Wearing the insignia, a narrow red ribbon, is optional in everyday life but expected at official gatherings.
I had the special honour to receive the order of the Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur from the hands of the French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin in the magnificent décor of the Hôtel Matignon.
The opening of the Klarwein exhibition attracted a crowd of almost 300 visitors: not only friends and companions of the project, but also many new faces of all ages and from different walks of life.
The Klarwein exhibition has been featured in various national and international media outlets and is also present on Instagram and YouTube.
Ossip Klarwein, the man on the right, is a mysteriously underrated architect.
Here’s some pictures from both my studio in the countryside and from atelier training at the Art Academy in Stroud (Gloucestershire).
In May 2024, I again had the immense pleasure of participating in the open ateliers weekend at Fort Gorgast.