Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Historical & Modern Influences on Kotur

The Galleria d’Arte Moderna is set in a beautiful villa by the Milan Public Gardens. Before this was a museum, it was home to Count Lodovico Barbiano Belgiojoso from Austria. Formerly named the Belgiojoso Villa, it was completed in 1796 after six years of construction. In 1804, the villa was purchased as a gift to Napoleon. In 1920, the State Municipal transformed the historial villa into the Galleria d’Arte Moderna.

 

Porta Nuova is a modern 1,096,681 square-foot space that has mixed-uses, such as offices, hotels, residential and retail. The name Porta Nuova is the name for the combined buildings. This area is the most modern areas in Milan and is a short distance away from Corso Como. One element of Porta Nuova is their concern for the environment. The new buildings are eco-friendly and LEED certified. Additionally, Porta Nuova is an up and coming luxury goods shopping area. Designers such as Versace are in talks to open up a store in the complex.

 
Modern and historial buildings come together in this Kotur clutch for Fall/Winter 2013-2014. The clutch has sleek metallic lines that are similar to the lines of the structure of Porta Nuova. The structure of the building is very modern and unconventional for Italy. The closure on the clutch is also very sleek, starting with cuts that are similar to gem stones and ending at a point. These modern touches on the Kotur clutch complement the historial elements of Galleria d’Arte Moderna. Before you enter the museum, you must first go through a set of gates. The gates bring you into a beautiful courtyard, with a rock walk way. The rocks are separated by a paved walk way, leading you to the various entrances to the museum. The rocks are of various shapes, colors, and sizes; similar to how the clutch has crystal elements. The crystals are separated into 3 sections, each of a different shape. The colors of the crystal are also varying, similar to the different colors of rocks broken up by grass. In between the three crystal sections are dividing lines, separating the sections of crystals. Ths is similar to how the rock walk way is separated by the paved walk way.

 
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