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The International Butler Academy.
What is BUTLER Service? “SIR, Butler service is technical skills plus energy, passion, commitment, SIR! »
No, this is not the yelling ofshaved-head Marines but the rallying cry of the International Butler Academy summer class, located at the Castle of Zeist, seven miles east of Utrecht (Netherlands). 9 am: ten students of various nationalities (English, American,French Dutch, German, Italian) line up for the first morning review and clear their throat yelling the Butler’s motto.The troup will have to show impeccably dressed (each trainee has to wear a made to measure hand-made suit with frock coat) for the inspection during which the head-butler will even check the cleanliness of their hands. But that is only the start of a long and demanding day of learning.
Photos and text ©Gilles Bassignac/LightMediation
Contact - Thierry Tinacci - LightMediation Photo Agency +33 (0)6 61 80 57 21 thierry[AT]lightmediation.com
Bilbao. A regeneration story.
Ten years ago, a bizarre “it”, a building between a ship and a gigantic fish, was anchored on the banks of the river Nervión, in the ex-industrial area of Bilbao. Its back was clad in titanium panels and its stomach was filled up with masterpieces of art. The Bilbaínos went down to see. They were dazzled by the sudden glare that flooded their grey city; shocked by the amount of money spent for this project, totally funded by the Basque authorities, they were incredulous of the future. Ten years later, this “it”, the Guggenheim Museum, changed the city’s image. Bilbao, the former coal-mining city has become like the Mecca of modern architecture and avant guard design, and consequently a boosting tourist destination.
Photos ©Massimo Pizzocaro/Lightmediation Text ®Elisavet Laloudaki
Contact - Thierry Tinacci Lightmediation Photo Agency +33 (0)6 61 80 57 21 thierry[AT]lightmediation.com
Spain : the future’s lab.
The Spanish architectural landscape is in turmoil… Local creators or international stars turned this peninsula into one of the finest experimentation grounds.
Photos ©Marc Dozier/Lightmediation Text ®Marc Dozier and Rafael Pic
Contact - Thierry Tinacci Lightmediation Photo Agency +33 (0)6 61 80 57 21 thierry[AT]lightmediation.com
The last gondola craftsmen.
For as long as we can remember, boats have always been an indivisible part of life in the city of Venice. “Barca xe casa”: a boat for the house. This old Venetian proverb is the extension of a more down-to-earth image: that of horses being attached to the walls of houses. This floating coach has since the foundation of Venice been an essential tool for survival, transportation, trade, communications and consequently the well-being of the city. The layout of the lagoon, which is truly a maze with its narrow canals (177 canals), small islands and long strips of sand, requires very special boats, with a flat bottom making it possible to avoid all obstacles. In Venice, there is a wide variety of boats of different sizes, each offering characteristics appropriate to the use for which it is intended: the sampierota, the bragozzo, the topa, the bragagna and the vipèra. Nevertheless, a fascinating boat clearly stands out from this family portrait: the Gondola has won over the hearts of millions and conquered time with its truly specific grace.
D’aussi loin que l’on se souvienne, la barque a toujours été indissociable de la vie dans la cité de Venise. ” Barca xe casa”; une barque pour la maison. Ce vieux proverbe vénitien est le pendant d’une image plus terrienne : celle des chevaux que l’on attache aux murs des maisons. Ce carrosse flottant est depuis la fondation de Venise l’outil indispensable à la survie, aux transports, au commerce, aux communications et par conséquent au bien être de la ville. Le profil de la lagune, véritable labyrinthe constitué de canaux étroits, d’îlots, de longues bandes de sable, nécessite des embarcations bien particulières, à fond plat, permettant de surmonter tous les obstacles. Il existe à Venise une grande variété de barques, de différentes tailles, chacune proposant des caractéristiques adaptées à l’usage auquel elle est destinée; la sampierota , le bragozzo, la topa, la bragagna, la vipèra. Mais de ce portrait de famille se détache une barque fascinante qui a conquis les coeurs et les siècles par sa grâce toute particulière : la Gondole.
Photos and text © Boris Conte / Lightmediation
Contact - Thierry Tinacci Lightmediation Photo Agency +33 (0)1 61 80 57 21 thierry [at] lightmediation.com
Rome en ses métamorphoses
Les siècles qui connurent ici leur âge d’or ont laissé des strates successives dans cette ville érigée sur des marais asséchés. Qu’il s’agisse de la Rome antique, de celle des papes et de la traduction architecturale de leur pouvoir, arcs de triomphe, temples, églises, palais, fontaines, jardins : Rome a tout. Et d’authentiques princesses.
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Les caves se rebiffent !
Dans les vignes de la Rioja. Du verre, du bois, du béton, le futur claque dans le ciel d’Espagne, où les plus grands architectes créent des chais ultra contemporains. Pour le meilleur de l’image et du vin.
Iceland: her nights are more beautiful than our days.
Iceland: her nights are more beautiful than our days. Under the boreal sky, the nordic island reveals itself. Warm spell on the nordic cold.
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- Text and photos Jean Marmeisse / Lightmediation
- Date Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:26:16 +0100
