“What art does — maybe what it does most completely — is tell us, make us feel that what we think we know, we don’t. There are whole worlds around us that we’ve never glimpsed.” Greil Marcus — Saturday October 6th — —
The idea is to die young as late as possible. — Ashley Montagu — Saturday October 6th — —
I love listening. It is one of the only spaces where you can be still and moved at the same time. — Nayyirah Waheed — Saturday October 6th — —
Diptyque just opened a new store in London at 62 Leadenhall Market. Designed by the British designer Christopher Jenner it is a wonderful clash between English patterning and French luxury. In his own words: “Oversized library cabinets shooting skyward are furnished with multi-layered classic… [ Continue reading ]
We are very grateful for everyone who had a share within the very first Our Current Obsession as without them we couldn't have realized it. Having introduced the main collaborator GERTRUD & GEORGE, some of the artists involved (with more to come), and ,The World of Black' in our space has been extended long and wide onto the online Our Current Obsessions environment, now it is time to give a proper insight into the other partners with which we’ve created the core of the extraordinary black selection of products for sale in our space on the Schippersgracht in Amsterdam. As these stores offer only the finest in their particular specialty we’ve named them Holland’s Finest, to which we owe a sincere debt of gratitude and feel honored to have collaborated with. [ Continue reading ]
Everything. is the latest product of the Dutch artists Lernert & Sander, continuing their string of interesting projects. By combining all fragrances launched in 2012, the duo has created a new perfume which they named fittingly Everything. Over the course of last year Lernert & Sander collected a mindbending amount of almost 1400 samples of newly launched fragrances which eventually were combined. [ Continue reading ]
The new Blend Magazine just hit the doormat with our new Treasures, featuring: 1. SAV, A Swedish sparkling wine based on birch sap. 2. Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia Volume I. 3. Two vintage Barclays Bank deposit wallets. 4. My Dear Bomb by… [ Continue reading ]
Nº39. Feu de Bois by Diptyque at Tenue de Nîmes >… [ Continue reading ]
The new Journal de Nîmes just hit the doormat. The French Issue with A Little History of the Shirt, Diptyque, the scent of a destination, The Faces of Neal Cassady by Piet Heijden Hume, the Paris City Report by Luis Mendo, the second part of Shimokita’s Charisma and… [ Continue reading ]
Not an ordinary gift guide but a carefully selected list of Christmas presents from Tenue de Nîmes. Both men and women can make it a holiday to remember by giving one of the following December treasures to their loved ones. Please find the description of the selected items after the click or get a closer look here [ Continue reading ]