Royal Oak: From Iconoclast to Icon retraces how Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak created a stir upon its release in 1972, with its armor of hand-finished stainless-steel encasing the thinnest self-winding mechanical movement of its era and has shone around the world in the decades that have followed. For the first time, steel was ennobled to the same status as gold. Inspired by the profound cultural, artistic, and industrial changes of the 1960s and early 1970s, this forward-looking timepiece anticipated a more active yet casual lifestyle, while heralding the beginning of a new high-end watchmaking era combining sportiness and refinement. Although an outlier at birth, the Royal Oak soon found an audience among the free-spirited youth, who recognized the watch’s audacious blend of technological advances and ancestral craftsmanship. The Royal Oak has been a canvas of innovation ever since, conversing with art, music, architecture, and sports. Today, a cultural artifact beyond watchmaking, the Royal Oak is an object of permanence in a world of obsolescence, embodying the creative freedom and the youthful spirit of those who have contributed to writing its story. The book presents the Royal Oak’s history from a broader cultural perspective while shedding light on new archival materials uncovered by Audemars Piguet’s Heritage department alongside exclusive testimonies of long-standing friends of the brand. The lively narrative text is illustrated with imagery from six decades of groundbreaking art, architecture, fashion, music, and cultural history, paralleling the evolution of this trailblazing timepiece beloved by innovative tastemakers and influential celebrities around the globe. Furthering the Royal Oak’s unique cultural journey, Bill Prince also gives voice to what he calls “Generation Royal Oak,” a group of watch connoisseurs who came of age following the timepiece’s launch and whose achievements reflect the global, cultural movement that inspired it. This cohort notably includes Kevin Hart, Bjarke Ingels, Elle Macpherson, Mark Ronson, Serena Williams, and Ning Zetao, to name but a few. 292 pages 400 illustrations English language Released in September 2022
The Icon Controversy rocked the church and caused a split between believers that still has not been reconciled today
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When the famous Pop artist shifted from painting to moviemaking, Sedgwick became his muse. See their riotous and short-lived collaboration in photos.
Handmade Byzantine Orthodox icon of Saint Catherine This artwork is handmade with love and respect. Specifically, it is worked on wood, which is hand-cut and carved, with the technique of decoupage, hand-painted in various places. To ensure the quality and the duration time of the picture, at the end we add 2 eco-friendly hands of varnish. On the back of it, there is a hook in order to hang it on a wall. Upon request, we can customize the icon according to your needs. (Image, shape, Type of Wood, colour or even language) The icon with dimension 2.36*3.14 (6*8cm) Inches can be provided with a magnet on the back of it. Another option is the icon on a wooden base. The dimensions of it are: 3.34*3.94 inches (8.5*10cm) You can choose it on our variations, specifically on dimensions section. Please feel free to contact us to get the image you want exclusively for you. We will gladly respond within 24 hours. Return Policy: Not accepted If you want a large number of images, there will be a discount code for you. Please contact us in order to get it. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to send us a message. We hope you will be pleased with your purchase!
Saint Joseph the Hymnographer was the most prolific of the Greek hymn writers, and is credited with the composition of about one thousand canons.
