joost swarte & thierry mugler

Rotterdam, Wednesday 20th of November.

Today we went to Rotterdam to visit the exhibitions of Joost Swarte & Thierry Mugler in the Kunsthal.

The exhibition ‘Thierry Mugler - Couturissime’ brings together more than 150 outfits, most of them on display for the first time, created between 1977 and 2014, as well as many never-before seen accessories and stage costumes, clips and videos, archival documents and sketches.

The exhibition ‘Joost Swarte - Everywhere’ pays homage to fifty years of drawing by presenting a cross section of Swarte’s body of work – from his first cartoons, original drawings, sketches, designs and objects to his most recent work. Swarte’s search for the most surprising and iconic illustrations is also shown on the basis of sketches that have never been exhibited before.

martin jarrie

Martin Jarrie exhibition at VILLA AUGUSTUS.

In the restaurant you can find two works by the French artist Martin Jarrie; [a gardener in his garden] and [a red and white checkered cup]. In the market you can buy postcards and books, illustrated by Jarrie.

Villa Augustus clearly is a fan of the painter & illustrator Jarrie from Paris. This weekend is your last chance to visit the exhibition of his work at Galerie Autumn, the pop-up gallery of Villa Augustus in room 24.

Should you drop by on Saturday, come along to say hello to me in the market.

Oh and make sure to walk around the (vegetable)garden, because it is so beautiful!

alice in wonderland anno 2014

The world famous stories Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking Glass (1871) by Lewis Carroll, are bundled in a new edition with cute and innovative illustrations by Floor Rieder.

For this book Floor used an old scratch technique in which she managed to create a new, witty and timeless Alice, you immediately close in your heart.

“You're entirely bonkers. But I'll tell you a secret. All the best people are.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

dorine de vos in galerie herfst

Tekeningen van Dorine de Vos, nu te zien en te koop in GALERIE HERFST!

HERFST is een nieuw initiatief van Villa Augustus!
Kamer 24 wordt zo nu en dan omgetoverd tot tijdelijke galerie.
Villa Augustus nodigt kunstenaars uit er hun werk te tonen om zo een inspirerende plek aan het bedrijf toe te voegen.

Openingstijden: Donderdag tot en met zondag van 13.00 uur tot 17.00 uur.

Het werk van Nathalie Lété en Dorine de Vos is tot eind 2014 te zien.
Op de foto houdt Dorine een 'steak' van Nathalie Lété in haar hand, haha...

Vanmiddag bracht ik een bezoekje aan Dorine en heb ik een mooie tekening gekocht, die ze ter plekke voor ons heeft gesigneerd.

Dorine de Vos zal zelf aanwezig zijn op zaterdag 13 en zondag 14 december en zaterdag 20 en zondag 21 december EN op 1e en 2e kerstdag.

Komt dat zien!

nathalie lété at villa augustus

Above two brandnew notebooks from Nathalie Lété & Dorine de Vos.

When you are a fan of Nathalie Lété, you need to visit Villa Augustus!

Program Saturday, October 18th:

Gallery HERFST / AUTUMN is a new initiative of Villa Augustus. Hotelroom 24, located at the garden of the hotel is occasionally transformed into a temporary gallery. Villa Augustus invites artists to show their work and so add an inspiring place to the hotel.

On Saturday, October 18 world famous French illustrator and designer, Nathalie Lété, will be the first to open the sliding door of HERFST / AUTUMN.

Book Launch in the Limonaia: An additional reason for Lété's stay at Villa Augustus, is the appearance of the Dutch edition of her pop-up book 'Wandeling van het kleine meisje "(original title:" Promenade de la petite fille "), published by Villa Augustus. Villa Augustus also brings two luxury notebooks with specially commissioned illustrations Lété created around the theme of reading. Following the opening of the gallery Nathalie Lété will be signing her books in the market of Villa Augustus.

Besides the new notebooks and pop-up book you can find many Nathalie Lété products in the market; colorful illustrated postcards, ceramics, beautiful silk scarves, fabrics, pillows, serving trays, dolls, toys and notebooks.

See you at Villa Augustus. Au revoir!

Programma opening galerie HERFST en boekpresentatie
Datum: zaterdag 18 oktober 2014 van 11:00 - 13:00 uur
Aanvang: 11:00 uur
Plaats: Limonaia, de citroenbomenkas van Villa Augustus, Oranjelaan 7 - Dordrecht
Toegang: vrij