LAdV Newsletter issue 11/2013

11/2012

The Elizabeth Taylor Collection This Lotus Arts de Vivre creation was a favourite of Elizabeth Taylor. It features a sculpted titanium seated elephant with circular-cut diamond eyes, enhanced by applied gold wirework set with circular-cut rubies and cultured pearls. The bag opens to reveal a single compartment with one pocket and sports a detachable open link gold chain, mounted in gold, 5¼” x 7¼” x 1¾”, chain drops 19½”

A TITANIUM, DIAMOND, RUBY AND CULTURED PEARL EVENING BAG

Price Realized $146,500 • Sales totals are hammer price plus buyer’s premium and do not reflect costs, financing fees or application of buyer’s or seller’s credits.

Estimate

$6,000 - $8,000

Sale Information

Sale 2626 The Collection of Elizabeth Taylor: Jewelry (II) 14 December 2011 New York, Rockefeller Plaza

NEW Collection

FLORAL BLOSSOMS Let your day bloom with our new collection

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PRIVATE PARTY INDIA @ Aman Hotel, New Delhi Friday, 22nd - Saturday, 24th March 2012

Lotus Arts de Vivre collaborated with Aman Hotel in Delhi to present a sumptuous Thai food festival at an event which showcased the best of Thai cuisine, art and luxury home decoration. Lotus Arts de Vivre and the Aman Hotel New Delhi will host an event at the property every year.

PRIVATE PARTY MALAYSIA @ Jalan Ara, Kuala Lumber Wednesday, 18th - Saturday, 21st April 2012

RISE OF THE DRAGONS Our private chef created a special menu to complement the launch of Lotus Arts de Vivre’s Dragon collection at exclusive events across the region.

PRIVATE DINNER INDONESIA @ Rumah Iman Bonjol, Jakarta

Tuesday, 5th - Thursday, 7th June 2012 The Imam Bonjol event, co-hosted by Indonesia Tatler, served stunning cuisine with fine wines from Beni di Batasiolo (supported by IFW).

EXHIBITION “Thai Trends: From Localism to Internationalism”

Lotus Arts de Vivre was invited to display some of its sculptures at the “Thai Trends: From Localism to Internationalism” exhibition, which presented the diversity of Thai art created during the reign of King Rama IX. Bangkok Art and Culture Centre hosted the exhibition from 30th August - 4th November 2012.

Handmade Buo - Lhong 1st Arts Thailand Regain Craftsmanship.

Buo - Lhong Foundation Arts Thailand regain Craftsmanship. Carving contest is to preserve the ancient carvings in Thai pattern. The Thai Carving Art Show presented by top of artists in Thailand, such as Thawan Duchanee, Rolf von Bueren from Lotus Arts de Vivre, Prof. Paothong Thongjua etc.

LOTUS GALLERY REACHES FOR THE SKY @ St Regis, Bangkok Friday, 24th - Saturday, 25th August 2012

St Regis Residences Bangkok hosted one of Bangkok’s most prestigious high-altitude art event with the Lotus Arts de Vivre Pop-up Sky Gallery. This private gallery featured a Lotus Arts de Vivre-curated exhibition covering more than 1,100 square meters of space, with Christian de Laubadère installed as the artist in residence, on the 33rd floor of one of Bangkok’s most exclusive luxury condominiums.

THE BIG EGG HUNT

Blooming of the Lotus Dragon Egg For more than 30 years, Lotus Arts de Vivre has drawn on the great traditions and techniques of Asian arts and crafts to produce unique pieces of jewellery and objects d’art whose forms push back the boundaries of conventional design. The name of the company and its founders, the von Bueren family, has not only become synonymous with superlative quality and unbounded creativity, but also with the seeking out and promotion of the finest skills and craft traditions from the region. All products are handmade from a wide range of natural materials. As such, Lotus Arts de Vivre has established a reputation for producing unique pieces and stunning mass production.

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The Big Egg Hunt was a plan hatched by Elephant Family and Action for Children to host a recordbreaking egg hunt across Central London to raise money for these two excellent causes.

More than 200 uniquely crafted eggs created by leading artists, designers, architects and jewellers, were hidden across the city during Easter. Teams of families and friends joined the hunt, searched zone maps and followed the clues in an attempt to prove their skills were as robust as Sherlock Holmes and to win the grand prize.

Lotus Arts de Vivre created and donated the Blooming Dragon Egg for the event.

Gunter Sachs Remembered

Gunter was a friend, a reliable friend, and somebody who treasured friendship as Germans do – they die for their friends, right or wrong, as do Thais.

Roman Polanski told me that one of the first callers after his mishap in Zurich was Gunter who immediately offered financial assistance if Roman needed it to pay the bill.

Gunter was a playboy, a clever one who did very well financially. He was the only playboy Germany could afford after the war and played his role to perfection. He married famous film stars like Brigitte Bardot, gave great parties, which were fantastically organized and always full of intelligent fun.

We stayed in his house in the VINTAGE golf club in Palm Springs in California, he gave dinners for us in his house in St Moritz.

Photography was his passion and was a renowned artist in that field.

His wife Miriam of 25 years, who is very open and caring, brought some peace to the ups and downs of his life. His children are successful and happy and he has now moved on to a cosmic address. See you there Gunter.

Yours Rolf

Mount Kailash

The von Bueren Trip 9 -31 July 2012

We walked in from Nepal following Colin Thubron’s way (see ‘To A Mountain in Tibet’) for eight days to acclimatize to the extreme heights of the Kora, or circumambulation, which, once done promises relief from all past sins, which I personally desired to lighten my load before establishing acoustic address.

The first and most powerful memory is the mountain, its magnetic power, often described as being the centre of the world.

Then there are the people with their incredible warmth, cleverness and physical strength.

How could they survive in this unbelievably harsh surrounding, with its marginal planting and harvesting seasons, standing on one leg only, the leg of worldly possessions, without the spiritual leg to support them?

Life in Tibet has improved a lot under the Chinese. There are modern roads, electricity and consumer goods are widely available and no doubt, there will be a highway around the Kailash, to prove, that China can do it. But yearning for the spiritual is obvious, and particularly around the lakes and Mount Kailash. Thousands of Tibetans do the Kora, some of them by prostrating

Trekking to Mount Kailash in Tibet serves as a powerful spiritual experience. It is in a country where spirituality permeates every aspect of life. The mountain has been a key site for pilgrims for thousands of years. One has to be close to experience the powerful vibration this mountain pulses. themselves all the way around, meaning they don’t walk, but add one prostration to another to make headway. It is tough for them too, while we are pushed to the limits.

Hail to the honeyed dried bananas of Thailand, hail to Red Bull, both saved my life at occasions. Kruay taak, or dried bananas, came out top among the dried fruits we carried and the Tibetans loved them.

I did not know then that we have a Thai banana Society in Phitsanulok, which even offers chocolate-coated kruay taak. Delicious indeed and I am sure it is being marketed all over the world.

Red Bull saved me twice. Once on the first day, when the schedule said three hours walk, but it turned out to be much longer, especially for an old goat. I could not imagine having been able to reach the camp without my trusty Krating Daeng. The same thing happened on the fifth day. Thank you Krating Daeng!

We, from Thailand, live in an incredible luxury and surplus (so do most westerners). It took months of planning to reduce our gear for the trek to a minimum, only to find that we still needed seven to 10 times more than the Tibetans who were with us carried. It was

unbelievable. One also becomes conscious of the rubbish we leave behind because a lack of awareness about rubbish disposal has converted the beautiful countryside into a tip.

But as Thais, or adopted Thais, we see the rose, the flowers, and not the rubbish, which offers great relief.

Cultural differences, or part of them, are certainly formed by our surroundings.

We in Thailand, in general, use flowers to express our reference to Lord Buddha, while in Tibet they use stones, which they carve and use for the same purpose.

The clouds which the Chinese use in their paintings and textiles come from Tibet. Tibetan clouds are different, like in the paintings, and quite often one sees a dragon in their forms.

It is odd, that Thailand with its exotic and fertile land practices a clean and lean and disciplined Buddhist belief, while Tibet with its vast rolling hills and endless open pastures fills the void with Buddhas of every kind and with Bhodisattavas, saints, symbols, thangkas, holy stones, prayer flags, all which form and endless spiritual carpet which supports them in their daily life.

This trip was devoted to our grandchildren, the older ones, in hope that the younger ones,

when they reach the age, will also do the Kora to bring a little spirituality to their urban life.

Before crossing back into Nepal, we met a group of two women and a man working on a project. The leader was from Oxford, in England, and they were studying the material aspects of pilgrimages, funded by a number of foundations.

They were a most interesting and lively group and we had a great time together. It turned out, that they had done the Kora three times to get more acquainted with the many tribes and religions which meet at Kailash. They had been on the trek for 31 days.

What is it about Tibet and its religion (and its suppression by the Chinese) that fascinates westerners? The same fascination exists with Bali and the religious side of India.

In my view, westerners seek something they have lost – a spiritual cushion – as their own religion does not provide such comfort anymore.

In other words, food for the spirit. Rationality is not enough! There are other parts which need feeding, more subconscious parts, and Tibet, as well as Bali, with their ceremonies, metaphysical tokens, and their magic seem to respond well to this western demand.

In Thailand we have many answers to these subconscious yearnings, from fortune tellers and sorcerers to spirit houses and trees, the whole animistic aspect of life caters to those who seek help and psychiatrists are not in the forefront yet unlike in the west.

With Miss Tibet?

Alexandre Charriol Given Alexandre Charriol’s peripatetic existence, it is hardly surprising that human flow and the dynamics of everyday life have become such a prominent feature of the 32-year olds recent artwork.

“My current collection expands on my previous explorations of human flow to incorporate everyday objects that surround us. In fact with “Human Flow with Objects of Life” makes use of objects which I have found in my ventures around the world.”

Rolf von Bueren

Helen von Bueren

Christian de Laubadère

Christian de Laubadère

Christian de Laubadere, whose work was exhibited at the Theatre of Indulgence Gallery in March 2011, is a French artist who has been based in Shanghai for the past decade. He is famous for his “neck paintings” which reflect on the sophistication and sensuality of women, past and present. He paints on paper and canvas using lead pencils, smoke and charcoal as well as printed and embroidered fabric selected from China and France.

Title: Black Dress with Golden Waves Artist: Christian de Laubadère Technique: Mix media on canvas Dimensions: 73 x 139 cm

Title: Red Dress Artist: Christian de Laubadère Technique: Mix media on canvas Dimensions: 73 x 139 cm

Title: Galuchat & Abalone Necklace Artist: Christian de Laubadère Technique: Mix media on canvas Dimensions: 73 x 152 cm

Lotus Arts de Vivre KITE COMPETITION

2012

Kite flying is a passion in Bali during the cool season which runs from June to September and Lotus Arts de Vivre has supported the local kite teams for nearly a decade. Again, this year, thousands of villagers came to participate and watch the fancy kites, including the ones which failed to rise. A Gamelan Orchestra played music to accompany the flights and with the sounds reflecting the successes and failures of each entry. st

This year, kite competition was hold 11 August 2012 in Bali.

DINING TABLEWARE

Lotus Arts de Vivre specializes in exclusively designed, handcrafted home decoration products, blending East Asian art with contemporary forms and functionality. The synergy of skills of gifted Asian artisans with creative inspiration from Rolf von Bueren, a German aesthete, his artistic Thai wife, Helen, and their sons, Sri and Nicklas have seen the company continually build on its success over the past 30 years.

Espresso Cup Lotus Arts de Vivre commissioned a single pottery artist in Japan to produce this beautiful tableware collection.

Event Calendar 2012-2013 October 2012

Event & Exhibition

Location

29th Oct - 1st Nov

Cocktail Party & Thai food

Aman Hotel, New Delhi

th th 8 - 10 Nov

Sale 2012

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

14th - 15th Nov

Private Dinner with Artist Seiki and Japanese Chef

TOI Gallery Rama III, Bangkok

st 21 Nov 5th Jan 2013

Gaysorn 10th Anniversary Celebration

Bangkok

th 24 Nov

IFW AGM and Theatre of Taste

St.Regis, Bangkok

th th 27 - 29 Nov

Aesthetic Luxury Beauty Fair 2012

Jakarta, Indonesia

th 28 Nov

“A Night of Silk & Jewels�

Thai Embassy, New Delhi

26th Nov - 6th Dec

Cocktail Party

Abu Dhabi

th th 6 - 8 Dec

Private Party

Divan Hotel, Istanbul

th th 13 - 14 Dec

Lady Kyra

Singapore

th th 14 - 16 Dec

ROC -The Race of Champians

Rajamangala Stadium Huamark, Bangkok

th th 21 - 23 Dec

Wedding Party

Polo Escape, Chonburi

24th Dec

Private Party & Jewelry Show

Hee place, Mumbai

November 2012

December 2012

Lotus Arts de Vivre Lotus Art De Vivre frog platter $2,200.00

Lotus Arts de Vivre Diamond Ring $7,700.00

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