Sybarites (Free subscription) | 10/08/2008
Rémy Martin have commissioned the French designer Christophe Pillet to design a tableware collection for their Louis XIII Cognac. The tableware collection includes a crystal glass, a silver serving platter, a crystal candleholder and a display case all of which has been designed to complement the iconic Louis XIII Baccarat decanter. The collection is limited [...]
Luxist (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Filed under: Decor , Spirits Here at Luxist we've mentioned Louis XIII Cogna c a bunch of times but the pricey brand has recently unveiled a new artistic collaboration with designer Christophe Pillet to create limited-edition collection of items including a crystal glass, a silver illuminated serving platter, a crystal candleholder and a display case. When patrons of certain high-end...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
There's much that is cinematic about Seattle Repertory Theatre's family-friendly stage production of "The Three Musketeers," Alexandre Dumas' vigorous tale of honor and intrigue in the court of Louis XIII.That's not entirely a good thing.The brash notes of composer Wayne Barker's orchestral fanfare establish the show's grand scale, and director Kyle Donnelly delivers a vigorous, pumped-up...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
... heads to Paris, hoping to join the Musketeers — an elite contingent of cavaliers loyal to King Louis XIII.Point Two: D'Artagnan impetuously blunders into duel challenges with three renown Musketeers, Athos (Hans Altwies), Porthos (Jeffrey M. Bender) and Aramis (Ryan Shams), a forgiving lot who will welcome him into their exclusive fraternity.Point Three: They all pledge to destroy...
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
... a vessel used for holding communion hosts, and a hammered bronze basin known as the "Baptistery of Saint Louis," (ca. late 13th/early 14th century A.D.). The "Baptistery of Saint Louis" was later used to baptize Louis XIII in 1610 and Napoleon III's son in 1856. The second part of this section will introduce the idea of connoisseurship as a means of identifying...
