Culture Curators: Building Bridges to Connect the World with Culture
Creator of haute jewelry brand “Nupur- Paris” and the founder and director of Foundation Frison Horta, Nupur Tron, talks about the importance of culture as the bridge connecting the East and the West. Throughout her life, Nupur has lived and worked in various corners of the world including India, New York, Paris, and now Brussels where she has surrounded herself with culture, art, and heritage of each of those places. Nupur’s creation and passion is inspired from her childhood days in India and now as the founder of Foundation Frison Horta she believes that “culture” itself is the soul and pulse of each country and it needs to be nurtured and shared.
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Deze Indiase blaast verpauperde Brusselse Horta-hotel Frison nieuw leven in”
The article talks about the architectural love story of Nupur Tron and how she worked her way to give the house the dignity and respects which it righteously deserves. The building is indeed a Horta icon of Brussels and Belgium and Nupur single-handedly has given it a new identity and indeed a much needed life which it was lacking for so many years. Nupur, who has already earned considerable reputation as a jewelry designer and a consultant for luxury brands, renovated this Sleeping Beauty of Brussels by restoring everything from the mesmerizing wall-paintings to the enchanting winter garden, truly giving it an appeal of a fairy-tale land. It is no wonder that people call her “Madam Patrimoine”.
Read the complete article here: https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/deze-indiase-blaast-verpauperde-brusselse-horta-hotel-frison-nieuw-leven-in~b9325f6a/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.co.in%2F
“La France et l’Inde portent le même amour à l’artisanat
In an interview with Isabelle Lefort, Nupur Tron, talks about the existing cultural connections between France and India and how these two countries share their love for art and crafts. As a jewelry designer and a cultural enthusiast Nupur has traveled round the world and explored many cultural heritages. Her passion and knowledge in the fields of aesthetics has earned her the place as the ambassador of culture and arts at the French-Indian Chamber of Commerce. The article takes us back in time when Nupur was settled in Paris and was influencing the Parisian art world with her unique creations. In this regard she throws some lights on how the culture of her home country is deeply entangled with the country she then lived in.
Read the entire article here: https://www.latribune.fr/carrieres/parcours-de-femme/20110923trib000654713/la-france-et-l-inde-portent-le-meme-amour-a-l-artisanat.html
Foundation Frison Horta
This article narrates the tale of an historic building in the heart of Brussels which Nupur Tron single-handedly discovered and restored thereby injecting a new life to a heritage which was kept hidden, oblivion to the people of the city, for almost a century. The best part of it is that Nupur didn’t stop at restoring and preserving this fascinating Victor Horta architecture but at the same time she created a foundation and a cultural institution surrounding this magnificent building in order to share this historic landmark with the global audience. From restoring the winter garden to the murals and frescos, from the art decorative to the original furniture of the by-gone era, Nupur Tron with her magic wand has awakened a time capsule which is romantic and mesmerizing at the same time. The article successfully echoes Nupur’s thoughts on reviving the authentic artistic dialogue of Victor Horta and also at the same time creating a cultural bridge between the East and the West.
Read the entire article here: http://diplomatic-world.com/?p=2421
Indian Express: Historical conference on Art Nouveau Victor Horta in Mumbai, India by Nupur Tron
This article on ‘New Indian Express’ commissioned and curated by Nupur Tron depicts the talks and discussions at a conference held at Mumbai’s Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, regarding her own museum project situated at the heart of Brussels . Whilst talking about Art Nouveau architectures of Belgium Nupur expressed how she fell in love with a house constructed by Victor Horta and how she made an instant connection which tempted her to restore and renovate the place all on her own. Respecting the history and the heritage of the house and the city, Nupur Tron has preserved the beauty and aesthetics of the place exactly as it was a century ago. That is why she is now eager to promote the place as a true Belgian heritage and created a foundation which offers a platform for artists and musicians from both the East and the West to share their creations to a wider audience.
Read the entire article here: http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2018/dec/09/flemish-without-blemish-1908151.html
The hotel Frison, imagined by Victor Horta, will be renovated thanks to its new inhabitant
This brief news coverage highlights the event of Nupur Tron acquiring the 19th century hotel Frison, the only Horta house in the City Center, in the July of the year 2017. This building has a history of its own and the article highlights its heritage and the colorful past which most of us are not aware of. As far as Nupur is concerned, she fell in love with the architecture immediately and bought the mansion with a motivation of renovating the place and giving a life back to it. Built in the year 1894 this house was just collecting dust for many years before Nupur came and saved this Art Nouveau architecture and took on this project with adequate passion and vigor in waking this Sleeping Beauty located in the heart of City Center of Brussels.
Read entire article here: https://bx1.be/bruxelles-ville/lhotel-frison-imagine-victor-horta-va-etre-renove-grace-a-nouvelle-habitante/
A FRESH START FOR HOTEL FRISON in Waking the Sleeping Beauty
This article on ‘Focus on Belgium’ talks about the hidden Horta gem located at 37 Rue Lebeau near Sablon in Brussels and how Nupur Tron revived the place by keeping the authentic style of Victor Horta architecture. From its captivating ironwork to the beautiful interiors with woodwork and fireplaces Nupur has successfully transformed the place so that the visitors now can travel back in time experiencing the time capsule of Victor Horta, as they climb up the winding staircases of this living museum. The vast windows of this architecture look out to the enchanting winter garden which has a hypnotic appeal making you relive the Belle Époque era of Europe.
Read the article here: https://focusonbelgium.be/en/culture/fresh-start-hotel-frison
Nupur Tron restoring a National Heritage of Belgium: Mme Patrimoine
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction and this phrase couldn’t have been more aptly stated than in the story of an old Victor Horta mansion which was literally rescued by an Indian Nupur Tron. The article on La Libre salutes the passion and work put in by the jewelry designer and the cultural ambassador, Nupur Tron, and rightly so. The mansion was left empty, in the middle of Rue Lebeau, in the city of Brussels, accumulating dusts, hidden from the public eye when Nupur came in and woken it up from an eternal slumber. The renovations of course took some time and effort but anybody who is visiting the place cannot argue the fact that Nupur has done a tremendous job in preserving the essence of the building and restoring the structure as it was back in the 19th century.
Read entire article here: https://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/l-indienne-qui-voulait-reparer-l-uvre-d-horta-dossier-5a413478cd7083db8b345dd7
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