http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com Welcome to our new weblog. On this site you will find an archive of articles and information, as well as news and feedback on a broad spectrum of topics. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:30:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=7644 en hourly 1 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/an-artist%e2%80%99s-retreat/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/an-artist%e2%80%99s-retreat/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:03:19 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/?p=125 Born in Rio de Janeiro of Spanish parents, Armando Sendin spent his early years in São Paulo and Porto Alegre. Inspired by the rich light of southern Spain, he has been producing a prolific body of work that has long since seen him established as the leading representative of Brazilian realism. Works inspired by this light and created within this studio now hang on the walls of collectors and museums in Madrid, Rio de Janeiro, Washington DC and Paris.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/an-artist%e2%80%99s-retreat/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/tygan-speedster-porsche-356/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/tygan-speedster-porsche-356/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:30:39 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/tygan-speedster-porsche-356/ Until I got into the Tygan Speedster, however, I hadn’t driven a 'real' car. Now not all my cars have had power steering, power assisted breaks and traction control. In fact, I can still remember flooding the carburettor with the choke on a cold winter’s morning or having to push-start an unwilling car, but none of the vehicles I had driven before—no matter how fast or recklessly—prepared me for the real McCoy. In this case, a picture-perfect replica of a 1958 Porsche 356.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/tygan-speedster-porsche-356/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/new-paris-interiors-angelika-taschen-ian-phillips/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/new-paris-interiors-angelika-taschen-ian-phillips/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:54:36 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/new-paris-interiors-angelika-taschen-ian-phillips/ Delightful book edited by Angelika Taschen and written by Ian Phillips. The first in a new series of updated Interiors books, New Paris Interiors highlights not so much the practical as the artistic approach to interior design, as displayed in the homes of architect India Mahdavi, French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld, auctioneer Simon de Pury, shoemaker Christian Louboutin and many other colourful figures that populate the creative heart of the world’s capital of chic.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/new-paris-interiors-angelika-taschen-ian-phillips/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/opel-gt/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/opel-gt/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:47:48 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/opel-gt/ Opel has created its share of memorable and classic cars, but one of the finest and best loved among them is without a doubt the pretty little GT sports car. Built in an age when small, compact roadsters were desired by young and old alike, the GT was an early German entry into what had been a market dominated by British Triumphs and MGs, or Italian Alfas and Lancias. Like the other Johnny-come-latelies in this category, the Japanese, Opel took to the making of a classic sporty road car like a duck to water. ]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/opel-gt/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/seaside-living-interiors-angelika-taschen/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/seaside-living-interiors-angelika-taschen/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:17:09 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/seaside-living-interiors-angelika-taschen/ Seaside living, new tome by Taschen. New Seaside Interiors celebrates homes in stunning seaside locations and the decors that go with them. Edited by Angelika Taschen, who studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/seaside-living-interiors-angelika-taschen/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/bjorn-again-rod-stephan/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/bjorn-again-rod-stephan/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:55:36 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/bjorn-again-rod-stephan/ 'Bjorn Again is much more than a tribute band', says Rod Stephan who founded the band in the late eighties. 'Back then, no-one had listened to Abba’s music for years, and when their Greatest Hits album was re-released, it flopped completely.' Abba might have got it badly wrong, but Rod’s timing was to prove spot on.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/bjorn-again-rod-stephan/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/pininfarina-cars-design/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/pininfarina-cars-design/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:33:46 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/pininfarina-cars-design/ The name Pininfarina conjures up images of luxury, speed and taste. Over the past 50 years the famous Turin design house has penned some of the most desirable and iconic cars in the world, but besides giving shape to Ferraris, Maseratis and other exotic forms of transport Pininfarina has also been at the forefront of innovation – pioneers in search of the perfect alchemy of form, technology and function]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/pininfarina-cars-design/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/fountainhead-hotel-malaga-re-visited/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/fountainhead-hotel-malaga-re-visited/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:57:34 +0000 admin http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/fountainhead-hotel-malaga-re-visited/ If you want to get away from it all for a few days, surrounded by the peace and beauty of nature yet not cut off from the world; if you enjoy a rustic setting but style and comfort are important to you too, then you may want to try the Fountainhead Hotel near Riogordo, in the mountains behind Málaga. Chances are you’ll visit again.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/fountainhead-hotel-malaga-re-visited/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/ptmd-collection-yvonne-van-opdorp/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/ptmd-collection-yvonne-van-opdorp/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:18:32 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/ptmd-collection-yvonne-van-opdorp/ When it comes to creating the kind of ambience you’d love to call home Yvonne van Opdorp has a knowing touch. As styling and art director of the PTMD collection, the haute couture accessories and design firm she runs with her husband Jos, Yvonne’s winning combinations of colour, texture and form set the tone for living environments that can justly be described as eye-catching. Not surprisingly, this select family business founded 15 years ago has made a name for itself far beyond its native Holland.]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/ptmd-collection-yvonne-van-opdorp/feed/ 0 http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/environment-europe-marketing-spain-housing/ http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/environment-europe-marketing-spain-housing/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:56:19 +0000 Michel Cruz http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/environment-europe-marketing-spain-housing/ by Michel Cruz Restaura – restoring rather than building In a country obsessed with new construction, Restaura is a breath of fresh air, restoring historical buildings and transforming them from dilapidated memories of the past into fully updated homes, offices, shops and hotels. I think it is fair to say that Spain is a country obsessed [...]]]> http://michel-cruz.rimontgo.com/freelance-writing/environment-europe-marketing-spain-housing/feed/ 0