by Editorial | Dec 5, 2024 | Locals, Politics, Society+Culture
Recent protests in Georgia have captured international attention, but before critics and conspiracy theorists flood the comments sections, it’s crucial to understand that what we’re witnessing is merely the tip of the iceberg. These demonstrations...
by Guest Author | Mar 31, 2024 | Uncategorized
1. Lampino’s Beginning: Back in 2019, with a 6-month-old baby keeping me busy, I needed something I could manage at home. That’s the framework from which Lampino was born! My main goal was to turn my years of experience in handmade crafts from a hobby into...
by Guest Author | Mar 24, 2024 | People+Stories
Back in the turbulent 90s, the flow of the day for an average kid was predetermined by a set of primitive everyday needs that are usually considered hallmarks of a civilized and developed society. One such condition that could change the line of activity of little...
by Editorial | Feb 29, 2024 | Art+Architecture
Imagine stepping through an inscription that reads “SALVE” (meaning “welcome” in Latin) and finding yourself not in a grand foyer, but at the foot of a majestic staircase tunnel that leads the visitor up the stairs to the main door. This...
by Editorial | Feb 19, 2024 | Art+Architecture
Several weeks ago, I had the privilege of visiting a construction site in Tbilisi, hidden behind an art-adorned fence featuring a poignant mural of a little girl lost in thought by Dante. The site, with its surprising juxtaposition of old and new, proved to be a...
by Editorial | Dec 20, 2020 | Art+Architecture, Featured, Society+Culture
A fine work of art can engage the viewer’s heart and soul for a very long time. You can extend your imagination quite a long way into it and can feel its rhythms. You can also observe how this particular artwork reflects the culture of the society and the time...
by Salome Berdzenishvili | Sep 1, 2020 | Art+Architecture, People+Stories
My eyes, having seen all, Came back to The white chrysanthemums. Issho ((1653–1688) “They walk in shadow, yet towards the sun,” says Tina Tskhadadze, also known as Tina Svann, while gazing at her Georgian Darks or “The Guardians” as she refers to them....
by Misho Zguladze | Aug 28, 2020 | Locals, Society+Culture
“The street is the river of life of the city, the place where we come together, the pathway to the center.” –William H. Whyte Freedom of movement is a fundamental right. This is not something specific to the European Union. It applies worldwide. However, having...
by Misho Zguladze | Aug 28, 2020 | Locals, Society+Culture
Let’s start with Aristotle. More exactly, with his work “The Nicomachean Ethics” in which he debates a variety of subjects in order to obtain a better understanding of virtue as a necessary condition for being happy. What is this virtue? One might ask. It’s very...
by Misho Zguladze | Aug 28, 2020 | Locals, Society+Culture
If being gay is a choice, then when did you choose to become straight? Question: What business of yours is someone else’s sexuality, and why do you think you’re important enough to repress them while having absolutely no rational reasons to do so? The...
