Interview with Simon Casson on the construction of the Savoyards. In the late 17th century the Savoy precinct became a notorius place of sanctuary for desperadoes and outlaws, who were nicknamed ‘Savoyards’ – a term originally applied to natives of Savoy in France. (Later, the word was used for performers in, or devotees of, the […]

House and Garden – Hotels by design Holland America Line’s new Nieu Statndam is a floating gallery filled with paintings and sculptures on a nautical theme. Pamela Goodman. Fragments of old masters blend with modern abstraction in British painter Simon Casson’s Dashel Air and Dashel Deep on one of the staircases.