Basel Doors and Windows

Going back again to Easter Monday when we visited the Vitra Design Museum, we also did a wander around Basel. Four 4 years I worked in Basel and did not see that much of the city, so every time I come back to visit I see a new area. It is really a beautiful city, especially the old part and lots of nice bridges too.

After our lunch we walked around the area of Markt Platz, on the other side from the Town Hall there were lots of small streets full of lovely buildings. This was an area which I had previously not ever seen so I was glad to see it.

Photo of the Week - Hello Monkey!

Going a little back in time to Easter Monday to be precise, while my parents were visiting us from Scotland we took a trip to Basel. The main focus of our trip was to visit the Vitra Design Museum, which I already posted about that. Once we did that we went back into Basel for Lunch, then we just wondered around. I even saw a part of Basel that I had never been too, which was a bonus for me! This was a wonderful courtyard surrounded by lovely buildings and this chap too.

Art Basel

So this is my last post from Art Basel, I went in the middle of June on a very hot day. It was the last day but still very busy, we visited the furniture design and a couple of halls with paintings.

Most of the art was very interesting and some if I had lots of cash maybe would have bought. There was definitely some strange art too and some stuff that I did not like. The good thing about art is that you can have the discussion as to what is art and why are certain paintings looking like anyone could do them.

The second last photo was live art, did not see what exactly they were doing though! The new extension hall at Messe Basel Exhibition Centre was designed by Herzog & de Meuron and it does look really interesting to see, it was only finished in February this year.

Art Basel Again!

So these huge art pieces were in one of the halls we visited two weekends ago, we were amazed by the sheer size of them. One of the things we wondered was how the artists got all there bits and pieces here and then back again. The 2nd last photo the objects are made from clay and the one with the people queuing to walk into a closet looked interesting. It had huge mounds of clothes all around it and you exited from the back.

Wishing you all a great weekend!

Fancy a Sit Down! at Art Basel

Last Sunday I visited Art Basel, it was the last day, but still very busy. At first I looked around the art halls and then went to Design Miami/Basel. Here they showcase designs from furniture, jewellery and other stuff. For me what caught my attention was the furniture and the chairs in particular, there were some really lovely pieces to see.

Everything was amazing to see and I liked the second last photo of the chair, who knows how much that would cost!

There is not only art and design to see but also films and talks with various artists which would also be quite interesting to see. Hopefully next year will go again and see a bit more! I will post some of the art that I saw, so keep looking!