...the very aim of education is to make everything a source of
enjoyment
count Leo Tolstoy "Anna Karenina"
AT EASE productions (UK, Russia)
Video production partner
Sapphire Group UK
technology partner web development
Art of Living is a collaborative educational project of several organisations and personalities based in UK, Russia, Japan and continental Europe.
The project involves creating a series of video courses and books. The courses will be also available through an interactive website based upon web 2.0 technologies and principles including user generated content. The site will be dedicated to life style, etiquette and modern manners.
Project participants:
Olga Bovarskaya (Switzerland)
Life-style writer
Elena Kvaskova (Russia)
Culture expert, art critic
Nikolay Nikiporenko (Russia)
Film director, producer
Rie Takeda (Japan)
Neo-Japonist, expert in traditional japanese ceremonies and arts: calligraphy, ikebana, sumi-e
Vincent Garcia (Netherlands)
Chef of restaurant 15 in Amsterdam Consultant on modern European cuisine
Diana Mather (UK)
Modern Etiquette Expert, founder of finishing academy "Public Image"
Rie Yoshitake (Japan - UK)
Sake promoter and expert in the UK
Nick Demurg (UK)
Wine expert, tutor of London Wine Academy
Ichiro Kubota (UK)
Chef of michalin star japanese restaurant Umu, expert in Kyoto cuisine and kiseki tradition
Pascal Ledruit (France)
Chef of Gayda chateaux, consultant on classic french cuisine