Posts Tagged ‘ inspiration ’

Joie de vivre

January 17, 2010
Joie de vivre

Didier Lemonnier shares a laugh with a Vietnamese friend. Absorbing Vietnamese life and aesthetics like a sponge, a French architect finds the inspiration for life and work in his new home. After Paris and London, there’s nowhere Didier Lemonnier would rather be than Ho Chi Minh City.The French architect came to Vietnam two years ago [...]

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Tay ethnic writer and the ASEAN Literature Awards

September 12, 2009
Tay ethnic writer and the ASEAN Literature Awards

The short story collection “The Old House by the Stream” by Cao Duy Son has been nominated for the Southeast Asian Writers Award. Son talked about the book. LookAtVietnam – The short story collection Ngoi Nha Xua Ben Suoi (The Old House by the Stream) by Tay ethnic writer Cao Duy Son has been nominated [...]

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Love of art runs in the family

July 26, 2009
Love of art runs in the family

Thao’s oil painting, Binh Yen (Peaceful).LookAtVietnam – Painter Pham Viet Hong Lam has continued a long family tradition by also teaching the art to younger generations. He is happiest when portraying peaceful villages from northern Viet Nam. The melodious sounds of a guitar resonate throughout the spacious house of painter Pham Viet Hong Lam. The [...]

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Unlimited triumph

June 8, 2009
Unlimited triumph

Triumph Inspiration Award 2009 winner Huynh Thi Ngoc Uyen An award-winning lingerie designer from Ho Chi Minh City is definitely going places. Huynh Thi Ngoc Uyen says the medieval specter that inspired the Roll Royce Phantom helped her win the Vietnam leg of the Triumph Inspiration Award 2009 for lingerie design.The ambitious student of Ho [...]

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Van Duong Thanh’s inspiration from bronze drum

November 25, 2008
Van Duong Thanh’s inspiration from bronze drum

VietNamNet Bridge – “Inspiration from Bronze Drum” is the name of an exhibition taking place from November 27-30 by Vietnamese Swedish painter Van Duong Thanh in Hanoi. Women on the field by Van Duong Thanh.VietNamNet Bridge – “Inspiration from Bronze Drum” is the name of an exhibition taking place from November 27-30 by Vietnamese Swedish [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...