1. W12 | Friday - Sunday, March 27 - 29, 2015 THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
BIG SMALL TALK
—With contributions from Ginanne
Brownell Mitic, Judy Fayard, Maria
Fitzpatrick, Lanie Goodman, Ming
Liu. Email BigSmallTalk@wsj.com
[THE FRAGRANCE]
Uncommon scents
Geza Schoen has been called the anti-per-
fume perfumer, thanks to rule-breaking, rebel
scents that have earned cult status. Precision
& Grace, co-created with the Russian balle-
rina Polina Semionova, is the second iteration
of his The Beautiful Mind series. The fra-
grance marries crisp plum and pear with airy
osmanthus and musky sandalwood, while
Schinus molle—a fiery pink pepper and
Schoen signature—ups the ante. £95 for
100ml; net-a-porter.com ML
[THE HOTEL]
Making over Mallorca
The face of Mallorca is changing now that
the 5-star Sant Francesc Hotel Singular,
opening this week, has arrived in Palma’s
historic center. This serene 42-room former
townhouse is decked out with stunning
restored ceiling frescoes and museum-
quality contemporary art. Up at the rooftop
pool—Palma’s first—there’s a bar with a
sweeping vista of the Old Town and the
sparkling blue sea; perfect for champagne-
sipping sunset gazers. From €195;
hotelsantfrancesc.com LG
[THE LOUNGEWEAR]
Take it easy
For a civilized and stylish spring take on the duvet day,
meet the loungewear afternoon. La Perla’s spring mens-
wear collection has the look covered. Its luxurious sepa-
rates—from seersucker-effect pajamas in silk and cotton,
night robes and jacquard silk kimonos, to cotton or cash-
mere trousers and T-shirts—were designed to wear to-
gether or blend in with your usual relaxed daywear. Either
way, they’ll feel right at home as you alternate
between the desk and that tantalizingly
sunny terrace. We won’t tell if you don’t.
From £80 to £3,000; laperla.com MF
[THE CRAFT]
A touch of glass
Glassmaker Antonio Seguso’s family has been
working on Murano since 1397, but that tradi-
tion has not stopped him from creating superb
contemporary designs. Collaborators include
Cartier, Tiffany and Ferragamo, and Venice’s
15th-century Palazzo Molin del Cuoridoro is cur-
rently hosting a pop-up of Mr. Seguso’s works,
including lacework vases and filigree wine-
glasses. Until June 30, from €80; seguso.com ML
[THE EXHIBITION]
The Michelangelo of cinema
Director-screenwriter Michelangelo Antonioni’s
career extended from the postwar golden age of
Italian cinema—“Story of a Love Affair” (1950)—
to the Swinging London of “Blow-Up” (1966)
and the hippie-era “Zabriskie Point” (1970),
above. The exhibition “Antonioni: At the Origins
of Pop” at Paris’s Cinémathèque Française in-
cludes film clips, photos, screenplays, artworks
and more. €12, April 9–July 19; cinematheque.fr JF
DANNYLYON/MAGNUMPHOTOS(EXHIBITION);IWANBAAN(ARCHITECTURE)
[THE ARCHITECTURE]
Built to impress
The international art gallery Hauser &
Wirth’s Somerset outpost is hosting an
“Architecture Season,” which includes
Chilean architect Smiljan Radić’s space-
age pavilion, first unveiled at London’s
Serpentine Gallery last summer. There
is also an installation of sound works by
the Scottish artist Susan Philipsz and
talks on architecture and design. Until
June 21; hauserwirthsomerset.com GB