes. A man stands before a huge old tree, absorbed by its gigantic size.The man was Canadian artist Ken Pattern. He had that moment in Bali when he was…

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