http://www.realitysense.com Reality Sense Real Estate Market and Luxury news blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:45:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.realitysense.com/myimages/reality-sense-header-rss.jpg http://www.realitysense.com/ 75 75 Reality Sense Real Estate Market and Luxury news blog http://www.realitysense.com/javea-town-hall-reduces-property-owner-taxes/ http://www.realitysense.com/javea-town-hall-reduces-property-owner-taxes/#comments Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:00:53 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=9168 In a move that will surprise and please many local property owners, Jávea Town Hall recently decided to lower the rate of tax in order to help the finances of householders in the town. From now on the payable rate will drop from 0.657% to 0.617%, which will represent a useful saving to many property owners in the area.
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Rimontgó features in Spain’s influential Expansión newspaper is an article from Reality Sense, the blog by Rimontgo Luxury Homes]]> http://www.realitysense.com/rimontgo-features-spains-influential-expansion-newspaper/feed/ 0 http://www.realitysense.com/vicente-gracia-jewels-shaping-romanticism/ http://www.realitysense.com/vicente-gracia-jewels-shaping-romanticism/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 06:39:21 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=7490 Vicente Gracia is a jeweller like few others. Not content to produce luxury pieces for wealthy clients, he is more of an artist that has chosen the sculpting of precious metals and stones as his medium. The result is a style that draws on ancient inspiration to redefine jewellery as we know it today. Perhaps the single greatest source of inspiration for Vicente is the fabled Alhambra palace in Granada. The very first time I saw it, it set something loose in me, and I have visited it many times since. How could a fairytale palace not appeal to a man with such a romantic streak? Walking into Vicente’s atelier is like stepping into his ‘secret garden’ – a highly personal realm where he feels at ease among an eclectic collection of fascinating art, costumes and artefacts. It is in this setting that his imagination is set free, fed by the classical poetry, literature and folk tales of Medieval Spain, Europe and exotic Caliphates.
The shaping of Romanticism is an article from Reality Sense, the blog by Rimontgo Luxury Homes]]> http://www.realitysense.com/vicente-gracia-jewels-shaping-romanticism/feed/ 0 http://www.realitysense.com/santiago-grisolia-interview-biography-science-and-severo-ochoa/ http://www.realitysense.com/santiago-grisolia-interview-biography-science-and-severo-ochoa/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:35:36 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=4486 After many years researching closely with Nobel Prize winner Severo Ochoa and in several US universities, Santiago Grisolia returned to Valencia, Spain, where he acquired funding for his research projects from the Caja de Ahorros de Valencia, a local savings bank. Their support enabled the foundation of the Instituto de Investigaciones Citológicas, where Don Santiago himself was to become head of cell structure research upon his return in 1977, and later as guardian of Severo Ochoa’s heritage established a museum in his name. In 2002, the institute and its museum moved and changed name, the institute becoming the Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe and the museum becoming a permanent exhibition: The Legacy of Science: Severo Ochoa in the Museo Principe Felipe, both within the City of Arts and Sciences complex.
Santiago Grisolía – a life in the service of science is an article from Reality Sense, the blog by Rimontgo Luxury Homes]]> http://www.realitysense.com/santiago-grisolia-interview-biography-science-and-severo-ochoa/feed/ 0 http://www.realitysense.com/morten-georgsen-and-the-democratisation-of-design/ http://www.realitysense.com/morten-georgsen-and-the-democratisation-of-design/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:33:34 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=3221 A product of the famous Danish design tradition, Morten Georgsen worked for the likes of Bang & Olufsen before establishing his own bureau, Futhark Design. Along with inspired ideas that produce stunning pieces of furniture for homes, gardens, offices, shops and hotels, he is also passionate about making good design available to more than just a select few. In this he cites fellow Scandinavian icons such as Abba and Ikea A, who may not always get the critical acclaim but have been embraced by the public at large. Georgsen’s approach to life mirrors his egalitarian philosophy. “The world of design has always been wrapped up in a layer of snobbery and elitism, as if good taste is the intellectual preserve of a few and the aesthetic monopoly of artists. In some ways, this aura that surrounds designers and architects is good, as a certain mystique can inspire and challenge new generations to emulate the great masters that went before, but at the end of the day furnishing is a practical need that we all have – and in that sense we all deserve quality.”
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